Another Religion...

OK, so here is the premise of the question. You have a kid and you have to raise them as a religious person but this can not be your own belief, what religion would you choose and why?

I would strive to teach them about as many religions as possible and explain them side by side. As adults, they will choose their own religious identity and path.

Originally posted by Storm
I would strive to teach them about as many religions as possible and explain them side by side. As adults, they will choose their own religious identity and path.

But one of the main reasons I was attracted to my religion was the young people who were raised in Nichiren Buddhism. They are some of the most "got it together" kids I have ever met. So, even though it is against the rules, I would have to say my religion.

Boy I see this going down hill. I know that the religion that you would choose would be your own because you believe in it; this is more of an exercise as to what other religion you either feels closely match your own or that you see has similar values.

Originally posted by Da Pittman
Boy I see this going down hill. I know that the religion that you would choose would be your own because you believe in it; this is more of an exercise as to what other religion you either feels closely match your own or that you see has similar values.

I understand, but I would not want my child to have a religion that caused suffering in their life. But if I had to choose, I would choose Catholic. Although I would bothered by the fact that they would worship a man they believed to be god.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I understand, but I would not want my child to have a religion that caused suffering in their life. But if I had to choose, I would choose Catholic. Although I would bothered by the fact that they would worship a man they believed to be god.

Taoism.

Originally posted by Da Pittman
That is not what I asked though, you would have to choose the religion for them. 😉

Eg. Celtic religion, Viking, Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian.

Any of them.

Viking wasnt pre christian though

Probably something close to Taoism or Buddhism.

Originally posted by Da Pittman
I understand but I think of this because I may be faced with this on my own. Since I’m atheist as you all well know and my wife is Catholic we have talked about how we would raise our kids. If I had to choose one religion over another it would be Buddhism for I find that it fits more into my own personal beliefs and I see it spreading harmony more than any other and personal responsibility.

I recommend Nichiren Buddhism. 😉

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I recommend Nichiren Buddhism. 😉

Eastern traditions are less offensive to my faculties of reason. It seems a few others agree. It's when they try to overlap ancient texts with metaphysics in paper-thin metaphors, or endorse paranormal beliefs, that I shy away from them. But as philosophies and guides for living and loving life, I struggle to find a more tolerant, benign, peaceful, and reasonable approach than Taoism.

Originally posted by Storm
I would strive to teach them about as many religions as possible and explain them side by side. As adults, they will choose their own religious identity and path.

Agreed, except I'd only teach them the Big 5 not "as many as possible".

Big 5?

Christianity, Islam, Hinduis, Buddhism, Judaism

Don't pick a Jew, they can't eat ribs. 🙁

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

Hmm. I've never heard of them as the Big 5. But meh. I guess they're considered as such based on cultural zeitgeist rather than worldwide adherents (in which the top 5 would lose Buddhism and Judaism if memory serves).

Originally posted by Deja~vu
Don't pick a Jew, they can't eat ribs. 🙁