Atheists- If you had a very young son or daughter that wanted to become a Theist, would you have a problem with it?
Theists- If you had a very young son or daughter that wanted to become an Atheist, would you have a problem with it?
2007-12-04 06:57:02 · 36 answers · asked by ~JennyBunny~ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My children a free to chose there own way in life. Whatever that is.
2007-12-04 07:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
If my child is very young, he probably doesn't even know what a theist or atheist is. Eventually he will learn, and form an opinion, but he will change his mind many times. When he comes of age, he can choose a religion (or non-religion) for himself. If it is not the religion he was raised in, I'll be disappointed, but I'll get over it.
2007-12-04 07:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by yutsnark 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Theist-no iwouldnty have a problem if my child wanted to be a atheist because thats HIS/Her belief
2007-12-04 07:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by coolgeorgerod 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a Theist, and I have raised my children to believe in God and live their lives accordingly. One of my children came home one day and wanted to have a talk with me about my belief system, and at the end he shared with me that he thinks he is an agnostic and doesn't know if there is a God. He has thought this through thoroughly, and I respect his reasoning, but, of course, we always want our children to follow in our footsteps. We had a long chat, and I know how he feels and why. I told him that I love him and respect him and appreciate that he wanted to share his thoughts with me and that if he ever wanted to talk about this subject again, to please let me know because I am always there for him. He is not my mirror image theologically, but we still love each other and nothing will change that.
2007-12-04 07:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Dee Gee J 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Theist - no problem with it.
I would still want them to read a lot of mythology and fables(from varied beliefs). I woud never claim them as true though. If they where very young.
2007-12-04 07:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Link strikes back 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But I wouldn't stop them. There comes a time when those who are raised in the church must make their faith in God genuine. They have come to a time in their life where they have to come to terms with what they've learned. At times like this, a young person has to work things out for themselves, and they had years of God believing people around them. If they want to go Atheist, they will find out how utterly hopeless and confounded they are, knowing nothing of the spirit, they flounder their way through theories that have nothing to do with eternal life.
So it wouldn't be as if nothing had an affect on them. I would hope that eventually God would bring them around again to the truth. And I would assure you that the prayers for my child would be many.
2007-12-04 07:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not at all, all we can do as parents is prepare them for the journey they have ahead of them. Eventually they will make their own decision and come to their own conclusions and all we can do is hope we imparted as much knowledge on them as possible to make wise choices. I now a Christian but I was raised in an atheist home. Now I raise my children as Christian but try and open their eyes to as many different religions and ideas as possible so they can make their own logical conclusions.
2007-12-04 07:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Jason J 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would most definitely let my child choose. I wouldn't, however, let anyone influence his/her decision. I would get the necessary literature of different types of beliefs. I would help with the research and assist the best way I can without being biased. I would be accepting of whatever my child would choose so long as he/she is not doing anything that could potentially cause him/her harm.
2007-12-04 07:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by Maureen B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Guess it comes down to if i am a farmer would I want my kid to be an astronaut huh. As a Christian, i would hope that my child would in fact want to follow my belief system. It comes to a point in everyones life that they have to make that decision for themself though. Problem with it? In one respect yes, because i would like to rest in the fact that i will see my kids in the world to come. That is my belief.
God Bless
2007-12-04 07:10:30 · answer #9 · answered by xgarmstrong 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe we all have a path and the journey we take will make us who we are meant to be. Personally I have been many things and studied many things so all I can do is expose my child to the world as I see it and hope they choose a path they can live with.
2007-12-04 07:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All I'm going to teach my kids about spirituality is the importance of finding it on your own and not taking anyone else's as their own. If they find a group that happens to believe what they do after figuring that out on their own I will totally support them, even if the group is different then my own beliefs. (as long as it isn't a dangerous cult)
2007-12-04 07:00:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋