has that caused them difficulties?
2007-02-17 05:30:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Laptop Jesus: Dude, you are my hero!
2007-02-17 05:37:22 · update #1
Andy: I've had the pleasure of being in the UK a few times over the years. I agree with your observation, but still a bit put off by the religious school system.
2007-02-17 05:39:11 · update #2
Yes. One girl brought her bible to school and was literally shouting verses into my 1st graders ear. (He had a cool teacher so it was dealt with quickly.)
My kids have been told they're going to hell repeatedly. IT's something that got easier over time.
(p.s.) They might need reassurance. I think it's important to have talks with them about it because hell is a scary concept. Basically we just talked about how no mom or dad would ever "burn" a kid for misbehaving. If a mom or dad couldn't, then how could a GOD, who is supposed to be way nicer than humans.
2007-02-17 05:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was raised atheist and I did mention it to classmates. I was told that I must believe in the devil. I knew things they had never heard of. I was treated very mean because of it. After awhile I just learned to keep my mouth shut. I never once told them they were bad. I even went to church with some of them and had fun. Children have a hard time believing something other than what they are told. It is a problem. I have thought about it for my own children. I have thought about religion a lot. I really don't want my kids to grow up Christian or any other religion for that matter, but how to protect them from others. One thing, it was mentioned to me from a very early age that god did not exist. I figure, I will not mention anything to them for awhile until they hear something. If they do ask about their Christian friends, I will make it clear to them that they are not judge their friends by their beliefs, but that mommy and daddy do not share those beliefs. That no belief is bad. If they want to go to church with their friends, I don't care, if they want to understand any religion I think it is good if you can have friends of that faith show them what it means to them. I guess that's all I have to say about that for now.
2007-02-17 13:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by fifimsp1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the UK admitting you were Christian would probably cause a few raised eyebrows. Being an atheist definitely wouldn't cause difficulties.
2007-02-17 13:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
HotCarlSagan, I hope he's here and can see this. *hug*
I am Pagan, and I don't have kids. I hope I was nice to atheist students, though I actually felt guilty about this growing up, because I was Christian and told that I had to "witness" to them. I just didn't like making them upset and criticizing them, and I was told that meant I "loved the world" and my reputation more than Jesus. *sigh* Christian kids get that today, too.
I just saw this about some anti-atheist discrimination an atheist woman's kid got in school. It's sorry, and it sucks.
2007-02-17 13:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am not an athiest, but a pagan - which I feel is probably just as hard to admit for a child. LOL
I saw my son would come home and ask me questions about the Goddess and one kid when he was in kindergarten in public school told him he was going to burn in hell, because his mom told him so.
This was KINDERGARTEN!!! I can't imagine being another faith in American public schools these days other than Christian and I am sure it would be tough. Kids can be cruel and the parents can be crueler.
Needless to say, my son is now homeschooled.
2007-02-17 13:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by Willalee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no.1 Of course
no.2 No
2007-02-17 13:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, my children are grown now, but I know for a fact that kids do not discuss religion with each other. And why use the term "admit it" as though it was a sin to be pardoned for?
2007-02-17 13:37:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we were kids we lived in a small fundy protestant town. There was one atheist kid in school and we teased him for it quite a bit. It causes me so much shame I didn't want to admit it here. Sorry John L. You were right dude.
2007-02-17 13:45:56 · answer #8 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist but my 16 year old son is and if the topic comes up, he does admit it.
Most of his friends know already, though.
2007-02-17 13:39:06 · answer #9 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it would cause them problems, with the evil things that little Christian kids are often taught to do to non jesus lovers by their parents and churches..
2007-02-17 13:33:50 · answer #10 · answered by XX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋