This is a post that i made in Non Denom.
Hello, my name is Elsie, and I have a question I have been pondering. How do i introduce the idea of God to my Children when I no longer believe in his exsistence?
You may wonder why I would want to do this, and it is because as in any thing in my life, I was giving the choice, My Father is Catholic (no longer practicing, but does still observe Lent), my mother Baptist, I have been to many different denominations, my last Church was Southern Baptist, that was in AR. I am now in LA, and as i said I am no longer a believer. My husband was rasied Seventh Day Adventist, but he to is not practicing, as for his belief i dont really know, but my children deserve the right to make that choice for themselves. As a child my parents attended Catholic services during the "holiday" reasons. I was able to attend i think it was baptist, not really sure (1970's) Youth ministers as I think they are called today, would come by ion Sat. and invite me and fellow neighborhood children to attend sunday school. Which I did absent from my parents. I dont think that is done anymore, I could be wrong, and in todays world, not really sure I would let my 6 yr old go onto a bus with complete strangers, as my parents allowed 30 years ago.
I have called a few local churches, and they all insist that I attend with my children, something I dont want to do. I do not have any family that attends services that I could send my children with.
With that being said, how would I go about allowing them the introduction that I think the deserve, without having to do it myself and appear hypocritical? Neither me nor my husband would make good teachers of this.
I just want to allow my children to make their own decisions.
Thank you in advance for reading, and for any input that you may have.
The reason for the double post here is that I have only heard negative things about your faith, from other faiths, I have asked my husband but he doesnt know/ remember as he hasnt attended since childhood.
Could someone lightly tell me what your faith is about? I want to try to make an informed decision about my children, and even though their father does not practice, it is part of their heritage. As his maternal grandparents still practice. But they are not close enough to bring my children to a service.
Hello, my name is Elsie, and I have a question I have been pondering. How do i introduce the idea of God to my Children when I no longer believe in his exsistence?
You may wonder why I would want to do this, and it is because as in any thing in my life, I was giving the choice, My Father is Catholic (no longer practicing, but does still observe Lent), my mother Baptist, I have been to many different denominations, my last Church was Southern Baptist, that was in AR. I am now in LA, and as i said I am no longer a believer. My husband was rasied Seventh Day Adventist, but he to is not practicing, as for his belief i dont really know, but my children deserve the right to make that choice for themselves. As a child my parents attended Catholic services during the "holiday" reasons. I was able to attend i think it was baptist, not really sure (1970's) Youth ministers as I think they are called today, would come by ion Sat. and invite me and fellow neighborhood children to attend sunday school. Which I did absent from my parents. I dont think that is done anymore, I could be wrong, and in todays world, not really sure I would let my 6 yr old go onto a bus with complete strangers, as my parents allowed 30 years ago.
I have called a few local churches, and they all insist that I attend with my children, something I dont want to do. I do not have any family that attends services that I could send my children with.
With that being said, how would I go about allowing them the introduction that I think the deserve, without having to do it myself and appear hypocritical? Neither me nor my husband would make good teachers of this.
I just want to allow my children to make their own decisions.
Thank you in advance for reading, and for any input that you may have.
The reason for the double post here is that I have only heard negative things about your faith, from other faiths, I have asked my husband but he doesnt know/ remember as he hasnt attended since childhood.
Could someone lightly tell me what your faith is about? I want to try to make an informed decision about my children, and even though their father does not practice, it is part of their heritage. As his maternal grandparents still practice. But they are not close enough to bring my children to a service.