LEAST religious burbs of DC?

[Anonymous]

NP here. I'm sorry OP was harassed in Mississppi. I have to say though, the behavior of atheists on this forum is pretty obnoxious too. The "I want to feed you to the lions" post above is par for the course. There's one poster who seems to make a point of getting on here every week to announce her atheism. "I think religion s'cks but I want to send my kid to NCS, will I fit in?" sort of thing. Totally obnoxious sand in your face. This is no excuse for the folks in Missisippi, but some of you atheists really have a double standard when it comes to your own behavior....

[Anonymous]

and not sand, damn you, spell check!

[Anonymous]

One rude and out of line comment of one atheist does not make all the atheists on this forum obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry no one will try to save your soul.

However, don't make a wrong a move or someone will try to sue your soul.


Just kidding! Welcome to the land of more lawyers per square foot than anywhere else in the country.

[Anonymous]

Interesting thread... My mother became a "Born Again" a few years ago and tried to convert my kids behind my back. Went as far as to lie about where she was taking them for an extended period of time every summer. She had the benefit of my kids being so young that they couldn't verbalize where she was taking them. Finally our oldest spilled the beans. Jewish DH was more understanding than I was... I was PISSED about her lying a**. I actually do somewhat believe in God, but we don't raise our kids in any particular organized religion, and evangelical Christianity would be the LAST sect on our list.

Agree with 06:55. Anyone being pushy with his religion (or lack of religion) could be viewed as being a little obnoxious; however, in this day and age in our country, only one particular segment of one particular group would actually *try to convert* someone else's child.

Thank "God" we moved to NW DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're relocating from the Bible Belt this September. DD was approached by many classmates at her public school looking to "save" her (she's only 6 and was very confused by this, since we hadn't planned on explaining things like religion/philosophy that early). We're looking for a more secular environment... Any suggestions?

Ugh. I will tell you that we are a Unitarian family and I was suprised when my 4 YO came home from a non religious preschool with stories about Jesus and - the Devil! But overall I've been pretty comfortable in NOVA. I am not an outwardly religious person at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread... My mother became a "Born Again" a few years ago and tried to convert my kids behind my back. Went as far as to lie about where she was taking them for an extended period of time every summer. She had the benefit of my kids being so young that they couldn't verbalize where she was taking them. Finally our oldest spilled the beans. Jewish DH was more understanding than I was... I was PISSED about her lying a**. I actually do somewhat believe in God, but we don't raise our kids in any particular organized religion, and evangelical Christianity would be the LAST sect on our list.

Agree with 06:55. Anyone being pushy with his religion (or lack of religion) could be viewed as being a little obnoxious; however, in this day and age in our country, only one particular segment of one particular group would actually *try to convert* someone else's child.

Thank "God" we moved to NW DC.

why would you care if your mom exposed your kids to faith? I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

I'm a Jew in NOVA and religion has never, ever come up around my neighbors. I honestly have no idea if they observe and what.

Agree w/ PP that you will be fine in all of the close in suburbs of DC.

[Anonymous]

I'm the PP -- you wouldn't be mad if your mother lied repeatedly about where she was taking your kids, scared them with stories of hell, taught them X group of people were bad & dirty, and deliberately took them to a church you would never attend yourself? I'd be just as angry if she'd taken them to a mosque or Wiccan group behind my back, and so would you, I suspect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP -- you wouldn't be mad if your mother lied repeatedly about where she was taking your kids, scared them with stories of hell, taught them X group of people were bad & dirty, and deliberately took them to a church you would never attend yourself? I'd be just as angry if she'd taken them to a mosque or Wiccan group behind my back, and so would you, I suspect.

you have exposed your kids to one perspective on religion, so if you truly are tolerant, why not let them be exposed to the other perspective? or other perspectives, and that includes letting a friend/neighbor take them to a mosque or a wiccan ceremony or anything else. the more we expose kids to the better, and then let them decide for themselves when they are older.

[Anonymous]

I would consider allowing my kids to attend A religious ceremony. I would not allow my children to be taken to hundreds of religious ceremonies of one particular religion over the course of three years behind my back.

[Anonymous]

In addition, there are dozens of peaceful, mainstream Christian churches that most people wouldn't object their children being "exposed" to occasionally; it's the truly hateful, "born again" everyone-is-going-to-hell version that I have the most objection to.

[Anonymous]

PP here again... I'm sure many people on this thread ARE tolerant of different beliefs, but in my particular household, certain things are unacceptable, and they include:

-- Racism
-- Sexism
-- Homophobia
-- Condemning others to "hell"

i.e. all the things my mother's fundamentalist church preaches

My kids can disagree with me all they want on taxes, abortion, war, gun control, etc., but I will NOT raise sexist, racist or homophobic children, period.

[Anonymous]

I let my child go to Protestant light services. Sending her to a Southern Baptist church is akin to a brainwashing cult, in my mind. I don't agree with their interprtation of the bible and I won't allow my child to be exposed to those ideas or attitudes. That's where my parents sent me and I don't want my child to have to contemplate the angry version of god at the ages of 5 or 6. I think it's wrong to try to scare small children into accepting a religion they don't understand. It's a total insult for someone to ignore my decisions on religion exposure to my child. I won't indoctrinate the children of friends and family and I expect the same respect of my parenting decisions.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind when my mother occassionally takes my kids to Catholic mass. However, I'd be extremely pissed if she lied about where she was taking them or if she took them to any type of religious gathering where they were told they (and anyone else) who didn't follow that particular religion were bad people who were going to hell.

I have a friend who was raised Baptist in the Bible Belt and she talks about how upsetting it was as a child to hear that her friends, teachers, etc. who weren't Baptists were doomed to hell. No, I wouldn't want my kids exposed to that.