Ok--same song for religion--catholic upbringing, found it boring,
well, that some of the things I was expected to take on faith were a
bit far-fetched, so gave it up. Haven't really gone back to it for
many of the reasons Nancy mentioned.
BUT did raise my kids with catholicism BECAUSE one thing I have to say
for being a catholic, and in catholic high school in the late 1960's
when the ecumenical movement was in full swing, was that I was allowed
to think for myself. It seemed less dogmatic, less condemning of other
religions, etc. In fact, although I was taught as a small child that
all non-catholics were going to hell for eternity, my children were no
longer taught that.
I have noticed that very many of the people I know who ultimately took
up more fundamental religions were raised with no religion. In a
crisis, they sought faith in the more strongly prosyletizing
organizations. I supposed if ever my children have a crisis of faith I
would rather they be comfortable with a religion that tacitly accepts
individual thinking more so than many other religions do. So that was
my supersitious maybe reasoning for raising my children with some
basics in catholicism. I would be very upset if they became believing
without ever questioning.
Annette
\Quoting Miguel Roig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Nancy wrote:
"I've been amused by how many of my formerly non-religious friends decided
to get religion again when they had children. I can't get my head around the
idea that you can't raise a child to be a decent person without religion".
I too have heard that it's important to raise children under some sort of
formal religion and, like Nancy, I am skeptical of this notion. I wonder if
any one in TIPSland is aware of any empirical evidence that suggests a
benefit (e.g., moral development) of raising children under some sort of
religious umbrella.
Miguel (whose experiences with religion somewhat mirror Nancy's, except that
I kept some 'eclectic' [?] spiritual beliefs).
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