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Old 10-28-2002, 07:44 AM   #22
Arnabas
Baaz Draconian
 

Join Date: October 11, 2001
Location: Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Age: 54
Posts: 721
I am in a similar situation. My wife is Catholic and I am Pagan. We had some rough times at the beginning of our relationship when she kept trying to subtly convert me. we have now reached an agreement. I actually go with her to church, because I feel it important to support her in anything she wants to do. If it's important to her, it's important to me. She has also agreed to join me should I ever be involved in ritual again (usually I practice my beliefs alon, but occassionally will join others to celebrate Yule, or what-have-you).
Our first child is due in April, so we've been talking about this very topic for some time. I feel it is important to have my kids baptised. My thought is that, should they grow up Catholic, they will be happy that it was done. If they grow up Pagan (or anything else), they won't really care if it was done or not.
I feel it will be responsability as a parent to teach my child about my beliefs and also their mother's, then allow them to choose. Would I prefer to heve them follow my beliefs? Yes, I would. I think it's normal for a person to want their child to agree with them on such things. Will I be upset if they are Catholic? No. As long as they are good, decent people, I will be extremely happy. I just ask that they not judge others for being different.
On a personal level, my wife and I have resolved our different points of view fairly well. I believe in an ultimate creator-force, which has both male (God) and female (Goddess) aspects. Like many Pagans, I believe these forces manifest in many ways, including the various gods/ goddesses of ancient religions. I simply accept the Christian God as one such manifestation. He's not necessarily the one I invest my faith in, but all things and all deities are ultimately part of the same creative force.
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