What religeon are you?

Mary and Dave · March 2009

My husband and I are Christian (non-denominational), and our son will be raised the same. DH and I grew up together in church.

festivalhippie · March 2009

This is in response to JCM... ?for some reason it didn't let me quote?!

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My favorite is: https://www.buddhanet.net/

It has an entire section that covers the basics and then it advances to an online study guide. ?It also has a section for primary and secondary students as well as e-books with different scriptures. ?I do not have a Temple close to me, so this is the best I have found.

MrsR0908 · March 2009

monlyn9:
DH and I are both Catholic and we will raise the baby Catholic.

ditto

Namaste Natalie · March 2009

We are both practicing Catholics and will be in church every Sunday with our LO. DH was raised Lutheran but converted to Catholicism before we got married. It was totally his choice. I think he has always felt more comfortable in a Catholic church.

efortune · March 2009

IselaCid:
IWhile we're not religious, I feel it's so important for our children to be raised like this, BUT what is more important to me, is that I want them to answer to themselves when things go wrong and not ask for forgiveness by some unknown. They should be responsible for their actions, not anyone or anything else.

I agree. I was taught that when I did something wrong, I needed to step up for it and accept the consequences. I dont agree with being taught that if something wrong is done, then its either not my fault (God made me this way) or that they will just ask for forgivness and there are no consequences. I want my children to answer to themselves, absolutely.

JCM083009 · March 2009

LillyBug923:
JCM, I think the interesting thing about religeon is the common thread is to live a good life, help others when you can... etc. I don't think it matters who you worship as long as you are a good person and are accountible for your actions. What divides the religeons is if you believe in Jesus, Mary... or whoever.

That is true I agree, except what about people who really, truly believe in no religion at all. Atheists? I bet the same amount of Atheists live by the same principles the same amount of religious people do you. I don't think you need to be at all religious to have good morals, etc.

JenniferTCU · March 2009

Wow Lilly - you're brave Smile I was thinking there would be some drama by page 2 of this but bravo- none broke out Must mean we are growing. lol

I, too, was raised Southern Baptist. DH was raised in a Christian home- no particular denomination. We will raise our kids in a non-denominational Bible church.

JCM083009 · March 2009

broussm:
This is in response to JCM... for some reason it didn't let me quote?!

My favorite is: https://www.buddhanet.net/
It has an entire section that covers the basics and then it advances to an online study guide. It also has a section for primary and secondary students as well as e-books with different scriptures. I do not have a Temple close to me, so this is the best I have found.

oooh interesting, thanks! I am going to check that out more at home later

robynlesley · March 2009

My husband doesn't like me to "advertise" our religion online?we're both Jewish?because there are a lot of people who are still anti-Semitic. But I feel that this board is pretty open when it comes to religious beliefs.

While I've been pretty lapsed the last few years with regards to religion, I was brought up pretty traditional. Not Kosher, but I observed all the major holidays. I really want want our son to be raised Jewish. He'll have a Bris and I hope be Bar Mitzvahed. My husband isn't too into going to synagogue, but he fully supports me.

I don't go to any synagogue but will look for one that upholds traditions (prayers in Hebrew) but is not too strict. Probably the Reform Synagogue my SIL is a member of.

IselaCid · March 2009

efortune:

IselaCid:
IWhile we're not religious, I feel it's so important for our children to be raised like this, BUT what is more important to me, is that I want them to answer to themselves when things go wrong and not ask for forgiveness by some unknown. They should be responsible for their actions, not anyone or anything else.

I agree. I was taught that when I did something wrong, I needed to step up for it and accept the consequences. I dont agree with being taught that if something wrong is done, then its either not my fault (God made me this way) or that they will just ask for forgivness and there are no consequences. I want my children to answer to themselves, absolutely.

Exactly!

It totally bugs, but we had a really great and civil conversation about this a while back and I can't find it. Some people had some really interesting things to say!

LillyBug923 · March 2009

JCM083009:

LillyBug923:
JCM, I think the interesting thing about religeon is the common thread is to live a good life, help others when you can... etc. I don't think it matters who you worship as long as you are a good person and are accountible for your actions. What divides the religeons is if you believe in Jesus, Mary... or whoever.

That is true I agree, except what about people who really, truly believe in no religion at all. Atheists? I bet the same amount of Atheists live by the same principles the same amount of religious people do you. I don't think you need to be at all religious to have good morals, etc.

Even athiests who believe there is no Heaven or Hell... That there is essential no "higher power", have that to believe in. That in itself is a religeon (IMO). I know that this is a much debated topic. I have no doubt that Athiests follow the same principles of living a good life as Christians do.

Jules G · March 2009

I was raised Christian, DH wasn't brought up religious at all. We go to church now & will continue to go after our LO arrives. We will be raising him or her Chrisitan as well.

blairsgirl · March 2009

MH and I are both Catholic and we will be raising our babies Catholic.

sarahalyse · March 2009

JCM083009:
LillyBug923:
JCM083009:

music247:
Yes...DH and I are setting the Christian standards we both live by.

I have a question for you and I really am just curious because I hear this a lot. When you say "Christian standards you both live by", what do you mean by that? It always seems like people think having good morals, etc. is a Christian thing if they are that religion. But what if we both live by the exact same standards? Then don't they have nothing to do w/ religion if I am either no religion or not Christian? Does that make sense? Can anyone comment on this?

Not to start a big debate here.... But, I think people say this as a reference to the Biblical teachings, such as "thou shalt not....". More of a way of saying, they follow the bible and the scripture as a means of "right and wrong". Which, is also similar to just being a good person, nice, considerate, live a good life. Does that make sense?

I gotcha. That makes sense. It always just strikes me as somewhat odd that someone's "Christian Standards" in terms of how to be a good person are the same as mine. How can they be just Christian standards then, you know? They may be biblical teachings, but I don't need a Bible to tell me killing is wrong. I know that's the most obvious example, but that's the part that always has me wondering.

Not sure if this will clear anything up but? raising a child with Christian values is teaching them that Jesus is the Son of God and He died for your sins so that you can go to Heaven as well as living your life in a way that is glorifying to God (being a good person, teaching them right and wrong, loving everyone as you love yourself, forgivness, morals, ect - is all apart of this). You have to have both those things in order to raise your kids with Christian values.

As far as the question, both DH and I were raised in a Southern Baptist church. We currently attend a Baptist church but when we move will attend my parent?s non-denominational Christian church. ? We love going there now, but it?s too far to drive every Sunday. We will raise our childern the same way we were raised, answering questions all along the way, letting them figure things out on their own and guiding them as best we can in their walk with Christ.

sweetyface77 · March 2009

DH was raised Roman Catholic however has since stopped practicing. He really does not believe in any form of organized religion. I was raised Catholic however am now a practicing Wiccan. I will let my children decide what path they want to follow with regards to religion.

adharper2615 · March 2009

I was raised Catholic and SO Methodist. As I grew older I opposed to organzied religion and SO is the same way. When my child is old enough to know what religion truly is, he/she will be able to test the waters of whichever(or none) he/she prefers. Whichever direction they take, we will be supportive.

rubytuesday29 · March 2009

DH and I are both Catholic and will raise our child the same.

mamaiorory · March 2009

DH and I are both followers of Christ. With that said--one of my degrees is in Comparative Religion so our home is filled with books on every religion of the world and I've study each of them and did so before I made a choice to become a Christian. I think it's important for our child to seek out information and knowledge. I want them to have an understanding of all major world religions and a respect for them. We will take our child to our church and raise them in our beliefs but their faith is theirs alone and I won't push them into anything.

Miriamgavalas · March 2009

Augbaby2009:
DH and I are both Greek Orthodox and will raise our LO the same.

Same for us!!

jaxgev · March 2009

When I figure out WTF "religeon" is, I'll let you know. Are you kidding me?

JCM083009 · March 2009

jaxgev:
When I figure out WTF "religeon" is, I'll let you know. Are you kidding me?

LMAO... I was trying to be nice today... At first I thought it was typo...but sadly, nope.

KLynBr · March 2009

JCM083009:
music247:
Yes...DH and I are setting the Christian standards we both live by.
I have a question for you and I really am just curious because I hear this a lot. When you say "Christian standards you both live by", what do you mean by that? It always seems like people think having good morals, etc. is a Christian thing if they are that religion. But what if we both live by the exact same standards? Then don't they have nothing to do w/ religion if I am either no religion or not Christian? Does that make sense? Can anyone comment on this?

For me, my faith and belief in God's love for me and for all people help me live up to those 'good person' standards; I want to pass on God's love. Not killing is a good way to do this. Not gossiping about co-workers who irk me and not judging others are other ways. I'm pretty good at not killing people (so far, so good), but I struggle with the other two examples. My faith inspires me to keep trying.

Obviously being a Christian does not automatically make someone 'good' - and definitely not better than others - because we're all still human and equal. I'll teach my children to love others to the best of their ability, and then to keep on loving beyond their ability in response to God's love for us.

I hope this makes a bit of sense. Not sure who will read this either, as I'm replying quite late into the discussion!

IselaCid · March 2009

JCM083009:

jaxgev:
When I figure out WTF "religeon" is, I'll let you know. Are you kidding me?

LMAO... I was trying to be nice today... At first I thought it was typo...but sadly, nope.

LOL, I was keeping my mouth shut and hoping for a typo too!

purpletulip · March 2009

We're Christian - no particular denomination. We've been to American Baptist, Southern Baptist, and a mix of the two, and right now we're attending a Lutheran church.

I know this can be a difficult issue for couples, and even more so with children in the mix