All you atheist parents wondering how to broach the religion topic to your kids listen up!

[Rhubarb]

I'm a catholic and I teach my kids about all religions. I explain that some people believe different things and some people don't believe at all. I tell them what the Bible says about creation and what science says.

I tell them what my personal beliefs are but I encourage them to make their own minds up. I answer questions with "well this is what I believe but you might think something different".

I take them to Church and they know about the religion we follow, but I do encourage questions as far as I can bearing in mind their young ages.

So what I say to you is this. Don't put a barrier between yourselves and religion when it comes to your kids. Arm them with information and let them make their own minds up. If you push them a certain way, chances are that they'll reject it later on in life. Whereas if you add your support to whatever they decide to believe or not, it will give them the confidence to choose their own paths.

You may be disappointed in their choices but don't try to influence them too strongly one way or the other.

So says me.

[Enid]

blardy hell peachy you sound more brainy than me

we have dilemmas on how to spell 'party' in this house

girls go to a c of e school, I have lost my faith so I now think the story of god and jesus is a fairy story. Hence I read them Greek myths every night but they dont really ask questions about them, or the christian religion , I think its all jsut stories to them too atm.

[Rhubarb]

Hello DC!

[Enid]

and dominic too

you are all thinky brainboxes

stop angsting and go and put some music on

[ahundredtimes]

For what it's worth, I completely let her off the spading too. I'd spade a rat. I'd headbutt a rat. I'd definitely shoot one given half a chance. Is totally understandable and rather admirable, and nothing like spading more fluffy ducklings, I don't think.

[TheDaVinciCod]

adn ll she had to do was carryt hemt ot he river
imagine the poor ducky mum

[Rhubarb]

Did she then have ducky mum with orange sauce?

[TheDaVinciCod]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

silly cow htough eh?

[ahundredtimes]

Your parents are heroes Cod. I love the fact they delayed their holiday!

[Rhubarb]

Actually you see Heaven won't be that bad cause Jesus was no veggie either. So we'd have lots of lamb and fish and that funny bread with lots of wine to wash it down with (red of course, not that poncy white stuff) and those lush angels to fancy and stuff.

[Peachy]

Like you I lost what was once sa string faith- I still try to follow what i think is the idea behind Jesus (the prophet of love, really) but am not theistic. the boys attend a devout CofW schools and get all sorts pumped at them- even creationism sadly (when I challenged this DS2 was told 'well Mum is wrong'- well love, Mum is 2/3 through a workd religiosn degree LOl so ahs osme idea perhaps?).

The boys seem to have a natural interest though which I encurage- DS1 loves Buddha dn hindusim; DS2 is mroe inclined towards Christianity but there's so much truth buried in the Prables that i try to foucus on them as life lessons instead of Divine truth, iyswim?

Nobody brainy here LOL! Just got my AHdith and Qu'an mixed on another thread

[TheDaVinciCod]

i know sister htought hey were unhinged

we got reports every morning ont he state of hte eggs


themother goes BANANAS during hte kindertrasnport

[Aloha]

ds says 'is it real?' and I say, 'no darling, people thought it was real but it was just a story. Night night, sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite...I said lie down! What do you want now? Water? Why didn't you ask earlier. Humph, alright. No you can't have a honey sandwich. Goodnight!'
Does that count as debate?

[ahundredtimes]

lol. She wouldn't though would she, if she knew what lay in waiting on the other side of the fence. Is holocaust, your parents are Herr and Frau Schindler.

[Enid]

yes a natural interest here too peachy

[TheDaVinciCod]

they have meorials at the yad vashe of the dick world


heaven will eb theirs

with loads of eggs

[Rhubarb]

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

That's indoctrination of the atheist kind!

[TheDaVinciCod]

ARF! at hte yad vashem of the DUCK world
not the other

[Rhubarb]

Are there eggs in Heaven?

Do they have special chickens that lay special eggs? Do the lambs gallop playfully to your dinner plate? Are the Beatles on as background music?

[TheDaVinciCod]

i hope so
but not he beatles hting

id like the"Pina COlada " song to be played on a loop

[Rhubarb]

Am I a fruit or a veg?

Can you still fart in Heaven? How about burp? Do you have sex?

[TheDaVinciCod]

here you are
this is onin heaven

[ahundredtimes]

LOL. You can be magistrate at Nuremberg Duck Trials.

[TheDaVinciCod]

oh god are we erring towards bad taste?
i fear we are.

[TheDaVinciCod]

i will then infiltrate MOSSAD to goto south america

[ahundredtimes]

No is okay, I'm allowed to anyway, am a bit jewish, and I give you leave if you're not.
I love Richard Holmes. You like that song because it's all about being in bed and being 'tired of your laydee' and you've got that sheets thing going on.