Haha, not really but it caught you're attention.
I'm an atheist; I love the idea of raising religious kids, just because I heard religious people are happier.
I'm not actually atheist by choice, I just find it hard to believe in God and physically can't. I'm a science girl all the way. What I'm asking is, is anyone in that sort of frame of mind ... raising kids to be religious? NO mean comments please.
LOL! That totally got my attention. I was warming up my sarcasm muscles!
I don't have kids, and don't really have any intention of having any. But I would like to think that I would raise them to be free thinkers. If they encounter a religion that they like, then they should enjoy it.
As for religious kids being happier... I don't know about that. From what I have heard, happy kids come from happy families, regardless of what religion they are. Kinda reminds me of the Christian-funded "research" that said that kids who grew up with homosexual parents were screwed up because they didn't have a "traditional" family. That just isn't true. Happy, safe and stable family homes, regardless of how many parents a child has, or what gender their parents are, are the best environments for children.
So I would imagine that religion is another one of those variables that may influence childhood happiness, positively or negatively. I mean, I have always been an Atheist and I had a freaking great childhood! LOL!
Ha ha yup it definitely worked! I was already planning my rant as this page was loading ;)
I would never raise my children as something I am not, I mean you can't exactly try and make your children believe in something when you yourself do not... Except maybe Santa... I would feel very hypocritical convincing little children that there is a magical man in the sky who is watching them (besides, that makes him sound like a pedophile) it's kinda like lying.
Other ways to amuse ourselves whitelion? Like going onto the Christianity spot and telling people to find other ways to amuse themselves? Would you like it if we went to that spot and started leaving insulting comments? I think not.
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I don't have kids, and don't really have any intention of having any. But I would like to think that I would raise them to be free thinkers. If they encounter a religion that they like, then they should enjoy it.
As for religious kids being happier... I don't know about that. From what I have heard, happy kids come from happy families, regardless of what religion they are. Kinda reminds me of the Christian-funded "research" that said that kids who grew up with homosexual parents were screwed up because they didn't have a "traditional" family. That just isn't true. Happy, safe and stable family homes, regardless of how many parents a child has, or what gender their parents are, are the best environments for children.
So I would imagine that religion is another one of those variables that may influence childhood happiness, positively or negatively. I mean, I have always been an Atheist and I had a freaking great childhood! LOL!
Anyway, so ends my long and rambling answer.
I would never raise my children as something I am not, I mean you can't exactly try and make your children believe in something when you yourself do not... Except maybe Santa... I would feel very hypocritical convincing little children that there is a magical man in the sky who is watching them (besides, that makes him sound like a pedophile) it's kinda like lying.
Plus I agree with misanthrope
Well ... it was funny!
Please treat us Atheists in the same way that you would want us to treat you as a Christian.