If my wife and I were both came from Christian families but we don't practice it now, then what are we now?

Question

My wife was Jehova's Witness and I was Pentecostal but we haven't been to church in the 4 years we've been married and we haven't talked to our daughter about religion. So what does that make us? Athiest? Christian??

Answer 1

Enlightened, evolved. Congratulations! You have made the step forward into modern civilization. Certainly you can talk to your daughter about religion, if she asks, but why not let her make her own decision about religion when she grows up? Most people are highly influenced by their parents or downright brainwashed into believing what their parents want them to believe, letting your daughter grow up with and open mind is a wonderful way to raise your child.

Answer 2

Only you can answer this question. Spirituality is an individual thing. It has nothing to do with what church you go to or what religion you are/ were. It is not something that requires a label. You should talk to your daughter. Sometimes it takes the innocence of a child to bring a new perspective to your attention.

Answer 3

Back Sliden Christians?

Then again, coming from a Christian home don't mean you're Christian either, question is, did either of you willing accept Christ as your saviour and into your heart? IF you didnt, then you were just visitors to your family church. And that would make you Spiritual but undecided in your path to follow....

Undecided: The ones that neither support the Dems or Reps

Answer 4

Jehovah's Witnesses consider an adherent who does not participate in the ministry for more than six months to be "inactive". He or she may still be called a "brother" or "sister", is still a "believer", is still a "Christian", and is still "in the Lord".

Those terms of spiritual fellowship are appropriate for any baptized Christian who has not become disfellowshipped or disassociated from the congregation.

It seems most appropriate for an inactive Jehovah's Witness to refer to himself generally as "a Christian", but perhaps more specifically as "an inactive Jehovah's Witness".

Answer 5

I am JW, and serious is a complicated because this, she knows thing about the bible like for example why God do not torture in hell, she is not scared of such place, i don´t know you but i guess that maybe yes but now if you think it , it will be a (God is love) to send you and your children to hell an unsound message (sorry for my english is my second language) but in the mean time next April 2 is the conmemoration of Jesus´s death he died a day of passover and that date is in the bible 14 of nisan next April 2, it is a one hour meeting you will not loose anything going and don´t worry about converting we don´t ask anybody to go to the pulpit.
But it would be a good beginning.

Answer 6

That doesn't make you anything. I was raised catholic, but I do my own thing. When your children grow up a little more, they may ask you about religion. You may want them to follow your beliefs, but remember that no one religion is wrong. I guess it would make you non-practicing Christians. It's all up to what you believe.

Answer 7

it makes you theists who haven't gone to church in 4 years. If I were you, I'd start back. or atleast pick up a Bible and let the Holy Spirit guide you.

Answer 8

You're not either of those just based on "not going to church". It depends on what you believe.

So, what do you believe?

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One thing you might want to do is look at www.religioustolerance.org --- very unbiased website that discusses various faiths (and atheism and agnosticism too)

Answer 9

Firstly it makes you Human. I cannot tell you what addiliation fits you best without knowing what you believe.

Answer 10

Probably agnostic. Atheists believe there is no God. Agnostics do not know, they are undecided.