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[quote=Anonymous]I understand you 100% and I appreciate the comments so far.

I think about this a lot, and I think one of the differences between our generation and our parents' is that we were generally raised to believe that if we ever disagreed or sinned, we were going to hell. I would never, EVER tell my kids that. And to a certain extent, the church has changed a lot on that count. My kids went to a Catholic school that absolutely encouraged free thought, tough conversations, openness to all. I wouldn't have sent them there if they were rigid and close-minded.

The ties to your parents and grandparents are REAL -- I feel the same. So I'm trying to teach my kids, "This is who we are ... it's our heritage, our culture. You don't HAVE to believe everything I believe. But I'd like you to come to church sometimes and keep an open mind about all of it."

My kids were all baptized and got their first communion. We didn't confirm them, though -- figured that's where our "decide for yourself" philosophy could kick in. They never got any pushback at school, although it did come up once in a while.

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