I'm glad you brought this up. We obviously haven't had to deal with the subject yet but I know it's going to come up at some point--since my husband's parents are newly interested in attending their Lutheran church (and my MiL works for a Baptist church as well).
Christopher and I are both agnostic leaning towards atheists. We haven't really felt the need to seek community/social contacts through a church. Although a Unitarian church might work for those purposes.
We're lucky because our neighborhood is heavily Jewish and our school system (K-12) observes all major Jewish holidays and holy days so Owen will be exposed to different religions officially.
I'm now going to start looking for age-appropriate books that explain religion without espousing it because I think they're a good idea.
I want my child to be educated so that when the time comes, he (and she that's coming) can be prepared to make their own decision regarding their faith and spiritual life.
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Date: 2005-09-28 10:13 pm (UTC)Christopher and I are both agnostic leaning towards atheists. We haven't really felt the need to seek community/social contacts through a church. Although a Unitarian church might work for those purposes.
We're lucky because our neighborhood is heavily Jewish and our school system (K-12) observes all major Jewish holidays and holy days so Owen will be exposed to different religions officially.
I'm now going to start looking for age-appropriate books that explain religion without espousing it because I think they're a good idea.
I want my child to be educated so that when the time comes, he (and she that's coming) can be prepared to make their own decision regarding their faith and spiritual life.