Can Mormon parents make their children be Mormons?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

In theory, no. When a child has reached the age of 8, they make a decision to be baptized. At that point they are supposed to be able to tell right from wrong. After baptism, they are considered a member of the church. However, most 8 year olds I know that are being baptized wouldn't go against their parents wishes to have this done.

Obviously, even though a person was brought up and baptized in the Mormon church, they will eventually make a choice as an adult to either practice the religion, be an inactive member or leave the religion.

I was brought up in a non-active Mormon family. As I became older, my life experiences and my search for meaning led me to lose my belief in this church. I am still on the books as a member of the church, even though I no longer consider myself Mormon. I don't feel a great need to have my name removed at this time. I think that God will know us by what is in our hearts, not what is written down on a piece of paper.

Answer 3

No, but the parents highly encourage being Mormon, because it really is great (I'm 17)!

Most parents only force little children that can't be left at home to go to church. But once they reach an age where they make a conscious decision not to be Mormon, it's their choice, their spirit. I always feel bad for the ones who go inactive. :(

Answer 4

Can Evangelical parents make their children be evangelical? Can Baptist parents make teir children be Baptist? Can Jewish parents make their children be Jewish? Can Moslem parents make their children be Moslem?

I will raise my children in my faith, and when they are adults, they can choose to stay, or leave. Do you think that someone should intervene, just because you don't like a person's religious choices?

Tell you what? Let's get the government to pass laws saying that children of all Mormons should be taken away so they are not "poisoned by the godless mormon cult" Now, where is it going to end? Because soon, someone wil want to pass a bill saying that children sould not be brought up in XX cult, or XYZ cult And pretty soon, it's going to be YOUR socalled "CULT". And what if you say "But I don't belong to a cult", unless you are atheist, and not involved with ANY religion, even paganism, you belong to someone's cult.

Answer 5

parents are the churches cop force, they enforce children to attend family home evening, mutual, church, seminary and other activities.

What they can not force though is a testimony, if the parents are to strict and quick to anger, then it can be counter productive to gaining a testimony and moral development.

Answer 6

Parents usually try to pass on their beliefs to their children. So, if your parents believe that you should eat veggies, they could probably make you eat them. But at a certain point they would let you decide for yourself to eat your veggies.

Answer 7

A lot of people in a lot of Fayth's force their beliefs onto their children. Teaching them about your Fayth at a young age is one thing, but to force a teenager, who can obviously make their own choices, to be a part of ones Fayth is wrong.

Answer 8

Oh, they say "We want the child to be cognizant of their choice", but seriously, when was the last time you saw an 8 year old child that was a completely different religion than their parents?

Answer 9

Belief comes from the heart. No one can ever enforce their beliefs upon someone else without the receiving person's consent (in their heart). peace.

Answer 10

They might be able to force them to go through rituals, but there can be no compulsion for religion. Because our intellect is our own, it cannot be converted with simple rituals.

Answer 11

They are very likely to have the same odds of that happening as would a Buddhist,Catholic, Baptist or Atheist