RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land
September 5, 2011 at 12:36 am
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2011 at 12:37 am by Kayenneh.)
I think you did the right thing. One should teach one's children to think, not what to think. Now, this might be really hard, but I think you take a great approach if you're willing to answer questions and show how to back up reasoning without swallowing every statement whole. My nephew asks a lot of questions, and though he's only three I try to answer as truthfully as possible. (The religious questions have yet to come, but seeing that his grandmother is very religious, I'm counting on them to come at some point.) I'm just really sorry that you and your friend parted on such terms, but if she took offence because of such a thing, then maybe she wasn't such a great friend after all..?
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
