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"We think that they want cake, but they actually want steak and potatoes, and we keep giving them cake," (this story about teens and christianity

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Aug 31 '10, 13:04

annoyed me, but I like that quote.) (er annoyed me because I have a thing about people judging eachother's level of faith/belief.)

it's been about 40 minutes since I started to post this, before work interrupted. whee. (www.cnn.com)

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about the article, yeah. My mom has been after my my whole life trying to stir up passion for religion. - loosilu Aug 31, 13:49 3
- I understand that some people's lives are enriched by deeper faith and belief, but the dismissiveness about - b. Aug 31, 13:54 2
  - and that's great for them. I envy them. But you cannot *create* that in me by nagging me and sending literature. - loosilu Aug 31, 13:57 1
    - I hear ya. - b. Aug 31, 14:02
mmm...cake... -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 13:27
or death. cake or death. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 13:12 1
- The death is a lie! -- nm - Ender Aug 31, 13:17
That's one of the things the Mormon Church does pretty well. Kids tend to have a pretty meaningful kind of faith. -- nm - mara Aug 31, 13:11
Oddly, our pastor talked a little about this (not specific to teens) this weekend regarding how religion is often expressed as the add-on that gives - oblique Aug 31, 13:09
That's pretty interesting. We're still debating whether or not to raise the kids with religion or not. - Dr.Vermin Aug 31, 13:08 11
- can someone explain how/why the revealing of the santa claus lie doesn't taint future religious faith, - zeitgeist Aug 31, 13:35 9
  - The last time I thought about it, I could see how they could complement each other. - Dr.Vermin Aug 31, 13:57
  - Santa is not really *part* of the religion. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 13:46
  - Becuase Santa is a cover story for a real event; God is a belief in something that won't be proven/disproven. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 13:44
  - Not even for a second. My parents never told me he was a person. THey told me he was the "spirit of Christmas." - loosilu Aug 31, 13:42
  - When I found out there was no Santa Claus my first reaction wasn't; - Loyola Aug 31, 13:41 4
    - Police say a doctor apparently died trying to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 31, 13:46 2
      - the article doesn't make it sound like they were "dating", exactly. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 13:52
      - She should have known that Santa greases himself up before he slides down chimneys. -- nm - Loyola Aug 31, 13:49
    - my reaction was more like "Oh, we were all just pretending." -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 13:43
- my only regret in raising my kidlet - that I did not at least go to Sunday Services - Epiphany Aug 31, 13:25

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