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Originally Posted by Tone Loc
Am I in the wrong for being supportive of her religious views but making the decision not to take part? I know it is important to her, and I thought about "sucking it up" and going just to make her happy but it seems meaningless if I strongly disagree with the institutions and belief systems behind it.
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I don't see how you could be "in the wrong" for not wanting to go any more than she would be for forcing you to do something which is against your beliefs.
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Originally Posted by Tone Loc
I however would want them to learn from the "good" aspects of religion such as loving one's neighbor, turning the other cheek, not judging others, living with integrity and respecting one's body etc.
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Originally Posted by MSREE
I used to not want my kids to go to mass, but now i do. I think for children its great because they learn some discipline and how to sit quietly and respectfully. Ive seen too many kids that are out and about in public seriously wreaking havoc because their parents look away for 1 min.
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You can teach them all those things without religion, just like how religious people can completely miss them. I don't get why so many people seem to think religion has anything to with your ability to learn things like that.
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Originally Posted by MSREE
Before i was very against having my future kids go to private catholic school. But now im older honestly, i wouldnt mind as long as I participate in heavily enriching them with the positive values of religion at home and im teaching them all that judgmental/bigoted/close minded stuff is a no no in the real world.
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So you want them to spend time that they could have been learning useful things on religion, and then spend more of your own time teaching them to ignore half of the stuff the learned in those religious classes? That doesn't make much sense.