Comments on: What if Your Child Wanted a Different Religion? http://1smartmom.com/2007/05/18/what-if-your-child-wanted-a-different-religion/ Nurturing Moms from Marriage to Motherhood & Everything in Between! Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shalom http://1smartmom.com/2007/05/18/what-if-your-child-wanted-a-different-religion/#comment-6921 Shalom Fri, 18 May 2007 20:19:19 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/05/18/what-if-your-child-wanted-a-different-religion/#comment-6921 I think that if children are exposed to christianity and the lifestyle early on, it's not going to be a huge problem in the long run. However, when religious rules are applied without common sense, they'll go looking elsewhere for peace and acceptance. I've always been curious about different religions, but I've only found peace with one. I think that if children are exposed to christianity and the lifestyle early on, it’s not going to be a huge problem in the long run. However, when religious rules are applied without common sense, they’ll go looking elsewhere for peace and acceptance.
I’ve always been curious about different religions, but I’ve only found peace with one.

]]> By: Holly Schwendiman http://1smartmom.com/2007/05/18/what-if-your-child-wanted-a-different-religion/#comment-6901 Holly Schwendiman Fri, 18 May 2007 15:11:36 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/05/18/what-if-your-child-wanted-a-different-religion/#comment-6901 I have a good friend who married a man of muslim faith and converted. Her family has REALLY struggled with it and she frequently tells me how difficult it is. I think we would all do well to remember how personal spiritual beliefs are. When we are searching, we find what we are searching for no matter where we look. So my goal is help instill in my kids the desire to search for the good things. Love can bridge all chasims - no matter how big or deep so that is and would remain my focus. I think sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the organization of religion and thus the ownership issues that accompany membership into any given church or group. At the end of the day, it's the moral teachings that are most important to me that my children stick to. ;) Hugs, Holly I have a good friend who married a man of muslim faith and converted. Her family has REALLY struggled with it and she frequently tells me how difficult it is. I think we would all do well to remember how personal spiritual beliefs are. When we are searching, we find what we are searching for no matter where we look. So my goal is help instill in my kids the desire to search for the good things. Love can bridge all chasims – no matter how big or deep so that is and would remain my focus. I think sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the organization of religion and thus the ownership issues that accompany membership into any given church or group. At the end of the day, it’s the moral teachings that are most important to me that my children stick to. ;)

Hugs,
Holly

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