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Rob, I am honoured to have you drop by for a visit...

2009-07-08T10:27:35.559-04:00

Rob, I am honoured to have you drop by for a visit.

I imagine a new hire wondering why he comes to wor...

2009-07-07T18:26:54.035-04:00

I imagine a new hire wondering why he comes to work everyday. His supervisor feels that coming to work is good because it means that the worker has money to support his family. The worker stuggles only because the connection to work and his larger purpose is forgotten.

I think that it is confusing to kids to focus only on the day at work. It makes a whole lot more sense to remind them of the larger purpose. It is not noble to despense with truth simple because it makes life more meaningful. Not all crutches are strength.

This is the best website - how has it taken me so ...

2009-07-06T14:14:20.437-04:00

This is the best website - how has it taken me so long to come across it?

I've already seen my kids (ages 6 & 8) benefit fro...

2009-07-05T14:53:20.742-04:00

I've already seen my kids (ages 6 & 8) benefit from leaving the LDS church. They have a lot of questions now that they wouldn't have even thought of before, having been given the "answers" already in church. Yesterday my son (8) asked me if life would be better if we didn't get sick or die. I told him that I didn't know but that I thought I might get bored if I had to live forever. Then, I asked him what he thought. I think this is key as he builds his own beliefs. He said he didn't know but I could see him thinking about it for a long while after.

My religious extended family sees my reply as cruel. But I see a young boy learning to have an open mind and cope with the realities of life in a healthy way.

You take the right approach to your children. Do ...

2009-07-05T09:41:29.354-04:00

You take the right approach to your children. Do not hide from them the fact that you do not believe in God; but always make it clear to them that they are free to believe what they want without risk of criticism or persuasion otherwise at home.

I disagree with your comment about fewer atheists turning to religion than vice-versa. We would need to see some research on that point, but I suspect that the vast majority of persons who grow up in a religious home but in adulthood leave behind all the badges (for example, going to Church and reading the Bible) still consider themselves believers in God and definitely not atheists.