Hypothetical Question

Herbal Deity

*shrug

Personally, speaking as someone who's 20 years old, I don't come across a huge amount people my age who'd describe themselves as catholic or any religion really. Some form of deism, agnosticism or atheism would be the most common IME.

browncow

I am an athiest and my husband a tag along catholic... when we met I told him right off that under no circumstances would I ever get married in a church. We were quite happy to live in sin. We did however get married in the registry office, and still had the huge white wedding that all girls dream of with 60 guests at the registry office. And my dad walked me down the aisle!!! After a lot of discussion regarding how to bring up children we decided to let them make up their own minds when they decide for themselves what they want.We now have 2 children who were not baptised. As much as it kills me I had to give in when it came to school as we have no non/multi denominational school in the area. I am so disgusted that my son is comin home rhyming of prayers cos thats all they are to him is just rhymes, he also has "Chriost Liom" on his uniform which means "Christ in me"....no he is not!! We also will have the huge task of explaining why they are not making communion, because to a 7 yr old it is gonna seem he is not bein allowed wheras in the other school it wouldn't have come up. At least at confirmation age they will have started to form their own opinions. All we can do is try to explain our views and the views of the other children in his class and hope he does not feel alienated but there are also muslim and buddist children in his class who are probably having the same problems.