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If your child...
February 16, 2016 at 6:37 pm
This is an interesting philosophical quesition. Atheists/secularists pride themselves on being tolerant/openminded. This question may challenge that presumption.

Let's say you and your atheist spouse/signficant other raise a child. One day, when he/she is about 10-12 (or whatever age I guess) one day he/she comes to you and says "Mom/Dad, I know what I want to be. I want to be a Catholic priest/monk/nun. Im really sure it's what I want. Well?"

In some crazy hypothetical future, if your child expressed an interest in taking Catholic holy orders.. how would you respond?

Would you affirm atheist jr.'s calling, or try to talk them out of it, for their own prosperity/safety?
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If your child... - by TrueChristian - February 16, 2016 at 6:37 pm
RE: If your child... - by Nay_Sayer - February 16, 2016 at 6:43 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 6:45 pm
RE: If your child... - by TrueChristian - February 16, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 6:50 pm
RE: If your child... - by brewer - February 16, 2016 at 9:14 pm
RE: If your child... - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 16, 2016 at 6:48 pm
RE: If your child... - by Brian37 - February 16, 2016 at 6:52 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 6:53 pm
RE: If your child... - by Chad32 - February 16, 2016 at 6:55 pm
RE: If your child... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 16, 2016 at 7:07 pm
RE: If your child... - by Cecelia - February 16, 2016 at 7:07 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 7:12 pm
RE: If your child... - by Alex K - February 16, 2016 at 7:14 pm
RE: If your child... - by Homeless Nutter - February 16, 2016 at 7:25 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 7:27 pm
RE: If your child... - by Homeless Nutter - February 16, 2016 at 7:29 pm
RE: If your child... - by Simon Moon - February 16, 2016 at 7:38 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 7:40 pm
RE: If your child... - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 16, 2016 at 7:41 pm
RE: If your child... - by Ravenshire - February 16, 2016 at 7:46 pm
RE: If your child... - by Chad32 - February 16, 2016 at 7:46 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 16, 2016 at 7:47 pm
RE: If your child... - by Simon Moon - February 16, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: If your child... - by Jackalope - February 16, 2016 at 7:57 pm
RE: If your child... - by Jackalope - February 16, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: If your child... - by Foxaèr - February 16, 2016 at 8:11 pm
RE: If your child... - by TrueChristian - February 16, 2016 at 8:17 pm
RE: If your child... - by Jackalope - February 16, 2016 at 8:18 pm
RE: If your child... - by Nay_Sayer - February 16, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: If your child... - by Simon Moon - February 16, 2016 at 9:14 pm
RE: If your child... - by abaris - February 17, 2016 at 7:36 pm
RE: If your child... - by drfuzzy - February 16, 2016 at 8:35 pm
RE: If your child... - by Ivan Denisovich - February 17, 2016 at 3:51 pm
RE: If your child... - by Jenny A - February 17, 2016 at 4:08 pm
RE: If your child... - by FebruaryOfReason - February 17, 2016 at 4:17 pm
RE: If your child... - by The Grand Nudger - February 17, 2016 at 5:13 pm
RE: If your child... - by BrokenQuill92 - February 17, 2016 at 5:44 pm
RE: If your child... - by comet - February 19, 2016 at 7:39 pm

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