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Re: Raising children into religion. - April 13th 2012, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Toz View Post
My kids will be atheist as fuck.
So much for freedom of religion then.

Anyway, should I have kids (and there's quite a big "if" on that front at the moment) I would in all likelihood raise them with awareness of my faith and probably have them baptised, if only as an insurance policy. Insofar as whether they want to undertake any of the sacraments of the Church, however, I would leave that up to them to decide as they see fit and would always treat religion as an open topic for discussion. I would also encourage them to make themselves aware of all different kinds of beliefs, ranging from Bible-thumper to atheist, so they could fully understand and engage with the world on this level. Knowledge is the key thing as far as I'm concerned.

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If you're referring to dr2005's response, it's not complex, however, he has a way with words .
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