This applies to all. If you don't have children, imagine that you do. If you're an Athiest, imagine that your children choose to follow some religion. If you're a Christian, imagine that they decide that they are truly and Athiest or Muslim or Morman. Same for all other religions.
2007-08-13 07:29:21 · 14 answers · asked by silverlock1974 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The key word here is "decide".
That means that nobody told him/her WHAT to believe or not, and that a conscious choice was made by the child with knowledge of alternatives and options.
If raised my child to possess the ability and desire to make a fully-informed decision about the religion that he/she wanted to follow and I was satisfied that he/she had thought it through, then I would pat myself on the back and feel that I had succeeded in my responsibility as a parent.
At the very least, I would give their decision the same respect that my parents had given to mine.
2007-08-13 07:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be supportive of them, but if I said I wouldn't be disappointed, I'd be lying.
I suppose I would try to handle it the same way my mom did when I turned my back on Christianity: Through prayer, humility, and love. She never preached at me, and she never brought up religion unless I did.
And she encouraged me to learn as much as I could about other religions, and science, but also read books by Christian apologetics. I think it's because of this that after searching for almost thirteen years, I finally became a Christian for the first time in my life a little less than ten months ago.
2007-08-13 07:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
elevating your infants to stick to the path you believe is applicable (oftentimes the single you're at the instant on) is purely what dad and mom do. it is a factor of the pastime description. Baptism is a ceremony of passage right into a particular community. oftentimes churches that have toddler baptism also have a later ceremony called affirmation, the place the new child can "be sure" the alternative made until eventually now via their dad and mom on their behalf. This oftentimes happens at 12 or thirteen whilst the guy has had time to ask questions and reason issues out.
2016-10-02 06:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, good question! My parents raised me very strictly christian. I left the religion, and now I do not participate in organized religion of any kind - I find it despicable. That being said, my family was extremely unkind and hurtful when I left - they caused me a lot of pain. They told me god was going to punish me, etc. I would never do that to my child. I do not believe in religion, but if they found one that they wanted to follow (even if it was the one I was raised in) I would try to encourage them.
There are not many things worse than trying to follow your heart and do what you feel is right, and have the people closest to you tear you down and treat you like garbage.
2007-08-13 07:48:40 · answer #4 · answered by Nea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be 100% supportive of him following his heart. When he asks me questions about the nature of the universe and our origens, I tell him about what science has to say and emphasize what is theory and what is not. Then I tell him what some other people believe and what I was told as a child (xian mythology), but make sure he knows that is just another theory, like many others, and the bottom line is we don't know for sure.
2007-08-13 07:41:47 · answer #5 · answered by RealRachel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since I am Mormon- and yes, we are christian!!!!- it wouldn't bother me at all if they choose my religion.
If my child choose another religion, I would first find out why, and what they feel about things. Then I would learn as much as I could about the religion they choose so I could understand them better. I would still love them, and still accept them for who they are. God loves us all, no matter what religion you are. Me not loving my child because of a difference in faith is just lame!
2007-08-13 08:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are old enough and mature enough to think on their own they I would ask them why the choose to follow another faith and I would accept it and support them. If my 9 year old decides to be the religion of the popular kids at school Im going to second guess it.
I have no kids and im catholic.
2007-08-13 07:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you mean when they're old enough to be independent, I'm fairly sure I'd do the following.
1) Atheism. Pray for them and be fairly confident they'd come to see the light on their own.
2) "muslim" or Mormon. I'd have to step-in even if they made that horrific decision as adults. Unlike atheism, they are both dangerous cults who fight like demons to hold on to their members.
2007-08-13 07:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm too young to have/want kids but if they did choose to go their own way I wouldn't stop them. I'd encourage them to build their own views and beliefs.
It's what my father did and i thank him, but my mother was not for it.
Regardless of her approval I went my own way and never looked back. It was the best decision I made.
2007-08-13 09:15:40 · answer #9 · answered by Liar. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should let them believe in what they think is true. If you believe something different may be talk to them about what you believe. Then listen to them when they talk about what they believe. It might be an interesting conversation.
2007-08-13 07:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋