Believe in the belief - and what would my child belive in

Excellent Advice,.... I absolutely agree with you, we do need to allow our children the choices on the path they want to be led in this area..

I have all mine Christened and they are baptised as Church of england, but we dont attend Church services as i done it for diffrent reasons...

Saying all that my eldest daughter does atttend Sunday school and fully enjoys it, and it was her choice to attend...

xxx cazza

Well said

great advice 

luv stace

when you see God in every religon-truly you are the enlightened one

rue

This is a lovely article on what seems to be, becoming a hot topic in the media of late.  We also share a similar view, while having the utmost respect for those with strong religious beliefs.  I am very glad you shared your story it sounds like you have a very healthy and open outlook on your sons future tolerance and understanding of other people's beliefs.

i agree i think a child should make up its own mind about religion,, im a great believer in god but i wouldent push it on my children,, as i had it pushed onto me,, but im glad in a way it was thanks for sharing xxxshar

to tthe point article and well said. thanks for sharing. ::)

As a child we had scripture in the school were you had to attend, I would always sit at the back of the class where I used to play up ubtil one day the minister made me sit at the front so he could watch me. About 6months of this he came to me one day and said that I was the best behaved child and gave me a present , it turned out to be a plate with the Lords Prayer on it well that was just great it hung in my room for many years. When I wanted to get married I tracked down the minister and asked him to marry us he said he would very proud to marry me. Know that plate hangs in my new home just as a reminder and no I am far from being religous. So yes let the children decide what they want to do you will be better for it.

veejay

We are non Church going Catholics (except hubby who is Presbyterian), however we still beleive in God, but certainly do not force this on anyone and certainly not the kids. I grew up where there was no choice but to go to church, and vowed that I wouldn't force it on the kids. I have one who now wants to go to Church so he can as there is one not far away.

Very good advice, I was raised with the belief that I could find my own way, Ive had christian, orthodox, spiritualist and hindu religious beliefs in the home. I will let my daughter find her own way and choose as she wishes, Em.

My eldest child goes to a non-denomiational school. There are religious studies which are broad based and cover all the established religions as well as new age and cultural. We are non-religious in the sense we do not practice any religion, however I think as religion and belief are such a strong part of what makes us human, I feel it benefits our daughter to learn about other peoples beliefs and cultures. I feel this allowes her to see things from a broader perspective and learn that as humans we are allowed to think,feel and see things differently. I hope that in her questioning about the things she learns she will learn tollerance and understanding, and that she will see, it is not neccessarily belief that causes harm, but the individual human interpretation. Thankyou for sharing, I enjoyed reading your article.

Luv,Winnie.xxxx

Good advice here. I had quite a strong faith growing up as a child. My Mum was Catholic, Dad an athiest. My sister and i were christened Church of England. I think that having a faith and something to believe in does help you get thru the tough days. I haven't had my son christened, i i'm not entirely sure that i will. I think letting him make his own mind up with all the facts that he needs to have is the way to go.

Great advice , I am not in any way religious in fact i believe in ME but with saying that i also want my kids to make their own minds up about beliefs which is why i put my oldest daugher into a church school where they learn it all from day 1 and the school take them to the church around the corner twice a week and she enjoys going to church and my nan has believed in god since she met her boyfriend who passed away 2 yrs ago since she is in that church daily and her house is actually the committees which belongs to the church .

Thanks for sharing

Emz xx