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@deerylou: I understand that my statement would be confusing to many, so I'm actually glad you asked.
Just to be clear, I in no way wish health complications of any kind etc on anyone, especially my own kid who I (already) love so dearly. However, I believe that even through the roughest circumstances God can be glorified through us depending on Him and trusting in Him and reminding ourselves that life on earth is temporary, but life afterward with Him is eternal and entirely glorious.
Based on those beliefs, I would feel so much more comfortable knowing my child is an obedient follower of God and that his/her eternal life is secure, free from the pains of this world, (while this health challenge is temporary), rather than having to accept that my child will not get to experience eternity with God.
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There is such a wide variety of religions that it's so hard to say that it would be ok. DH and I are Christian but do not go to church. It would be hard to see our children get involved in a cult or any religion that would compromise his/her independence. Ultimately it would be their choice and I would have to support it the best I could.
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@Glitter: you want your child to be obedient to God more than happy?
I am Catholic and DH was raised Jewish but his mother is Catholic so he was raised in a two religion household. Our child(ren) will be raised Catholic. I would have absolutely no problem with LO marrying someone of a different faith as long as the faith isn't extremist.
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@swedishfish: Yes, I want my child to seek holiness (obedience to God) above all else. I believe we were created to be holy, and that this pursuit often brings about the deepest and truest form of happiness.
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We are interfaith, and I hope LO finds something to identify with when she's old enough to understand faith.
For me, I see my religious traditions as more of a nationality than a religion. She will always be Jewish to me, just like she will always be American. It is just part of her forever. If she connects better with a different system to connect her with her higher power, then she has my utmost blessings. The Jewish people wil live on through her no matter what.
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I would kinda have to be okay since I did it. Lol. Mr. Hedgie is Jewish and I am Christian. We celebrate both religions equally and plan to raise our children under both. I had to made a conscious, informed decision when I chose to ask for salvation and if she chooses to go that route (which obviously I hope she does) she will have to do the same. I'm the end I believe you can't teach somebody to believe something. They need to truly believe it. So whatever religion my children chose to follow, whether it be Judaism, Christianity, or anything else, if they choose to marry somebody outside of that, as long as they are happy and I'm a healthy relationship, I don't care.
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I married outside my religion (or rather, outside of my apathy of religion), so I won't care as long as my baby marries someone who accepts her as she is and doesn't try to get her to convert to something else for terrible reasons, like to please their family. I would also be very wary of her marrying a fundamentalist of any religion.
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@Glitter: +1
I couldn't have put it better (:
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DH and I are both Catholic. All I want is for my kid to be happy and to be a good person. I believe that being a good, kind, giving, compassionate person bears more weight than what organized religion someone chooses to follow. As long as the religion he marries into doesn't compromise those values, I'll be happy.
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@locavore_mama: Sorry for the late reply, sometimes I don't get the notification emails. I actually can't think of a time when I faced any discrimination regarding my relationship with my SO due to our cultural and religious differences. I take it for granted but I should consider myself lucky!
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