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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you really want them to have a choice, let them have the choice.  Do they need to be confirmed now? Can it be something they choose to do later?

My parents never had my siblings and I baptized because they wanted us to be able to choose for ourselves.  Well, my siblings and I are all atheists and I am very glad that I had the option to choose.[/quote]

My husband was raised this way too, but from his perspective he wasn't really given a choice because he wasn't raised in a religious tradition or with an understanding. He feels that is much harder to come by as an adult. At least if you are taught and experience what it means to be a part of a congregation, you know what what you are choosing to reject. This is why he wanted our kids raised in a church. But when it came time for Confirmation, he made sure they got hear both of our perspectives and make their own choices. They had a healthy dose of realistic skepticism, they question everything, but my kids are 'hedge your bets' types, so they chose confirmation. I think what helped was that they understood that faith is a lifelong learning process and everyone is constantly questioning and reevaluating and learning. Confirmation is saying you want to continue on that journey.[/quote]

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