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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
It has been traditional to both acknowledge and thank God for his contribution to milestones within our lives; Along with asking for His blessing on future endeavours.
Beyond the milestone events I think you would have to really go case by case. Most children in my son's school are not practicing christians. In the deep South you might find the majority to be christians.
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As society grows and becomes more educated traditions change. There are literally thousands of examples of this.
Simply because
you believe that "your" tradition needs to be upheld doesn't necessarily make it so.
Asking a fake deity to give me his blessing is akin to getting Santa Claus' blessing on the clothes I wear. The last thing I want my children to think is that someone's God had something to do with their education, when in fact it was my children's talent, studying and perseverance that made it so, to give false thanks would undermine their progression and abilities.
Further...I would suggest that religion is an individual experience, the way they transform themselves to meet societal change does not make them a tradition.