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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
It was at odds with the times and made me feel my framework came from religion.
I do accept my statement was sweeping, and I hope that if I did have children I'd be able to give them my own framework. But I stand by being indebted to Christianity - as much as my parents' humanism to soften it - for my views today.
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I understand. As adults, we have reached our points of view by incorporating many perspectives around us. I would be an utter fool to say that there was
nothing of value in a religious outlook.
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Also, Pie - my parents didn't lie to me when they told me God loved me no matter what I did. I don't believe in their God - but they did at the time, and so did I. My parents gave me the same message of course (they loved me) but parents are human and can't help showing that sometimes they wish you had a Pause button.
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In your case, the "security blanket" worked. I do know people who are agnostic or athiest today, and are bitter at being force-fed as children. YMMV.
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I am glad to hear from people with an atheist upbringing though. It gives me hope.
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Thank you for your post, Sundae. I am guilty of my own knee-jerk reactions to the whole "moral framework" question. It goes back to a conversation I never had with my mother-in-law to be... And unfortunately, I never will resolve the issue. She passed away twelve years ago.
