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Parenting as an Atheist
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RE: Parenting as an Atheist
Thanks. I guess I always knew there would be issues, but it was the shock that I was having deal with such a fundamental one that really got to me. It made me start to question my allowing her to baptize our sons. It was extremely important to her and appeared to be nothing more than a magical water ritual to me, but I'm now thinking that allowing it may have sent the wrong message.

The thing is, I've known my wife for a long time. I grew up with her. She's normally very level-headed, but this really threw her for a loop. And that fact threw me for a loop.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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Parenting as an Atheist - by Faith No More - December 19, 2014 at 2:58 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by robvalue - December 19, 2014 at 3:10 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Faith No More - December 19, 2014 at 3:23 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Jackalope - December 19, 2014 at 3:30 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Jenny A - December 19, 2014 at 3:51 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Spooky - December 19, 2014 at 5:31 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Elskidor - December 19, 2014 at 6:08 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by simplemoss - December 19, 2014 at 7:46 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Faith No More - December 22, 2014 at 11:17 am
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Nope - December 19, 2014 at 7:56 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by simplemoss - December 20, 2014 at 1:03 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by simplemoss - December 22, 2014 at 9:29 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Faith No More - December 23, 2014 at 2:43 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by coldwx - December 22, 2014 at 10:17 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by simplemoss - December 25, 2014 at 5:35 pm
RE: Parenting as an Atheist - by Marsellus Wallace - December 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

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