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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
I quote posts so people know who they are directed at. I also try not to put words in other peoples mouths or assume their motivations.
I don't really know who Hockeypuck is, or what they plan to do with their child, I ask questions, get answers and formulate opinions with information. Cheese is leaning in the direction I was talking about, I have friends who have been rejected by their families for not taking on the religion. My grandfather did not get an inheritance which was supposed to be divided between him and his brothers because he was not a JW. He then recieved a lot of flak when he got a blood transfusion as well, which saved his life. It involved over 20 years of not even speaking with his older brother.
I don't have some hate for religion FireFly, I am asking questions, I'm not telling you what you should beleive in.
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From a sociologist's perspective, it was a very leading question and I'm sure you're aware of that. A better question might have been 'do you plan on pressuring your children into retaining their Christianity into adulthood' but then that would also be a leading question.
20 years is a long time of not speaking to an older brother. Based on the information you've given, I assume the persons in question are all fairly old now. Again, times are changing. Now, JWs and Mormons are a little different (though my chiropractor is Mormon and is a fabulous man,) and I would suggest that they are not the 'average' religious Canadian.
50 years ago that absolutely would take place. 50 years ago religion was a much larger part of everyone's life. People born 50 years ago would have been born at a time when it was important and would likely face that same kind of persecution. 20 years ago... just not the same. Now you have those born 50 years ago being parents and they are a competely different generation.
While I respect your opinion because it is true it does happen, you both are not looking at the changing times.