A question for Christians. If you're child's best freind were wiccan or pagan and your child wanted to attend

Question

ceromonies, rituals, help cast spels, etc. Would it be okay with you? What if he or she still went to church with you? Would you respond in some way? What would you do if your child (say a teenagers) refuses to stop participating in pagan rites?

Answer 1

As a general rule most rites are closed. My child was raised exposed to Paganism and Christianity. He was never FORCED to make a choice or attend either.
I believe in exposing children to different things and letting them decide what is best for them.

Answer 2

I'm not Christian, but even if I was I'd have the same opinion, so please listen. Everyone has a right to experiment in many things. I'll try not to get off topic here so we will keep it as religion. Say your child wanted to go to a Catholic service, How would you feel about that? Would you be more open to allow your child to experiment in Catholicism because its a major religion, or? I say if your child has an interest in something, don't stop them unless its drug/violence related or "bad" In the near future, Paganism, Wiccan, and Reincarnation are not going to be the "bad" or "Outcast" Religions, In fact they are growing because people are more interested in them. Did you know that Catholicism and Paganism were once the two main religions, but If the king at that time had not been Catholic and not put a bad outlook on Paganism then one of the main religions now would be Paganism. It was merely a set back in the growth of paganism. If you think that "Magic" is bad, then your basically contradicting yourself, because in every single religion there is magic. How else do you think that we were created? How was your God created? Simple what we now call "Magic". Only in the spirit realm it is not called magic, it has a much higher name. And Paganism was one of the first religions, people over time have tried to hide this fact but there are still traces that it was around before Catholicism and Christian came after Catholicism. But whatever you believe, you gain nothing being ignorant.

Answer 3

i would do my best to encourage the child to learn about other religions, education is always good, but i would also discourage the child from getting too involved. in the end however it is the child's choice. remember that even god doesn't go against free will(he created it in point pf fact). to force your beliefs on a person, child or not, will always backfire. you teach your children the best you can, and provide an example of the behavior you want that child to grow up with. if you set a bad example, that child will follow that example. same with a good example. from the age of 1 children are learning everything they can from you. from the age of about 4 they start adding what they learn from other children, friends or not. up until the age of about 9 or 10, you have the most influence on that child's development. after that age, you lose influence, but not as much as one thinks because by that time that child's behavior and character is pretty well defined. this does not preclude the child from becoming rather wild in their teen years as this is the time in which they are starting to spread their wings, and become their own person. you still have influence over the child, but you need to be more savvy about how you exert that influence as teens are not stupid, just uneducated.

Answer 4

As a Wiccan, I would not allow my young child to participate in any such activities unsupervised. I have no idea where the friend got their schooling, if any, or if they just made crap up.

I don't want to have to explain to my child the reason why his friend did stuff he may've done for dumb reasons.

Not all Wicca is created equal.

A Christian would be CLUELESS as to the child's level of knowledge, and have no tools to correct silliness.

Answer 5

I would make a trade. If my child wants to know about Wicca or pagan because their best friend...I would say ok...if your best friend was willing to learn about my child's faith as well. And they can discuss, with me and their parents, about the various beliefs and rituals. Would I allow 2 children, even teenagers, to do it by themselves. My children are to important to me to not be involved with such a major part of their lives.

Answer 6

I think it's good for children to be exposed to all religions, if he/she decides that he/she'd rather be pagan because that's what feels right to them it's fine. Plus, if the kid in question is a teenager, he/she might be in love w/ paganism one week, Xtianity the next, Buddhism after that, you never know. It's good to let them explore.

Answer 7

I would have to research each individual ritual or ceremony first to see how appropriate it is for someone my child's age. I wouldn't allow my child to cast spells, though.

Answer 8

Nobody who is a true believer in Jesus Christ is going to allow their Children to attend a wiccan rituals and let them cast spells , On the other hand Christians do practice a lot of pagan ceromonies out of ignorance of the word of God

Answer 9

Let it go. Obviously, Christianity isn't for them. Or, if it is, they don't know it yet. Let them explore and decide. If they don't decide on Jesus on their own, then there is nothing that you can do, and forcing your beliefs down their throat will only make them want to rebel.

Answer 10

No it would not be ok. In the unlikely event that my boys would make such a friendship they would be more likely to give their friends the gospel. If my child were to begin practicing these things I would be very surprised. He would be grouded.