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Have we asked theists what they'd do if their kids turned out like us?

Poll: If the teenaged child you'd raised to hold the same religious views as yourself came to you and said they no longer shared those beliefs, how would you handle it?
This poll is closed.
C'est la vie; win some, lose some.
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 1 3.57%
I'd respect their choice whether or not to attend customary religious activities or the atheist equivalent. (Is there one? Skepticism day camp?)
25.00%
 7 25.00%
I'd try my best to understand what had changed in their thinking and to understand their new beliefs.
28.57%
 8 28.57%
I would do my best to reason with them to dissuade them from leaving the beliefs they were raised in.
14.29%
 4 14.29%
While they are my dependents I'd still expect them to participate in the culture of the family, including religiously themed activities or their skepticism themed alternative - if there is one.
10.71%
 3 10.71%
I would not accept their decision and forbid them to speak of it.
0%
 0 0%
I would throw them out of the house and have nothing more to do with them.
3.57%
 1 3.57%
If their beliefs did not change by the time they were independent, I would likely have less to do with them than I would otherwise.
0%
 0 0%
I would end them. If God/reason can't have them, neither will Satan/a cult.
0%
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Fuck all polls in the ass .. yada, yada, yada.
14.29%
 4 14.29%
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Have we asked theists what they'd do if their kids turned out like us?
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RE: Have we asked theists what they'd do if their kids turned out like us?
December 5, 2016 at 8:08 pm (This post was last modified: December 5, 2016 at 8:10 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(December 5, 2016 at 7:17 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: I say it depends on the kid.

Me: Ready for church?
Teen: Why do I have to go it's all bullshit anyway?
Me: You're going anyway but don't take communion if you don't want. We'll talk about your disrespect when we get home.

Me: What's that book?
Teen: Camus's The Stranger.
Me: So what do you think?
Teen: I kinda agree. I might be an atheist.
Me: That's okay it took me 50 years to become a Catholic. Keep reading.

Yay!! Welcome home Chad.  Smile
(December 5, 2016 at 7:51 pm)Whateverist Wrote: She is totally cracking me up lately.  I like when she fakes (?) this dark side.

Haha. Just livin up to the extreme stereotype, brotha!
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh
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RE: Have we asked theists what they'd do if their kids turned out like us? - by Catholic_Lady - December 5, 2016 at 8:08 pm

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