Religion & your LO

[bbyno1]

So just wondering who is religious?If so will you try to bring your LO up in a religious way too?
Im not a religious person but FOB is and wants to get Aliyah christened..What is everyone's opinions on christening a baby?I know some people wait until their 'baby' is older so that they understand what is going on more..x

 

[mrsraggle]

Neither me or DH are religious so we're not getting Ellie christened. We'll totally support her if she decides to go down that route in later life though.

 

[WW1]

Neither me or DH are religious so we're not getting Ellie christened. We'll totally support her if she decides to go down that route in later life though.

Same here!

 

[pixydust]

Neither me or DH are religious so we're not getting Ellie christened. We'll totally support her if she decides to go down that route in later life though.

same we'll support whatever religion he chooses if any

 

[Mrs Dot]

I think it's important if it's important to your oh. We had H christened at 3 months and believe its a big part of growing up. We don't go to church each week but try to go at least once a month. Each to their own i guess!

 

[louandivy]

Technically I am Jewish but neither myself nor my OH practice any kind of religion. My OH's Catholic parents wanted her baptised but I said no as it is not something I am comfortable with. But I of course would always support her if she became religious when she was older. I went to a church of england school when I was a kid and was DESPERATE to be a Christian to fit in I begged my parents to get me christened and started my own club called 'thank jesus for our world' with homemade badges and everything!

 

[pigginteacher]

I'm 'religious' although i dont like that word, I would prefer christian My daughter will attend church with me and hubbie and I will talk to her about my beliefs etc but she will make her own choices when she's old enough. I'm lucky that me and hubbie have the same religious views so it hasn't been an issue. My LO will have a blessing which is an alternative to christening and can be done whenever. I think if the fob wants baby to be christened and u dont mind then go for it x

 

[~RedLily~]

Same as the others. It's up to Ella what religion she is and if when she's older she wants to be baptised then I fully support that as it is her decision. FOB wanted her christened but that was because he wanted a party not because he believed in it.

 

[venusrockstar]

Hubby and I aren't very religious people and we decided not to have Bella baptized. I want her to be able to choose her own path and not be forced into a certain religion/baptized into a certain religion. However, we do plan to let her attend some local religious classes they have for children that is non-denominational. We want her to be exposed to it and she can make the choice for herself.

 

[amygwen]

I'm an atheist, FOB is Catholic so he's been wanting to get Kenny baptized. I told him I don't want him to be baptized until he's old enough to make his own decision about what religion he wants to be!

 

[redpoppy]

I don't know what I'm going to do but LO will definitely have some form of religious upbringing and spiritual direction. If she chooses later in life to think it's all bunk then so be it. I'm not big into organised religion and I'm definitely not into the whole guilt thing many religions impose on their followers but I do want her to be as aware and open to spirituality as possible in her life. Oh and since I'm Muslim I'll probably be teaching her what I know. I'd be quite sad if she was an atheist but I know belief is something you can't really influence or change except rarely once someone is an adult. You can't force belief.

 

[OmarsMum]

We'r muslims & we'll be teaching Omar what we know. He watches us while praying & he tries to imitate us. I want him to learn our religion at an early age but he will also know about other religions as we live in a multi curtural society & it's very important to teach him about other beliefs.

 

[RainbowDrop_x]

We will not be getting LO christened..I'm Christian my OH is Irish Catholic but we don't practice the religions, we don't follow them so what's the point is our view.. If we were highly religious then we would but I personally don't agree with Christening a baby and then not following the faith.

If when DD is older she WANTS to follow a religion and be Christened/Baptised then that's fine I will support her in every way I can but I won't be forcing it on her for mine or my OH's sake

 

[Nimyra]

Technically I am Jewish but neither myself nor my OH practice any kind of religion. My OH's Catholic parents wanted her baptised but I said no as it is not something I am comfortable with. But I of course would always support her if she became religious when she was older. I went to a church of england school when I was a kid and was DESPERATE to be a Christian to fit in I begged my parents to get me christened and started my own club called 'thank jesus for our world' with homemade badges and everything!

That is too funny! What did your parent's think of your venture?

I was raised Jewish and religion is still a really big soft spot in my family since I don't practice Judaism anymore. My dad actually flipped out when I announced during my pregnancy that if I had a boy, he would *not* be circumcised.

 

[sickybump]

What a great thread! Me and OH are both christians, it's been a really special experience for me to be brought up in a Christian home. I agree with whats been said that it's for the individual to choose as they learn themselves but I also think sharing your own experiences of God is the best start you can give to your LO. We plan to christen/baby baptism/blessing because we want to thank God for this amazing gift of life.

 

[fluffpuffin]

we are religious and will be teaching LO our beliefs, but when she is old enough she can make up her own mind, as belief is a very personal thing

 

[Nimyra]

I want my LO to be brought up in a religion, and I'm a very spiritual person, but also very eclectic... so I haven't really decided what religion to bring my LO up with yet. Currently I go to a Unity Church which affirms all faiths, (good for us folk who can't make up their minds!)

 

[louandivy]

Technically I am Jewish but neither myself nor my OH practice any kind of religion. My OH's Catholic parents wanted her baptised but I said no as it is not something I am comfortable with. But I of course would always support her if she became religious when she was older. I went to a church of england school when I was a kid and was DESPERATE to be a Christian to fit in I begged my parents to get me christened and started my own club called 'thank jesus for our world' with homemade badges and everything!

That is too funny! What did your parent's think of your venture?

I was raised Jewish and religion is still a really big soft spot in my family since I don't practice Judaism anymore. My dad actually flipped out when I announced during my pregnancy that if I had a boy, he would *not* be circumcised.

They were pretty laid back so I think it just amused them...in fact my mum still brings it up to embarrass me! I wish I still had those badges...

 

[anna matronic]

louandivy that is too funny

Well I am not religious, but I am a religious education teacher (humanities) so believe it is important for lo to be exposed to as many religions as possible. My sister is a childminder and she teachers her mindees about other religions during their festivals, I would like to do that with Evan too. As I teach RE at secondary school I am aware of the education British kids get although I am sure this will be very different in 12 years time!

For me growing up in a very multi cultural society and moving to a place and teaching in a school that is 99+% white with very few students of other religions and knowing the attitude of the kids towards religion it is so important for me that Evan is knowledgable about all religions.

If he chose at a later stage that he wanted to follow a particular religion then that is down to him and I would support him x

 

[princessellie]

me and paul are not religious at all, his family are catholic and mine are muslim, i got leyla muslimed when she was a few months old as i just felt it was the right thing to do i didnt want her to be catholic and kind of felt id be pushed into making her catholic if i didnt officially make her a muslim (muslims dont technically have to be ''muslimed'', a child born to a muslim parent is automatically a muslim) i havent had naomie done yet but i probably will next time i go to turkey x