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Moms Talk

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

What If Your Teen Doesn't Want To Go To Church?

When children question faith, parents have some decisions to make.

Imagine you're driving home from church, temple, mosque, when your 15-year-old suddenly says something that has you ducking for cover in fear that God will unleash a lightning bolt intended for your teen. After years of attending church services, your obedient teenager expresses her desire to no longer attend services. Not because he or she hates going, but because he or she doesn't share your beliefs and those of the church. Your head spins at this revelation. How will you respond? This definitely creates a problem. Particularly if there are younger siblings in the family who will no doubt use the "Why do I have to go and Susie doesn't?" approach. But let's consider the ramifications of your child's issue. Forcing her to continue …

Michael

8:02 pm on Wednesday, November 2, 2011

When I was a child growing up in the 60`s & 70`s I attended a Greek Orthodox school. I was 6 when our father sent us. First half of class was Greek language & religion. If a teacher thought u were not paying attention during class u were whipped with a paddle.When it was your turn to recite prayer & screwed up u got paddled.You were paddled 3 times u were eligible to be sent to the principals …   more ›

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