Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: barry1@ihlpa.att.com (Barry O Olson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Fundamentalism and Catholicism Message-ID: Date: 25 Sep 90 07:58:52 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 39 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [Much of Ben's article in response to Cindy on bringing up children in their parents's church deleted for space] I wanted to address this response by the moderator in particular because it touches something close to my heart too. > > [I find it frightening that a parent might *not* want to pass on their > ultimate values to their children. I'm afraid my own view of is > somewhat more radical than yours. I believe Christianity is true, and > that we have an obligation to pass on everything of truth that we can > to our children. But although ultimately I believe truth has rights > > --clh] I want to agree with this to a point. The discussion was on children that attended church with their parents, which would include all the intricacies of formal ritual that children may not appreciate. What would lead children to offshoot non-orthodox is the continued hypocracy in the home quite apart from what the ideal they may be attempting to absorb by church instruction on Sunday. I would think that an example of patience, prayer, and loving kindness at home would go alot farther in the instruction and love of Jesus to the child than any amount of church attendance in the hopes the child picks up the Spirit by osmossis(sp?). Or maybe the two coupled together would be the ideal. How many parents drag little missy or jr. to church because it is their duty, yet carry on at home as any wordly manner would be the norm? I know people who smoke, drink occassionally, and such at home but have a very loving relationship witht their children(well, at least the father smokes and drinks beer), and their children are very well brought up in intelligence and respect. Although they do not belong to any one denomination, or the church:-), they are taught respect for our Lord, and Bible reading. I like this version of religious instruction better. barry olson