10-24-2012, 08:51 PM
I haven't made religious exposure a priority. However, if I could bump it up on the "things to do" list, I wouldn't require my kids to go to church every Sunday (as I was raised) but I would, maybe once a month or so, take them to a church service. And I don't think I'd limit it to one religion. One month, we might go to a Catholic church, another Lutheran, another freaking Buddhist temple. I'd introduce them to different religions just so they'd know what's out there and if anything clicked with them, they could run with it.
My husband never went to church and he's super critical of religion in general. I think while there have been many atrocities associated with religion, it does benefit some people. I'd like to expose my kids to religion without shoving it down their throats but I'm weak. Sleeping in Sunday mornings seems to win out every damn week.
Some of my kids' friends are very religious. I don't necessarily want them to agree, but I'd like it if my kids had an understanding of different beliefs and then could form their own opinions.
My husband never went to church and he's super critical of religion in general. I think while there have been many atrocities associated with religion, it does benefit some people. I'd like to expose my kids to religion without shoving it down their throats but I'm weak. Sleeping in Sunday mornings seems to win out every damn week.
Some of my kids' friends are very religious. I don't necessarily want them to agree, but I'd like it if my kids had an understanding of different beliefs and then could form their own opinions.