Questions tagged [religion]

Questions about religion in relation to parenting. This often relates to raising a child with a co-parent of a different (or no) religion, or how to answer religious questions of a child, particularly by non-religious parents.

Questions about religion in relation to parenting. This often relates to raising a child with a co-parent of a different (or no) religion, or how to answer religious questions of a child, particularly by non-religious parents.

Questions related to a specific religion may be asked here, but are often better asked on the website of the specific religion. Here are links to a few (please add more if we have left one out):

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Christianity.se

Hinduism.se

Islam.se

Mi Yodeya

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What to do when minor son is drawn into religious group?

I have a son from a previous relationship. He is 8 years old and lives with his mother. I am now married and have two other kids, and he is with us regularly about 20% of his time. I have shared custody. He recently mentioned he has been visiting…
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How to be honest and sensitive while talking to my sister's children about religion?

Since there is no Uncle'ing on StackExchange, I figured the Parenting site is the closest match to my dilemma. First some backstory. My sister and I were raised in a mildly conservative (middle of the road) Jewish family. At an early age, I…
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How do I introduce God to my child?

Myself : Was a staunch religionist. Life lead me to find my version of God which is the omnipresent nature. And for the most part I am inclined to the Buddha's way. Partner : Religious and prays to idols. There is never a conflict between us and as…
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How to let children believe without imposing my religion?

I think that is right to let the children to believe in what they want, for example, when I was young my fathers never make me go to the church (Except for special cases). At this point of my life, I would have liked to show me something more, and I…
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Split-religion parents, should we baptize our children

Christianity, aside from it's appearance in bad light the past couple of years, has a lot of meaningful values. It teaches children to control their emotions through telling stories. The knowledge of the story of Jesus will support the history…
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Can I insist my daughter to be non beliver in religions?

My daughter is 11 months old. Even though I am from conservative family, I am a non believer in any religions. But my wife believe in god. And she use to go church regularly. Now a days She is taking my 11 months old baby to church. And now she is…
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I’m 12, my parents are strict Christians, I don’t believe in god and I would love some advice on how to tell them

I have a sister, and she doesn’t believe in god. But she is financially independent and is much older than me. I feel filthy every single time I pray and really need a way to tell my parents I’m not Christian. But I’m afraid that they’ll force me to…
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How do I tell my Mom I'm Agnostic?

I'm not a parent but this is a question for parents. I've been Agnostic for a while now, but my Mother is a Christian, and a very big one at that. I'm kind of scared to tell her, but that may be my inferiority complex kicking in, so I would like…