(i am not aiming to offend or saying my opinion is any form of fact, as previously mentioned it is just an opinion) it is like if i said to you "unless you believe in santa for your entire adult life you will be missing out on something" do you believe in Santa? why not? that is the same reason i cannot believe in God/Allah/Buddha/whatever... i accept religion and accept it has a place in this world i just cant conform to it. i feel this is something my children should be able to decide for themselves when the time is right and when they are old enough to understand more about it.
this was a long post LOL it is not antagonistic though, i just had a few things to say. but as previously mentioned i respect each persons right to believe in whatever they like and i would never try to persuade you to do otherwise. thanks
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I was raised in a religious household, went to parochial schools, went to church every Sunday, and was a firm believer. As a young adult, I explored other religions, but ultimately I spent most of my adult life (20 years) as a complete agnostic. However, when my child was born, I came back to religion.
I still struggle with doubts, but I firmly believe that it is essential that my child have a strong sense of faith, and I am trying to raise her in the religion I was raised in. I hope her faith is stronger than mine, and I will be truly sad if she chooses later in life not to follow a religion.
Even as an agnostic, I have been offended by anti-religion rhetoric, but I was not at all offended by anything you have said while I was a little bit offended by what Wilburn said.
this was a long post LOL it is not antagonistic though, i just had a few things to say. but as previously mentioned i respect each persons right to believe in whatever they like and i would never try to persuade you to do otherwise. thanks
[/QUOTE]I was raised in a religious household, went to parochial schools, went to church every Sunday, and was a firm believer. As a young adult, I explored other religions, but ultimately I spent most of my adult life (20 years) as a complete agnostic. However, when my child was born, I came back to religion.
I still struggle with doubts, but I firmly believe that it is essential that my child have a strong sense of faith, and I am trying to raise her in the religion I was raised in. I hope her faith is stronger than mine, and I will be truly sad if she chooses later in life not to follow a religion.
Even as an agnostic, I have been offended by anti-religion rhetoric, but I was not at all offended by anything you have said while I was a little bit offended by what Wilburn said.
