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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm weirded out by the "love god" wording. I can understand parents wanting children to follow in their religious footsteps, but not believing in god(s) doesn't translate to "hating" god(s).

That's like saying that because I don't believe in Santa Clause, or Bigfoot, or the Tooth Fairy, that I don't love them - or that I "hate" them.

It has nothing to do with love/hate - some people just believe, and others don't. It either clicks or it doesn't. Agree with others - it's not a reflection of the parents if older kids and adults don't believe. Even when I was forced to go to Sunday School, I had lots of doubts. But when I was a kid, I didn't think there was any option except to believe. Now I know otherwise, and openly utilize my own mind to think and decide for myself. [/quote]

I'm 7:14, the poster with the two middle schoolers.  I appreciate your comments, but I think you just set up a straw man and knocked it down.  Has a poster equated not loving God with "hating" God?  I haven't seen that in this thread.  To be clear, both of my sons believe in God, and further believe that Jesus is his divine son.  My angst comes from the fact that they have zero enthusiasm for anything that would point towards actually puting that faith into practice.

I want my children to love God.  I want them to be faithful Christian boys and faithful Christian men one day.  I want this because I have very sincere beliefs that cause me to know that a strong faith has enriched my life in countless ways.  I want them to be similarly enriched.  So you may think it is weird that I want my kids to love God, but that is just a normal thing for people who truly believe.  We want to share that belief.  That belief brings us joy that we would never want to keep to ourselves.  [/quote]

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