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ZombieHorde

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5. We gave her a basic run down of Christianity.

Reply to cbayer (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 02:18 PM

Apr 2013

A man named Jesus was the son of the Christian God. He tried to convince everyone to be nice, but some of the people in his day freaked out, and had him killed by nailing him to the cross. <-- That was the gist of what we said. She then asked a bunch of questions, and still does, and we try to answer them the best we can.

We have also discussed Buddhism and Paganism with her and our oldest son. They are mostly interested in Paganism because they all have Pagan names.

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I’m An Agnostic So My Kids Need Church [View all] cbayer Apr 2013 OP

Every child deserves a parent's best answer even if it's "I don't know." rug Apr 2013 #1

Agree. Have you exposed your kids to religions other than your own? cbayer Apr 2013 #4

I started to talk about religion to my kids when they started asking ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #2

So, how did you proceed with her? cbayer Apr 2013 #3

We gave her a basic run down of Christianity. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #5

I think the UU congregations may be the best bet for giving children some cbayer Apr 2013 #6

My mother, is a non-observant Jew, the child of non-observant Jews. My father was a devout Catholic Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #7

Are you Catholic now? Do Judaism play any role in your life? cbayer Apr 2013 #8

I have stated in quite a few of my previous posts that I am a practicing Catholic Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #9

I had thought you were a practicing catholic, but missed your post on the problems you cbayer Apr 2013 #10

I have three sons, now all in their 30s Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #11

Did you expose them to Judaism or any other religions? cbayer Apr 2013 #12

I certainly told them about other religions. Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #13

Just curious. Don't mean to intrude. cbayer Apr 2013 #14