# Raising kids without religion - good, bad, indifferent?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-kids-without-religion-good-bad-indifferent/61609>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 11, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-kids-without-religion-good-bad-indifferent/61609 "2001-04-11T16:15:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![untateve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@untateve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/untateve)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-kids-without-religion-good-bad-indifferent/61609/21 "2001-04-13T04:25:05Z")

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I was raised without any religion. In fact, I was never baptized. I believe in a “god” or supreme being of some sort, but that’s about it. My brother is an atheist.

I married a catholic girl. I guess, as a result, she’s going to hell. Don’t tell anyone, but we had pre-marital relations and she has never repented.

My wife and I have worked out a deal. When the boys (age 4 and 1) are old enough, they’ll go to church every other weekend with her. She has joined a local congregational church as they are more tolerant. We’ll try and expose them to everything.

Bottom line, be a good person, do good things, help others when they need it. The rest will take care of itself.

Don’t forget about karma, either.

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