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Meditrina · 05-17-2005, 06:45 AM

I'd like to reply first, then I will go back and read all of your responses. I am very interested to read what you all wrote.

I grew up with very little, if any, religion. My parents were non-practicising Jews, who never thought to find something else that fit their beliefs. They never even mentioned G-d at all. I never went to Hebrew school, and I never learned anything. I never realized what I was missing, until my first child was born. I married into a Catholic family, who accepted the idea that I was Jewish (even though I knew nothing, I would not have considered myself Jewish). I tried to raise my daughter with both religions, but that is impossible when you know nothing. I have since converted to Catholicism, so my daughter can have a religious education and have the knowledge to choose for herself when she gets older. I still know very little, but feel comfortable with what I chose. Every day I learn something new and my daughter does too.

I just wanted to add that I can understand why people move away from a religion that was forced on them. I hope my daughter does not feel that way. She attends religious education once a week at the church, and we attend as often as we can, but I do not force the issue. She seems to be taking it all in, and never fights me to go to church. Actually, sometimes she wants to go and I don't. When she is older, if she choses to switch religions, I will know that she has had a background as a base of knowledge and I will support her 100%.

05-17-2005, 06:45 AM	#52 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	I'd like to reply first, then I will go back and read all of your responses. I am very interested to read what you all wrote. I grew up with very little, if any, religion. My parents were non-practicising Jews, who never thought to find something else that fit their beliefs. They never even mentioned G-d at all. I never went to Hebrew school, and I never learned anything. I never realized what I was missing, until my first child was born. I married into a Catholic family, who accepted the idea that I was Jewish (even though I knew nothing, I would not have considered myself Jewish). I tried to raise my daughter with both religions, but that is impossible when you know nothing. I have since converted to Catholicism, so my daughter can have a religious education and have the knowledge to choose for herself when she gets older. I still know very little, but feel comfortable with what I chose. Every day I learn something new and my daughter does too. I just wanted to add that I can understand why people move away from a religion that was forced on them. I hope my daughter does not feel that way. She attends religious education once a week at the church, and we attend as often as we can, but I do not force the issue. She seems to be taking it all in, and never fights me to go to church. Actually, sometimes she wants to go and I don't. When she is older, if she choses to switch religions, I will know that she has had a background as a base of knowledge and I will support her 100%. __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras Last edited by Meditrina; 05-17-2005 at 06:48 AM..