what would you do or how would you treat your children if they all became christian's and tried to"force" there religion on you because they didn't want to see their mother/father go to hell?
2007-09-03 09:32:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"butwhatdoiknow" you are saying this but you have no idea of what religion (if any) i am so how could you ask that question
2007-09-03 09:43:05 · update #1
Let them have their own beliefs. It's no big deal.
But from an early age, I would educate them in science and rational thinking.
2007-09-03 09:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists believe in free will. They would be glad their children had found and followed their own path. Unless the children had fallen into a bad sect which was not really Christian!
Christians do not try to force their views on others - that is for the ideologues and fanatics that are bent on ridiculing Christianity and harming the spreading of the word.
Is this another bad Christian asking a naive question or a non Christian seeking to create mischief?
2007-09-03 09:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't want any children, but if I had one and they became Christian, I wouldn't really be happy about it but I would support them in their decision and I would still love them and treat them no differently than before.
As far as the trying to force their religion on me, I wouldn't let that happen, not in my house! That would be a problem we would have to work on, we would have to agree to disagree.
2007-09-03 09:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Moxie! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a child, but if I did and they became religious I'd be fine with their decision - they have a right to it after all. However, I would be spending a lot of time apart from them if they tried to force it on me or, if they were of legal age, kick them out of the house.
2007-09-03 09:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Devolution 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask my children if it was their choice or if they felt pressured... If it's their choice I would support them, I have always encouraged them to make up their own minds even if their opinion differs from mine..
If they began pushing their religion on me I would simply explain it is not appreciated or welcome... I would explain that their actions were causing a gulf to form within our family... I would explain that continued actions on their part would widen the gulf... I would ask them if their actions complied with their belief in what should happen in a family..
I have raised my children to respect the opinions of others even when they do not share those opinions.. If joining a religion caused that base value to change I would know my child was being influences by a cult mentality and seek help for them...
2007-09-03 09:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would tell them politely once that I didn't want them to try and convert me because I would let them believe what they want and not try and force them to be an atheist so I would expect the same respect for them.
If they did it many more times than once, of course I'm going to get a little angry and recommend they we don't talk about religion while we're together. If they can't even respect my beliefs, how in the world do they expect me to respect theirs?
2007-09-03 09:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by The Smile Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I have kids, they won't be religious because most people learn religion from their parents. I would make sure my kids are rational and scientific thinkers, and, if they do become religious, I would love them and they would know not to force their views on others because that is how I would raise them.
2007-09-05 08:28:17 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I would be disappointed but wouldn't force them out of it. I don't have kids, and I'm not planning on getting any, but if I did, they would have a right to believe whatever they want. If they're reasonable enough they should become atheists on their own.
If they tried to force it on me, I would just simply refute whatever claim they make, and eventually they would give up.
2007-09-03 14:10:52 · answer #8 · answered by JC Lounin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would simply tell them it's their choice to believe the they want, no one has the right to tell them otherwise.
If they tried to force their religion on me, I would tell them that isn't anymore right than someone forcing their religion on you.I think my kids would be intelligent enough to understand that.
2007-09-03 09:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love them and I would sit a few times and discuss thier religion with them (for thier sake) and then I would say that we would not discuss it anymore and get on with life. My parents are christians, we don't discuss religion anymore. It upsets them and I don't want that.
2007-09-03 09:43:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋