tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post4765997223435029021..comments2010-12-06T10:28:32.591-05:00Comments on Flucky Mom: "God in the Age of Doubt": A Question of Freedom of ReligionFlucky Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190644424045109661noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-66659656269126327802010-10-27T10:43:07.810-04:002010-10-27T10:43:07.810-04:00Good post..My kids all hold different views of rel...Good post..My kids all hold different views of religion-which I find fascinating. Well...the youngest hasn't said anything yet-(she is 4) but the others..wow..I like that they hold different viewpoints. We teach them that it isn't up to us to decide for anyone-and that it is important to respect other peoples views.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-53993661672119040252010-10-25T19:39:44.818-04:002010-10-25T19:39:44.818-04:00This is a thought provoking post. My parents wer...This is a thought provoking post. My parents were basically agnostic when I was growing up. I remember feeling like everyone had God and we didn’t. They encouraged me to find out my own answers, and at the time it was frustrating. But as I got older I learned to appreciate that they were teaching me to think for myself.mamafoghttp://www.mamafog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-12055569488099209082010-10-25T17:13:42.668-04:002010-10-25T17:13:42.668-04:00Interesting...I was raised a lutheran and my mom w...Interesting...I was raised a lutheran and my mom was very religious and brought my sister and I to church every Sunday. Now that I'm older and wiser, my agnostic husband and the history channel have educated me to the point of feeling like I've been fed this big lie all my life! Oh well...it is hard to know exactly where to draw the line with religion. I'm with you though. I will tell my children my beliefs and let them think for themselves. Happy ICLW! (#72 & 106)Krissihttp://myordinarymiraclesblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-58836375978786781782010-10-25T13:58:22.514-04:002010-10-25T13:58:22.514-04:00My eldest has started learning about different rel...My eldest has started learning about different religions in school. I think it is great that he will learn in this way, I didn't. Hopefully it will encourage more tolerance of the choices people make. Jen.<br /><br />ICLW@jencull (jen)http://www.thekingandeye.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-38318894566543774622010-10-25T08:47:29.855-04:002010-10-25T08:47:29.855-04:00Thank you for visiting my blog! This is an intere...Thank you for visiting my blog! This is an interesting topic and a good one. I too am sort of unsure where I stand on the whole God issue so I can't imagine what to tell a child one day. I look forward to following along!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543480612775718706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-42177129658604467392010-10-23T22:46:15.511-04:002010-10-23T22:46:15.511-04:00Fascinating post- will definitely be adding you to...Fascinating post- will definitely be adding you to my google reader (Love ICLW for introducing me to new blogs!). I love when they say we will focus on all holidays when my holiday of Eid (I'm Muslim) is rarely covered. . . one school I went to just did "Christmas around the world" and called it a day. I think like ou pointed out, education about the holidays are important and its okay. . . but indoctrination is not. . . I hope that you won't have to see those sort of issues for your child. Its something as a minority faith I worry about as well in the school system.Aishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756390674173743871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-73667306016669432442010-10-23T07:55:28.204-04:002010-10-23T07:55:28.204-04:00I haven't heard this before "Religion giv...I haven't heard this before "Religion gives people bad reasons to be good..." but it resonates with me. I live with doubt, which fluctuates, and sometimes think we could do without organized religion. While I don't doubt their sincerity, I have believed that religion is mostly for people who don't possess internal motivation to think and behave with kindness and generosity. They need someone external to themselves to tell them what is right and wrong and how to act upon that. Organized religions are happy to take over that job for them. That being said, my own parents learned their ethics from being brought up Jewish, and they passed them on to me in much the same way, so perhaps my motivation to be a good person is more about my Jewish background than I think.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139008103387503895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-81442715660702037952010-10-22T22:09:41.313-04:002010-10-22T22:09:41.313-04:00My comment just got lost! It was quite long too!! ...My comment just got lost! It was quite long too!! <br />Oh well, basically I love that you have bought this topic up here. If my original comment turns up - that is good, but I don't think I can write it all again!! All the best and happy ICLW week.<br />MonMonhttp://www.changesational.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-56336128173221294502010-10-22T21:49:55.466-04:002010-10-22T21:49:55.466-04:00Great post!
It's something my husband and I...Great post! <br /><br />It's something my husband and I have talked a lot about and are just starting to encounter now that Jackson is in grade one. He takes everything in stride; asks when he doesn't understand and is curious about what his dad and I think. It's interesting to have such big discussions with a six year old.Kathyhttp://www.jackbearandlilypad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-31961938543851902342010-10-22T17:42:00.642-04:002010-10-22T17:42:00.642-04:00Very interesting. It makes me grateful that my par...Very interesting. It makes me grateful that my parents encouraged me to ask questions and supported my asking questions of others. <br /><br />ICLW<br />http://daega99-arewethereyet.blogspot.com/daega99https://www.blogger.com/profile/05925235183784718592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-69845980450116502932010-10-22T14:58:47.666-04:002010-10-22T14:58:47.666-04:00Esperanza, glad you enjoyed the post and that it w...Esperanza, glad you enjoyed the post and that it will help start a conversation with your partner. Check back in and let us know how it went.Flucky Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190644424045109661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-76216676708826334732010-10-20T00:04:31.682-04:002010-10-20T00:04:31.682-04:00What a GREAT post! Amazing. And thanks for the lin...What a GREAT post! Amazing. And thanks for the link. I just read it and I can't wait for my partner to read it so we can talk about it. I've never thought about a lot of this stuff, as my daughter is only 4.5 months, but I do deal with some of it as a middle school teacher. I think I'm good at asking students to think about why they think or say something, instead of just talking at them about it. I hope I can do the same with my daughter, only better.Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-80135162788391783352010-10-19T15:46:28.072-04:002010-10-19T15:46:28.072-04:00My point exactly, Marci. Do those kids even know w...My point exactly, Marci. Do those kids even know what they're saying and why they're saying it? Most likely not. They are being told by their elders and are not encouraged to think for themselves. Very sad.Flucky Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190644424045109661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976984250943053065.post-51247474707645144932010-10-19T15:34:10.440-04:002010-10-19T15:34:10.440-04:00I have a friend who lives in Indiana and I remembe...I have a friend who lives in Indiana and I remember her saying that her son was being teased on the bus because he was an atheist. The other kids were telling him things like Jesus hates you, and you're going to hell.Marcihttp://www.yesowitch.orgnoreply@blogger.com