Yesterday, I talked to a friend of ours who is going through a divorce.
This person was sharing that they are both so "happy" now and get along so much better with each other, now that they are separated.
I bet both their kids would rather have their Mom and Dad together and married than have them "happy"
I wonder how many kids are "happier" after their parents get divorced?
If I was in control of the world, I would never allow anyone to get divorced who has kids.
Interstingly, I heard something about a new book on K-LOVE... I think its called: Raising Happy Kids by Putting Your Marriage First. HHmm, I think it might be a good read.
ReplyDelete... well not to shatter your idea... but I actually would and did perfer that my parents be apart and happy then together and misserable.
ReplyDeleteBut that's just me.
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Wow, just wow. You have no idea what you are talking about. How about this? What if kids could choose their RELIGION rather than being brainwashed by their parents from day 1? Honestly, religion in general makes me sick when it involves kids because it forces them to grow up believing only what they've been told and gives them very little actual choice in life. I too was raised as a Christian, and I am so thankful I managed to escape the binds of religion and see the world for what it really is.
ReplyDeleteDear Katie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for weighing in,
I feel honored you would check out my blog...
It sounds like you have had some bad experiences with Christians and/or the Church and without knowing any details, I just want to say, I am sorry you have been disappointed by the Church and Christians.
I do have a couple of thoughts on your idea that kids should be given a choice in what Religion they follow.
On the surface this seems like a noble, good and just idea. But when I really examine this philosophy, I find some problems.
What does it communicate to my kids when I tell them they can chose any religion they want? It communicates to them that all religions are basically the same. That is a lie. All religions are not the same. A basic world religions class at a junior college will make this clear. Each world religion claims some type of exclusive revelation from God which makes it distinct from other religions.
Also, to say that my kids should chose their own religion is actually just as much a dogmatic conviction and the conviction of a Christian to raise their kids in the Christian faith. One conviction says you cannot teach your kids that one religion is right. The other says you can and should...Both are equal convictions in the same manner as saying, 'there is no absolute truth' is actually a statement a person believes is a absolute truth (and thus a contradiction).
To not encourage my kids to follow my convictions of faith would make my convictions of faith weak and hypocritical. I know no person who wants to demand of another person that there convictions be weak and hypocritical.
I have more to say on this point, but for brevity sake I will conclude this post with this:
Katie, you chose to leave the faith of your parents. So even though you were raised to believe in Christianity, you still had the ability and freedom to chose for yourself what you would believe.
I believe the same will be true for my kids....I will raise them in a Christian home, but ultimately just like you, they will have the freedom to chose what they will believe as they grow older.
Does this make sense? If you get a chance, I would like to hear your additional thoughts Katie.
Again, thank for making this post more exciting by weighing in on your thoughts!
You don't let kids find out that touching a hot stove hurts, you tell them it hurts so they don't find out the hard way. if they want, they can touch it for themselves.
ReplyDeleteChinese Proverb:
'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit
from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.