being brought up by a preacher?
2007-03-27 10:50:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
are you talking about the clergy? if so i am grand daughter of one!!
kinda ok wide perspective on issues, grandad baptist, mother c/e , aunt methodist, catholic schooling, am c/e myself, worked with muslims, jews etc!!! so think i qualify to say interesting life!!
variety is the spice of life....
helps realise peoples differing ideas on stuff, i like to think it helps being an understanding individual, caring etc unjudgemental, and extremely patient where most people arnt these days. each to their own i say as long as their happy and caring to themselves and others is all that counts.....not meaning to sound bible bashy!! am normal person, slightly mad but then who isnt!! hee hee. hope this helps stay smilingxx
2007-03-27 11:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by placidma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Dad was a computer teacher (and former head of maths), in the 80's he felt called to become a vicar (Church of England). So I've seen both sides of the vicar / non-vicar parenting.
His Christianity had always been a big part of his life, yet he never tried to force his beliefs on me or any of my younger brothers. He was pleased when we all chose to make our own christian commitments. His relationship with us hardly changed, he had always encouraged independence and discussion from an early age, and we all love him (and Mum) very much. Mind you, my family is rather unusual, the entire extended family is on good terms and enjoys getting together, at least once a year.
From my perspective, the only thing that changed was the way other children acted towards me, plenty tried to ask awkward questions. Most seemed to take great pleasure in asking questions that they thought I couldn't answer, I don't think any question I was asked ever stumped me. All those debates with Dad and my own explorations into theology paid off.
I had a bit of trouble with my RE teacher during my GSCEs, she had somehow got the impression that I enjoyed RE lessons. I'd only got involved in the discussions because my peers and her had such boring discussions if I kept quiet. I'd read about other religions long before any school tried to teach me about them.
2007-03-27 22:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nebulous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the son of a preacher, in terms of what its like, i guess that's subjective. For me, there seemed to be a bit of a fish bowl thing going on, a lot of pressure to behave in a particular way. I have to say retrospectively i feel the long term benefits were healthy, and i now have my own strong Christian faith.
2007-03-27 11:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by radio star 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a preacher's kid. I am actually glad I grew up as a pastor's kid. I got a chance to see the REAL side of church. This caused me to take a logical look at Christianity, and now I have my own beliefs that I wasn't spoonfed as a kid.
2007-03-27 11:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by Godfather76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a preacher - they're American. A priest, C of E. They are just like everyone else, only, in the case of my dad at least, better. We didn't have religion force-fed us, and were allowed and encouraged to develop our minds in a spirit of open enquiry.
2007-03-27 10:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by dorothy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am the son of a preacher man.
It is awesome. I keep taking this girl out for walks and teaching her things...
2007-03-27 10:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by idler22 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but my one half-brother is a preacher, one's a deacon, and the other is a Sunday school teacher. All my half-siblings are fundies. I'm the only Heathen in the family (still living).
2007-03-27 10:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep. It was normal for me, Good grades, good kid, good citizen, then left for college and got drunk the first 35 days in a row.
2007-03-27 13:50:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋