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- From: kre@po.CWRU.edu (Keith R. Elflein)
- Newsgroups: alt.pagan
- Subject: the next generation...?
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- Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:09:17 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University
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- In reading some of these articles and also from my own mind :) I have come
- across an issue that i would like some input on. When I get married, my
- wife will most likely not be a Wiccan..(who knows though, mebbe she will be
- :) anyways, whether she is or not, what do you think about what to do when
- the children come? Theoretically, one could do several things. Depending on
- your situation, if both parents are Wiccan, you could introduce the
- children to wicca very early..much like the judeo-christian religions do
- with their children. If one parent is a wiccan and the other belongs to one
- of the other religions, there could potentially be some SERIOUS conflict :)
- about how to guide the child in religion. In regards to the first, is there
- anyone that you know of who has always been wiccan? (meaning their parents
- were wican and they have been raised wiccan) i would find that
- fascinating...I would like to teach my children Wicca because i feel that
- it is not only a religion, but an entire way of life that i feel is
- correct. (i mean the bond between humans and the rest of nature that we are
- a part of)...but then again, i don't know if my children would appreciate
- it if i forced my religion down their throats, like my parents did with me.
- That was probably one of the reasons i left the "religious company" that i
- was a part of after discovering Wicca. Perhaps if the child was interested,
- and asked questions, then i could answer and teach..but only if interested.
- Maybe that is the best method. I think i really feel that the child should
- be left to discover religion for (his)(her)self..with some guidance and a
- lot of support from the parents :) What do you think?
-
- Keith
-
-
- "All the Gods are one God, and all the Goddesses are one Goddess, and there
- is one Initiator."
-