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Matthew B. replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"My wife is also theist, as was I when we first got married. By the time we had kids I realized I was an atheist and came out to her. She was upset for a while but seems to have gotten at least used to my lack of faith. I was concerned about the…"
Cyril Manthorpe replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Taking a child to church is by it's definition child abuse. So to let the child to be exposed to this abuse intentionally is unacceptable is every way. Some things are absolute and the abuse of children by the church in church is an everyday…"
Andrew Hall replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Hey, I'm an Atheist and my wife is a kinda Atheist (I think she may be in the agnostic camp and isn't ready to make to plunge). Anyway, I have a 7 and 4 year old (boy and a girl) and they have never stepped inside of a church. My boy knows…"
LeeLah replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"UU groups can be a bit tricky, but they are good people. Our particular group is, as you can imagine, a very mixed up group of people. The only drawback with our group is that it is an older group with grown children so it is hard for us to convince…"
LeeLah replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Hang in there. Maybe your daughter will have enough of your sensibilities to see through the mist."
LeeLah replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Do you think your wife would be open to going to a UU fellowship? Maybe you should suggest that if she takes them to her church you could take them to a Unitarian meeting every once in a while, at least then you could expose them to alternative…"
Jason replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Caution: this post is from a real jerk who takes 12 pills a day to function in society after 368 days as a medic in Iraq. Advice herein will probably not work for you, and besides who really takes advice?
My wife is a deist (even though she does…"
Raizinette replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Well I don't have children but I'll speak from my own experience growing up. My non-religiousness while growing up was pretty much accidental. My mom was raised Baptist in a very conservative, traditional and harsh environment from my…"
Carolyn R replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"I personally wouldn't let my kids go to church alone with believers, I'd say no unless I could accompany them. It can be scary being a child alone with a big group of people who are acting strangely and obviously all believe something…"
RonVB replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"I share the concern that others have expressed here about their children being exposed to certain religious activities/beliefs. But, one day they will be exposed to it anyway. It' better when you can be there to see their reaction to church. My…"
skepticmom replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"What does your wife think of these church rules? As she only attends occasionally and is married to you, I am guessing that while she may be a believer in Christianity she may not believe some of the tenets of this church. If my assumption is…"
Eileen replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"I didn't take my kids to church and after my divorce my ex did take the kids at times but never did anything about them going thru the mile-stones (confirmation etc.) as a result, they had to make up their minds about religion. I see the same…"
Cloggie replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"I know you will hate the suggestion, but how about going with them? Then you know exactly what kind of stories they have been exposed to and it will make it easier for them to confide in you regarding any scary things they heard.
Exposure in itself…"
Eric replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"Hi Wayne,
It really is a challenging situation when parents have different beliefs/ non-beliefs, so I wish you the best of luck. To me, this particular church sounds particularly nutty and one that I would be extremely uncomfortable about having my…"
Johnny replied to Wayne Andrew Meeds's discussion Should I let my children go to church? in the group Parenting Little Heathens
"simple enough... I don't think I would personally choose to let them go just for personal reasons and I wouldn't care if it made my wife "happy" since it would absolutely TORTURE me, personally and it wouldn't be a fair…"
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- At 5:56am on May 30, 2010,
John Jubinsky said… - Hi Wayne! Have a very happy birthday.
- At 8:39am on December 27, 2009,
Dawn K said… - Hi Wayne. Thank you for joining Parenting Little Heathens. I hope you get some helpful answers to your question.
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