By the way, you should watch Studio 60... > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:04 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: mixed religion households > Importance: High > > First off, in case you don't know, I'm agnostic. Agnostic in the > sense that I can't prove what's out there, but then again, if there is > something out there, I'm certain it's not the god/gods we've been > worshiping on this rock. My wife grew up methodist, but no longer > goes to church, and believes in the god of the bible. My daughters > have all gone to a baptist based mothers-day-out (my wifes grandmother > is baptist and attends here) program for years up until now when my > oldest is now in a secular school. I kinda cringe whenever I hear my > daughters singing these religious songs and definitely didn't like > hearing my daughter expound on why she wanted a dress with a cross on > it (so everyone would know that jesus died for her...and she was 5 at > the time). My wife also agreed with me that the dress thing was a > little over the top so we put my daughter in public school > kindergarten instead of the kindergarten program they had at this > church. > > Anyway, last night we were talking about our circle of friends and how > all the men are agnostic while the women have faith. She remarked > that friend A's husband would at least go to church with them to set a > good example. I replied that I didn't think that was setting a good > example at all because it would be hypocrisy. She thinks that without > my catholic upbringing, I wouldn't have the knowledge to make my > decision today. I look back on my catholic upbringing as a wasted > effort at brainwashing. The conversation ended with this remark, > "Let's not talk about this anymore, this is something I'm not proud > of"........ouch! That was a dagger. > > The conversation wasn't heated at all, and I really don't think she > meant to be hurtful, but it seems to me that she believes my > agnosticism to be defect of some sort. I didn't say anything about it > last night, but it really did bother me throughout the night. I have > a feeling that most mixed religion households would probably go > through this and that I might be overreacting. The thing is, the > feeling is not reciprocal, I'm neither proud nor ashamed that she's > got a faith in god. That's just who she is, and I'm proud of her in > whole. > > thanks for letting me get that off my chest. :) > > feel free to chime in and tell me that this is the norm :) > > > -- > "You scumbag, you maggot > You cheap lousy faggot > Happy christmas your arse > I pray God its our last" > >
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