Lets say you are a Non Believer and a Parent.
If your Teenage or Adult child chooses to follow a Religion,
Please tell me how you would Cope with this.
Since I don't have kids, I often wonder how parents in this situation handle situations like this.
Would Belief or Non Belief differences effect your relationship with your child and if so how?
I would talk to them and show them what i know... after that... they'll change later down the road because I preprogrammed them with knowledge of truth and not superstitious fairy tails.
I feel uncomfortable asking my 29 year old daughter who still lives at home about her belief or non belief .She is aware of my non belief and I let her know my views on the subject . She knows that I go on this site and we discuss some of the posts
"She knows that I go on this site." You make it sound like you're hiding being a smoker.
I'd keep the household environment secular, but if my son/daughter were to take an interest in a particular religion, I wouldn't be opposed to them learning about it.
i have no kids but i would not be a fan of it. not sure how I would handle it other than telling them to choose a fake region or family LOL
If I was a parent, absolutely I would. As long as they are happy, but stay in touch with reality and not lose it’s grip.
Unfortunately being religious & staying in touch with reality don't usually mix.
It is their choice, but they should know to leave me out of it. I am not getting up on Sunday to take you to church either so please find a ride.
You should know people don't choose to believe or not believe in god...
Well, seeing as she has been addicted to alcohol, cocaine, child abuse, and violence for years, it would be a refreshing improvement!
@twshield nope...have not seen or heard from her at least 5 years now.....nice, peaceful years.
Since she is in her 50's , probably only religion can "save" her
I think you need to be careful here,being a believer is not to be some sort of sub human, it should not matter
, Shylock protests in William Shakespeares play merchant of Venice
" Doesn’t a Jew have eyes? Doesn’t a Jew have hands, bodily organs, a human shape, five senses, feelings, and passions? Doesn’t a Jew eat the same food, get hurt with the same weapons, get sick with the same diseases, get healed by the same medicine, and warm up in summer and cool off in winter just like a Christian? If you prick us with a pin, don’t we bleed? If you tickle us, don’t we laugh? If you poison us, don’t we die? And if you treat us badly, won’t we try to get revenge? If we’re like you in everything else, we’ll resemble you in that respect."
Well a few of my children presently still do. . . Being very controlled by their grandmother, who through lies took my children away. . . And any time I get to see them I basically give them so many questions they can't answer that they go away a little more skeptical each time. It won't last and I just keep loving them and educating them. I don't mind; they can dress how they want and they can think how they want. Doesn't mean I won't makes them feel very stupid for their choices though. . . Tough love.
Oh! oh! I never really thought of this as its hypothetical and my children are 49 and 50y.o and havent had a god yet. If it ever had happened 'hypothetically', I hope that I would have the courage to, not appease, nor stay away! I don't think anyone religious needs to proseletyse constantly, so hopefully we could still do all the same walking and canal journeys etc.
My daughter is a christian and I love her with all my heart. By showing her respect for her beliefs, she has and shows respect for my beliefs and others beliefs as well. I may not be the best dad, but I have a great daughter. In this way, I'm a lucky man.