When I submit a questions, I like to post my own answer so I can research the comments I receive, to further my education.
However, before submitting this question I discussed it with my wife Margaret because I was Baptized in the Church of England and Margaret was Baptized in the Catholic Church.
Therefore the answer to my question is: We should ask our children to believe in Almighty and tell them fairy stories. Children decide in later life, if the Almighty is a fairy story. This gives children the opportunity to find the Almighty in their own way. Parents should encourage religious education by following the four basic principals:
(1) – Study the Bible and believe in Almighty God and Jesus.
OR:
(2) – Study the Quran and believe in Almighty Allah and Muhammad.
(3) – Parents should be encouraged to show by example the religion they follow but should not force their children to follow the same religion.
(4) – Pupils of mixed race schools, should all wear the same style school uniforms.
I disagree with you. Believing in the Almighty is not "fairy stories". Before you add that they are two different matters, let me tell you that in the lower part of your question, "…….our children believe in Almighty and tell them fairy stories." conveys that message as part of one sentence.
However, treating them separately, my reply would be: "Yes" to both. Children need to know about God (athiests may despute, but this is my humble opinion) as it gives meaning to their life and stops them from becoming a law unto themselves. Fairy stories are great as they not only help in bonding the family together by spending time, they also have great moral values.
When people plant trees in their garden, they do it because of the fruit it bears and the shade it gives. They do not plant trees for it to wither away. Children are those trees. They need to grow up and be an asset to the society.
No, but that is what most parents do. That is why American churches are so mixed up. They still believe it’s okay to worship Santa Claus.
See?
Remove the religion factor from the equation and everyone is cool….
Add it and you get violence, discrimination, intolerance and death…..
Mythology is useful in painting pictures and explaining truths using metaphore. They should never be presented as anything other than myth though because it leads the child to assume that the underlying morality might not be pertinent.
For instance when a child learns that Jesus likely never existed, he/she might think that the Golden rule holds no value.
I say tell them religious myth, but present it as just that. Myths that highlight the human condition and the importance of morality in society.
no parent should teach such dribble to their children. None of these so called gods ever exsisted. They’re just aged fables invented by man. Whatever name people choose to give their so called god, be it allah, mohammed, jehovah, god, they’re all fake. It was all just a man made thing and children should be made aware of that.
We should tell them stories with more truth to them and teach them about a god, who is more believable.
Teaching your children to believe in a higher power than themself and reading bedtime stories are not the same thing. "Make-believe" stories are exactly that and a child needs to be educated to that. I will not allow for my child to think Elmo is a real person but yes, he can watch Sesame Street. Santa Claus is not real and my children have always known that. The key is to teach them tolerance to other beliefs. Children are smarter than we give them credit for.