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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
i'm not religious, but was raised with religion. wife found religion later and actively practices. oldest kid started indoctrination this week, which we're all OK with (for now). but now she's asking me about my personal faith, why i don't regularly go to church, etc. 😆 thoughts on how to respond respectfully?
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John
@silentjohn
Maybe obvious, but why don't you just answer honestly? Kids are way smarter than we usually give them credit for. I'm atheist. My faith lies elsewhere: in people, in me, in my family, in the universe, in science. I get neither belonging nor purpose from religion.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
because i think answering "honestly" will display my own cynicism, which isn't something i want to expose her to yet (though i'm sure i already have 😅) kids are very smart, i agree. but they're also very impressionable and i prefer if she can continue to freely enjoy exploring her faith at this age w/o my influence
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kbc
@kbc
But isn’t she being influenced by others? I’m religious but even when the kids where small I explained that others have different views in the world. Kids have friends from different religious backgrounds. Also never send them to religious classes. Faith doesn’t belong in school
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
i think "others have different views in the world" is very different from "my father doesn't agree with what i believe in" i'm personally a public school maxi and prefer no religion in general education. but this is through catechism, which she wants to do and is held outside of school at a church 😆
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