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- From: traite@dante.harvard.edu (Shirley Traite)
- Newsgroups: alt.pagan
- Subject: Re: the next generation...?
- Message-ID: <2452@hsdndev.UUCP>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 18:51:08 GMT
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- In article <kre-210193205220@b61693.student.cwru.edu> kre@po.CWRU.edu (Keith R. Elflein) writes:
- >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?
-
- I am pagan and my husband is an atheist. We have agreed that it is
- important that our daughter (2 years old) be allowed to choose her
- own path. We want to expose her to as many religions /philosphies as
- possible so that she he will be able to choose (or not choose) a path.
- To me, raising a child who has *ethical* values and who can think for
- herself is of paramount importance. I feel that those values do not
- necessarily need to be tied to particular religion. (Of course if she
- adopts values similar to mine, she will probably *not*
- choose a judeo-christian path!)
-
- >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
- >
- I found my religion after a long search. It's right for me. I cannot
- say that it will necessarily be right for my child(ren).
-
- (I guess that's my Unitarian backgound coming through. :) )
-
- Blessings.
- ___
- Shirley Traite (traite@sdac.harvard.edu) |I only speak for myself.
- Statistical Programmer |
- SDAC/Biostatistics Dept. |
- Harvard Sch. of Public Health |
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- <> IT IS A VIRTUE TO HAVE AN OPEN AND INQUISITIVE MIND. <>
-