I counsel those with children on various ways to cope with this scenario. This is a situation in which my advice to people who don’t yet have children is very different from what I tell people who already do. I don’t even know how to begin to have this conversation with him or how to compromise. I feel it closes their minds to so many things that I feel are completely fine (e.g., being gay) and shapes their opinions solely based on what they think God wants them to think. But now is the time to talk about it, because I truly don’t want my children to have such strong religious ties. It’s hardly been mentioned in our relationship at all because it makes us both very angry at each other, so we just don’t talk about it. I personally feel that religion is brainwashing, in a sense, and I highly resent Catholicism. I sort of just remain open-minded and go with what I feel is right in my heart, as opposed to what a book or a church will tell me is right. I consider myself agnostic and I refuse to tie myself to any religion. I find this incredibly unfair considering I am not a Christian at all. Preconception Religion: My boyfriend and I are in a serious relationship, and we often talk about a future together involving marriage and children. However, he recently told me that if we were to have children together, they must be raised Christian like him. Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective?
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