Which denomination?

[cobweb]

I'm not really anything right now, but I am attending (and trying to learn about) the Greek Orthodox Church.

 

[Willtor]

I was raised in the American Baptist Church. There are a number of reasons I don't consider myself a Baptist, anymore, though none of them have anything to do with evolution. My mom is still a Baptist and if she's not a TE, now, she's certainly not condemning it. I was, however, taught YEC in Church and nursery school (I went to a Christian nursery school).

 

[steen]

So are Christian schools mainly for the purpose of "protecting" kids agains science and similar?

 

[theFijian]

So are Christian schools mainly for the purpose of "protecting" kids agains science and similar?

In my experience that's more the purpose of home-schooling.

 

[heapshake]

I voted independent bacause I consider myself non-denominational, but I attend the church of Christ which some consider a denomination.

 

[crawfish]

I was going to post a question like this in the OT forum, but I'm glad I decided to do a search.

I am a member of the "church of Christ", a non-denominational denomination . I was thinking it was interesting that this ministry - Does God Exist? by John Clayton - is theistic evolutionary-based and quite popular among various CofC's. Origins theory is not typically taught, and I've never seen it used as a test for one's salvation.

 

[gluadys]

You might like to edit the link. I got a "file not found" tring to use it. Works ok if you take out the christianforums url.

 

[crawfish]

You might like to edit the link. I got a "file not found" tring to use it. Works ok if you take out the christianforums url.

Now how did THAT happen?

I'm new to the innerwebs. Perhaps I need bigger tubes.

 

[Jadis40]

I've been a Methodist all of my life. The age of the earth has never been a major issue, and I can't recall that the question has ever been raised at the church I attend. That's what I like about Methodism, we focus on the essentials (The centrality of Christ and forgiveness through his death on the cross) while leaving the non-essentials up to personal study, which echoes the words of both St. Augustine and the Moravians:

In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, in all things charity.

In fact, the High School astronomy/physics teacher I had in high school is a member of my church. He's retired now, but that astronomy class is one of my all time favorites, both from high school and college combined.

 

[gluadys]

I see on reviewing the poll that I put down Presbyterian, and that is now out-of-date.

I was actually raised in the United Church of Canada (a union of Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregationalist and Evangelical Brethren) but became Presbyterian when we moved to a community where the Presbyterian congregation was friendlier. I joined the Evangelical Baptists for a short time when I married, but was appalled when I discovered they promoted creationism. (That's where I first discovered it--it was never an issue in the United or Presbyterian churches). My husband followed me back into the Presbyterian fold, where I stayed until my recent move to Toronto. In my neighbourhood I found the Anglican congregation to be the friendliest and liveliest and to have the most active outreach, so I am now Anglican.

Except for leaving the Evangelical Baptists, doctrine has never been a factor in my denomination-switching. If my husband had been Convention Baptist instead of Evangelical Baptist, I would probably still be Baptist.

I have always been active in ecumenical ministries and consider myself more an ecumenist than having ties to any denomination.

 

[metherion]

I'm a Roman Catholic.

Metherion

 

[Dust and Ashes]

Eastern Orthodox

 

[metherion]

I went and did something I should have done. I read the other responses instead of just voting.

I would like to put it out there that I went to private school just so I could learn about evolution. Growing up in Texas, Mom and Dad weren't sure if I'd get it in public school, and with my loving science so much even at that age, they wanted me to learn it. So, I went to a Catholic school.

Metherion

 

[Dust and Ashes]

My wife and I are considering homeschooling but more to protect our son from the pluralism that is so strongly promoted there. There are a number of private Christian schools in our area but most are fundamentalist types. There is one that has a top-notch academic program but they are very anti-Catholic and my friends pulled their son when some of the faculty implied that he wasn't a "real" Christian because he was Orthodox. We may just send him to public school and closely monitor what he's taught.

 

[Ave Maria]

I am Episcopalian.

 

[crawfish]

My wife and I are considering homeschooling but more to protect our son from the pluralism that is so strongly promoted there. There are a number of private Christian schools in our area but most are fundamentalist types. There is one that has a top-notch academic program but they are very anti-Catholic and my friends pulled their son when some of the faculty implied that he wasn't a "real" Christian because he was Orthodox. We may just send him to public school and closely monitor what he's taught.

Good luck finding homeschooling materials to teach evolution. The fundamentalists have a firm stronghold in that area - so much so, that many universities are not accepting degrees from many homeschooling programs.

It's a good idea to closely monitor your kids' education no matter where they go to school.

 

[InWonder]

Lutheran

 

[LewisWildermuth]

My wife and I are considering homeschooling but more to protect our son from the pluralism that is so strongly promoted there. There are a number of private Christian schools in our area but most are fundamentalist types. There is one that has a top-notch academic program but they are very anti-Catholic and my friends pulled their son when some of the faculty implied that he wasn't a "real" Christian because he was Orthodox. We may just send him to public school and closely monitor what he's taught.

If you are going to homeschool, only do it up to 7th or 9th grade, there are plenty of good, non-fundie, materials out there to go that far quite easily.

After 6th grade or so, I feel that a child needs a public or private education outside of the home to make sure that they can integrate into society better. If you have given them good grounding early on then the pluralism will not be much of a problem and it will do them good to be exposed to some of it so they are not blindsided by the concepts later in life.

I would also recommend a larger High School if you can. There is a reason that most school shootings happen in small schools, there is no place to hide in a small school if you are even the slightest bit different than the "norm." In a larger school, no matter your interests you are likely to find others that think that way too and there is less ostracism.

Well, I guess I derailed this thread enough...