https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 05:56:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1688297 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:47:04 +0000 Adira 1688297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both agnostic and that's how we'll raise our children, though they are welcome to explore religions and come to their own conclusions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1688288 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:44:28 +0000 alohaorchid 1688288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not religious at all, and neither is my husband. Both of us don't agree with organized religion.</p> <p>I was "raised" Catholic but I use the term loosely because really all I did was get baptized and go to Catholic school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1688268 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:37:44 +0000 snowjewelz 1688268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH &amp; I are both Christians and he is a pastor... I know our kids will have an interesting life being a PK (pastor's kid). I hope to be able to live out Christ for them to see so they can make their own decision to follow God. I want to raise them to know &amp; love God, but when they are old enough to give them room to question, to doubt, to explore and just pray that they come to know God on their own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1687795 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:07:35 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1687795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither my husband or I are religious. I've been agnostic for a long time, but lean towards atheist as I get older. My husband was raised in a Catholic family, but he's never been a "believer". We obviously don't plan to raise our son to be religious, but we both have pretty strong feelings about the connectedness of living things in the universe. We don't pray before meals, but we stop and thank the animals who's lives give us sustenance and the work that went into growing/harvesting the plants. We'd like our son to grow up realizing that he is a part of a larger network of people/animals/nature and to respect that.</p> <p>If he chose to explore religions, I'd likely be bummed but only because my experience with organized religion hasn't been great. I feel like most people in my life who've committed to an organized religion have rejected their loved ones who don't. </p> <p>All in all, I'd hope that we could parent him like my parents did when I was in my teens and decided to go to church (I went to Christian and Morman churches). They didn't make a big fuss, but quietly let me know they really wanted me to *think* about what I was committing to and make sure it's what I really wanted/believed in. I know they weren't happy (and were quite distressed when I went to LDS church), but they told me the whole time they loved me no matter what. I hope I'll be level headed enough to do the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1687611 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:17:24 +0000 mrsbookworm 1687611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both atheists. We plan to teach LO about different religions and belief systems and stress that it's OK to believe different things. </p> <p>Both my mom and DH's mom are somewhat religious, though from different faiths. DH's dad is an atheist. I think growing up with many different points of view will help our LOs to decide what's right for them.</p> <p>I would be very disappointed if LO became involved in a religion that was intolerant of others' beliefs though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1687572 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:43:47 +0000 808love 1687572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui well said. I am Christian and am right along with you.<br /> I am actually surprised that many Christians responded. I've thought there were a lot more atheists here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1686454 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 10:07:46 +0000 lamariniere 1686454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both atheist. I'm surprised how many non believers there are! </p> <p>@hilsy85: I have the same feeling, I would be very surprised if our children sought out religion because it isn't something we talk about ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/3#post-1686436 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:39:46 +0000 singingbee 1686436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both Christian,but different denominations. I'm Catholic, teach at a Catholic school, and lo was baptized in the Catholic church. Dh attends mass with us sometimes when he is home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686430 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 09:29:52 +0000 doodlepoodle 1686430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I were both baptized &amp; raised in the episcopal church but do not practice at this time. DH I'd say is more atheist at this point, I'm unsure. We had a very bad experience at our last church and haven't made the effort to find a new one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686398 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:47:17 +0000 Bea 1686398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: @Mrs. Sunshine: right there with you guys! Both DH and I grew up southern baptist. Denomination isn't as huge of a deal to me as I've gotten older--just my relationship with Jesus Christ. But the church definitely has to preach the Truth and communion is a must for us. We will definitely be raising our children in Christianity but when the time comes only they can decide if they want to follow Jesus and have a relationship with Him.</p> <p>@dc yoga bee: will be praying for you as well! i know it can feel pretty empty to not be able to find the right church home for your family. Praying for God's guidance. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686390 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:39:12 +0000 mamimami 1686390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am Christian (right now going to an evangelical church) and my husband is an ex-catholic atheist. We agreed long ago to raise our kids in the church - me for obvious reasons and my husband because he appreciates the structure, community and moral instruction offered by religious education. </p> <p>I don't think beliefs can really be imposed on someone. I want them to have an authentic faith so I think my role as many have stated is to give them the knowledge, be a good model of faith and sort of point them in the direction of Christ. I know they will be exposed to other religions at their secular k-12 school and I think that is healthy. I hope they will come to their own Christian faith when they're old enough to make that decision. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686376 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:24:31 +0000 Running Elley 1686376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're religious. I grew up Catholic and still love the religion but don't practice. DH grew up Southern Baptist and we attend/are very involved in a church of that denomination. </p> <p>We will definitely be raising our children in the faith-it's something that is very important to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686365 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:13:13 +0000 mrsjyw 1686365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up United Methodist, DH grew up Catholic.</p> <p>We both identify ourselves as Christians and JesusLovers. We try to live our faith in our lives and will raise our child(ren) in the sane faith.</p> <p>We attend mass and/or church on a regular basis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686362 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:11:45 +0000 Greentea 1686362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had a very negative experience with Christianity most of my life. My mom's like the mom from the original "Carrie." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686361 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:08:16 +0000 meredithNYC 1686361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Catholic and my children will be raised in the religion and attend Catholic schools. I love the traditions and the very strong sense of community. If LO decided to leave the church, I would be supportive but I can't deny that I would be very sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1686340 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 07:38:27 +0000 PixieStix 1686340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: That's pretty cool. I was homeschooled myself with a Christian curriculum. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685828 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:48:28 +0000 Katrocap 1685828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both DH and I are atheists. He grew up Catholic and I grew up Disciples of Christ (a small Christian denomination similar to Presbyterianism), but neither of us were ever believers. I wouldn't mind it if DS studied world religions, but I would be surprised and honestly a little disappointed if he became religious himself.</p> <p>@gingerbebe: Disciples do take communion every week but their services and beliefs are quite different than Baptists. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685809 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:29:38 +0000 hilsy85 1685809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both Jewish but non religious--I consider myself culturally Jewish, religiously agnostic. DH is an athiest. I wouldn't necessarily discourage LO's involvement in any religion, but I would be really surprised if he did become religious (in any religion) because it's just something that's not a part of our lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685801 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:16:19 +0000 gingerbebe 1685801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: I believe the Disciples of Christ celebrate communion every week, but I don't know how their tenets compare to the Baptist Convention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685782 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:54:48 +0000 Synchronicity 1685782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both non-religious. My SO was raised a Christian, but now considers himself athiest. I was raised with no religion at all (the only time I've been to church is for weddings/funerals), but I consider myself to be agnostic. I've explored a lot of different religions, and I don't feel that I fit with any one in particular. </p> <p>I think we will encourage our children to explore and learn as much as possible, but we won't push or guide them in any one direction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685773 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:49:57 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1685773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both Jewish - I grew up conservative and DH is non-practicing. We rarely go to temple outside the high holidays. And when it comes to "beliefs", I think we both connect more culturally and community-wise to Judaism than really as "believers". We are more agnostic in that sense. </p> <p>That said, I would love for Colin to grow up feeling connected to his Jewish roots and wouldn't be opposed to him becoming more religious than we are.<br /> .<br /> I think mostly because we have several holocaust survivors in our family, it would be hard for me to see my children leave the Jewish faith in favor of another religion. Although also, I want him to be exposed and educated about all religions, and I believe there can be great wisdom in understanding and appreciating the traditions and beliefs of others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685765 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:40:24 +0000 Weagle 1685765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: walling you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685744 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:20:13 +0000 Applesandbananas 1685744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are Catholic and are raising LO in the church. It aligns best with my personal beliefs. LO will attend Catholic schools all the way through high school. </p> <p>If he wanted to explore other religions, we'd be as supportive as would could but would pray he'd find his way back to the Catholic Church.</p> <p>ETA: I wish there'd been a poll :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685735 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:13:12 +0000 gingerbebe 1685735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are both non-denominational Evangelical Christians. We were both raised in Christian families but became devoutly committed independently in our 20's. We are 99.9% on the same page spiritually and consider our faith the fundamental underpinning of our marriage. Actually, we consider it the most important thing in our life, period.</p> <p>Our children will definitely be raised as Christians. While we've considered homeschooling our kids for many reasons, one of the biggest is that we could integrate faith and education more freely than we could if our children were in public school. </p> <p>That said, one of the fundamental tenets of Christianity is that God loves each of us unconditionally and gives us complete freedom to choose a relationship with Him. Thus, if our children decided to explore other faiths or belief systems, we would respect their freedom to do so and love them just the same. Don't get me wrong - we would be gutted, sad, and would fervently pray they would come back into a relationship with Christ. But their choice of beliefs would not affect how much we loved them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685726 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:02:54 +0000 PixieStix 1685726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We follow closest to being Christians, though we don't go to church. I grew up in a non-traditional Christian home where my mother was the teacher about the Bible and what she believed, but my mother hasn't been very fond of churches in general so we were never taken to church as a child. I was able to explore different churches of my choosing, and went to several but never got connected.</p> <p>I plan on teaching our kids much the same way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685695 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:44:10 +0000 looch 1685695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to expose my son to religion just as we do with other subjects, there is a wide variety and he can choose what suits him.</p> <p>I am a recovering Catholic. I have major issues with the handling of the abuse scandal and the treatment of homosexuals and divorced people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685692 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:42:19 +0000 Lindsay05 1685692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know. Neither DH or I attend church. I believe in an afterlife, 'higher power', being spiritual, heaven, etc. However, I do not know where I belong in religion. I am also a big believer in evolution, but am open to that God created evolution. I think I just have my own belief system that makes me happy. Oy, I feel like I offended so many beliefs just by my pure ignorance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685677 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:29:42 +0000 pui 1685677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Essentially, trying to be as Christ-Like (Christian) as possible on a day to day bases. It's not just about what I do, is also about my attitude toward things, situations and people, coming from Biblical values. I don't believe I could do it without God's help. I would say one of the main things that drew me towards Christ was a difference I saw in His followers that I didn't see in everyone else. It's hard to explain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685659 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:19:39 +0000 twodoghouse 1685659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both atheists. I want to be open minded about our LOs exploring religion, but we aren't going to necessarily facilitate the exploration, if that makes sense. If they develop an interest in a religion we'll be supportive just like we would be of other interests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-religious/page/2#post-1685656 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:15:56 +0000 yellowbird 1685656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a believer. My husband and I are both non denominational Christians and go to church every Sunday because we looooove going and it really strengthens our relationship with God and each other. I fully support my little one exploring whatever religions they choose because I was not always a believer. I do think it is important to know why you believe and be 100% in your faith. </p>