Thanks for the additional comments. Yes, it’s a tricky question. She seems to have shifted from a “Definitely will raise religious” to “Will simply do what I do and if they ask about it (e.g. what prayer is, god, etc.) then I’ll tell them what I believe.” We’ll see how this plays out, but I think telling them about (if that’s really what she does) will be a far stretch better than instructing them on or teaching as fact. Does that make sense?
I’m glad this happened, as I was in a tough spot. I tended to think that my options were a) both teach equally that our positions were true, b) me let my wife teach religion and I say nothing, and c) teach proven rational tools but not anything about religion.
I thought c) was by far the best option, but also thought a) would have been more harmful than b). I don’t think whiplashing a kid between two sides at young ages would have been helpful. It seems we’ve migrated toward c, which is great.
There’s my off-topic ramble for you—thanks for your comments.
Thanks for the additional comments. Yes, it’s a tricky question. She seems to have shifted from a “Definitely will raise religious” to “Will simply do what I do and if they ask about it (e.g. what prayer is, god, etc.) then I’ll tell them what I believe.” We’ll see how this plays out, but I think telling them about (if that’s really what she does) will be a far stretch better than instructing them on or teaching as fact. Does that make sense?
I’m glad this happened, as I was in a tough spot. I tended to think that my options were a) both teach equally that our positions were true, b) me let my wife teach religion and I say nothing, and c) teach proven rational tools but not anything about religion.
I thought c) was by far the best option, but also thought a) would have been more harmful than b). I don’t think whiplashing a kid between two sides at young ages would have been helpful. It seems we’ve migrated toward c, which is great.
There’s my off-topic ramble for you—thanks for your comments.