The little boy Lyra and I are legal guardians and carers of, cannot answer for himself. My having suffered Greek Orthodoxy would not therefore to encourage me to share the faith of which, though fundamentally Christian, is steeped in religious rite and rote, and to my mind is as far removed for 21st century living as our world is separated from Mars. However, Lyra and I we do believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, so we are encouraging our boy to read the bible with us, so that when he becomes older, might be able to make an informed decision of his own.

Our George has downs, and though is affectionate and can do many things an average boy of his (8 years) can do, he looks up to us for everything, so to deny him a faith would be wrong. Even if one believes in ones self, then that is satisfactory for those who are otherwise Agnostic or Atheist. Except Lyra and I take our parental responsibilities seriously, so it is to our utmost that we give our lovely lad a chance to follow Jesus while he is so young and exuberant.

One day, Lyra and I will want a child and when this becomes possible, both of us are in solid agreement that she/he follows us in the faith in which we believe. There are, however, certain people who disapprove of our lifestyle and have criticised us. My reply to them is first take the log out of their eye before making judgement on the splinter in ours.


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I would not raise my child in a faith, it is simply unfair as all religions have too many contradictions. I will let my child decide his path in life.

i agree.

No faith. They can choose when they're old enough if they want to go down that path, and I will accept that. But I'm not going to decide a religion for him/her, especially considering I don't follow any religion myself.

so would I.

Ditto. I'd be happy if my child follows my faith though...

Well to be honest, I'd wait until the child was old enough to make their own decision, so I wouldn't force the child to have a faith or not to have a faith.

I would bring my children up roman catholic as thats how i've been brought up.
I would like my children to believe in something when they are growing up.
For me, having my children believe in heaven would be really important and i think everyone needs something to believe in, even if it doesnt last forever.

AS a devout Jew yes becuase all my family has... now im not hte most religious and follwo every rule but i do go to Shul ( synogoge) on the high hoildays and it is expected that jewish people marry within there relgion but yes i will in the jewish faith

My child either way is going to be raised in faith.I don't care if my husband doesn't belive in GOD,however our babies are going to.Like for example,my brother is Christian but his wife's family is Hindu and they have a little gurl togather.To be honest I haven't asked what he is going to do about the faith thing.I understand that maybe the child should make their on decision when older but till than they will have their faith. ~Toodles! =]

I'm atheist but it doesn't really matter to me what my partner or what my child would beleive in.
If my partner wanted to raise our child in faith he could.
I would never deny my child their rights.

I would never raise my kids in a faith, nor would I allow my husband/boyfriend/whatever to. It's not good for their mental well-being. If they grow up and want to be religious, that's fine. But forcing them to believe it, brainwashing them their whole lives - that's irresponsible and cruel, really.

~Maggot

I wouldn't bring a child up with a faith, but I'd let them know it's fine if they want to follow a religion as soon as they're old enough to decide themselves.

I don't think I would find it that easy to be with a very relgious partner, but if I did end up with someone like that I'd probably let them raise the kids in the religion as long as it's made clear to the kids that they have a choice.

yes i would raise my child in a faith because im catholic and believe in god!!

Sure i'd get the child baptized when their a few weeks older, but once their old enough to make their own decision, they could change religions if thats what they really one, no pressure.

I will raise my kids to believe in what they want, but that I believe in a higher power, but will never push the issue. They could decide if they believed, and what, when they were older.