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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]God calls us home in different ways, often through a loved one.[/quote]

OH, so you think the "loved one" learning about Jesus will convert the mother?

God's will, I suppose, or God works in mysterious ways -- as long as it's the Christian God, right?[/quote]

Well, since OPs entire thread premise is about her daughter expressing an interest in Christianity when OP does not have any faith, then yes.[/quote]

OP here.  My daughter is not "expressing interest in Christianity" at six. My daughter is repeating what she has been told, not understanding the full context of what is being said.  Also, I do have faith.  Did you not read my original post?  I lost my faith and regained it.  It's not the same as before, but that doesn't matter.  I have a religion, and I want my daughter to be raised in my religion.  While I needed time to sort things out, other adults decided to share their faith with my daughter.  Not okay.[/quote]

New poster. I also took your original post to mean you weren’t religious.  It’s not clear.

In any event, my kids are Muslim. We parents do not practice any religion and we don’t really believe in God. But I did make sure to tell my kids they are Muslim and introduce them to basic religious concepts through picture books and children’s  music . I chose ones that emphasized the commonalities among the Abrahamic religions. As they got older, I taught them that most religious people here in the US are Christian. But there are many secular people, and people of other faiths, and one of the best things about America is you can be religious if you want, or not believe at all. And you can choose your religion. It’s not chosen for you.  We are raising them as Muslim, but they can choose what they want to believe and how they want to practice when they are older (teens).

Anyway, if you are somehow referring to Islam, I have a lot of inclusive children’s books and music I can recommend. [/quote]

Me again. I was raised Christian and my husband was raised Muslim. I get that this is trickier when you belong to a minority religion. I don’t think many Christians realize how pervasive Christianity is in most aspects of our lives. It’s easier to ignore if you are secular. But it can be difficult to raise a child in a minority religion when Christianity is so culturally pervasive.  That’s why I did expose my kids early.   And it does require a lot of talking. “Some people say grace before a meal. The one you heard was likely Christian.  Muslims say “bismillah ir rahman ir Raheem.”  It all means the same thing. Gratitude for having a meal to eat.” [/quote]

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