to think that some non-religious parents over-react just a teensy-weensy bit when their children are exposed to religion in the most benign form?

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

s'ok if I am. But threads complaining about this sort of thing are a regular MN feature, and I can't help thinking that some parents seem tremendously precious about it. We're Christians and it often comes up that not everyone believes the way we do, and I talk to my children about it and they wander off and scribble on the lounge walls again.

I've seen people complaining about Christian mums and tots groups, simple 'thankyou' prayers and christian charities. I am 100% ok with you bringing your children up atheist, theist, or chocolate-worshipping. Honestly, if I whipped myself up into a panic over every mention of different beliefs or none that my children encounter, I'd never get anything done.

(Please note, this is not a church schools whinge, I'm against selection on religious grounds.)

do agree that post was a bit..'forceful' tho. just checking back to see how er.. 'forceful' i was last night to Sue..

madamez - not sure if you've been following the thread.

Lawrentian onebat? No naked wrestling in my family! As far as i know...

ok i think i mean Hardyesque. No, even that's wrong.

O damn, the bit of my memory that is BAHons(1st) Eng Lit has finally slipped through the God-shaped hole..

i love Phillip Pullman.
A 1st eh onebat? Ooh-er.

No naked family wrestling here, though I am pondering dancing naked on top of a hill to see if anyone tries to have me burned..

jsut re-read mine and realized how truly awful that sounded - how embarrassing! It was meant to contrast with current perhaps permanent lacuna.

lacuna! where did that come from?

Justa did you have dirt on examiner too? No?

YANBU - I think tolerance should apply to non-believers as well as to those of differing faiths.

LOL You're obviously both far cleverer than me [ruty huffs off thread]

Justaboutdrippingblood - Hello. LOL at the name change. I have just come back from hols in Greece. Mumsnet is all changed - I am not sure I like it. Will look in on postnatal thread.

ruty? ..RUTY?

lol so true justa..

best friend got a first. He's pretty much lovely in every way. Bastard.

Jihad

Is it too much to hope that Darth vader would at least come on the thread and tell us he was disappointed in our lack of faith?

choking noise

I...agree...with...[splutter..collapses]

May the force be with you

Vader! I see your jihad and raise you.. a crusade.

You may strike us down, Vader, but we will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine...