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Will you raise your children as Atheists?
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Will you raise your children as Atheists?
I realize some of you may already have children, and I'd rather not edit the title with every grammar possibility.

If you are to have children, will you raise them as an Atheist? I think If I have children, I'm not going to raise them with the bullshit of Christianity, but I'm not going to force Atheism on my child, I'll teach him evolution and science, but I won't tell him that some magical man in the sky created the universe, what about you?
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
(December 17, 2014 at 7:46 pm)Kloud Wrote: I realize some of you may already have children, and I'd rather not edit the title with every grammar possibility.

If you are to have children, will you raise them as an Atheist? I think If I have children, I'm not going to raise them with the bullshit of Christianity, but I'm not going to force Atheism on my child, I'll teach him evolution and science, but I won't tell him that some magical man in the sky created the universe, what about you?

Every house has its own beliefs and traditions. You should raise them with the beliefs and traditions that are prevalent in your house.
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
I agree. Raise them to be an intelligent productive member of society and let them make their own decision.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
I don't have any, but if I had, I would raise them the same way my parents raised me. Challenge them to make up their own minds about everything and most of all, question everything.
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
(December 17, 2014 at 7:49 pm)Heywood Wrote:
(December 17, 2014 at 7:46 pm)Kloud Wrote: I realize some of you may already have children, and I'd rather not edit the title with every grammar possibility.

If you are to have children, will you raise them as an Atheist? I think If I have children, I'm not going to raise them with the bullshit of Christianity, but I'm not going to force Atheism on my child, I'll teach him evolution and science, but I won't tell him that some magical man in the sky created the universe, what about you?

Every house has its own beliefs and traditions. You should raise them with the beliefs and traditions that are prevalent in your house.
I know, I'm asking what you would raise them as?
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
I am never having children. If I was to have children, however, I would allow them to make their own decisions. I would explain to them that I am an atheist, but that they should discover their own path by looking into religion/atheism themselves. Of course, I would also state that what they read regarding religion should be taken with a grain of salt.
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
I'm past the age where I might have children to consider and I had far too little to do with my daughter's upbringing so had little impact on her choices. Happily, in spite of her being raised by her mother who is a dear sweet soul but a pretty fundamental Christian, my daughter identifies herself at 45 as being agnostic.
I am VERY engaged in the raising of 3 of my 5 grandchildren and have had ongoing conversations with them about this issue since they were old enough to begin questioning and understanding it. I wouldn't say they were being raised as anything other than critical thinkers who have access to their parents views and mine and anyone else they choose to. Their choices are and always have been their own to make.
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No kids, but both cats are required to consider me to be their deity.

It works on the one, but not the other.
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
Indeed, I did. One is 37 and the other is 34 and both think religion is a pile of shit.
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RE: Will you raise your children as Atheists?
They are mostly raised. We taught them to think rationally about historic and scientific claims. Answered questions about religion. Discussed religious books and videos received as gifts. Allowed them to go to church with family and friends. And we got just what we expected to get without indoctrination: atheists.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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