God has the worst fan base
What’s best for ur kids is for them to understand that not everyone believes the same thing they do and that’s okay. They are going to associate with people of all different beliefs throughout life and should be raised to realize that it doesn’t change who that person is.
Here we have ANOTHER Christian who clearly has no problem shoving their religion down everyone else’s throats…yet it’s the end of the world that (god forbid) their neighbor has a “pagan” sticker on their car 
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My children have a relationship with Christ. We live in a Muslim dominated country. They have all types of friends, Muslims friends, orthodox Christians, even an atheist friend and they bond very well. Although my sons do not actively push our faith unto them, they do however teach them to forgive and be kind to one another, setting a great example on how we should operate as humans. How else we are to set an example onto the world of we close ourselves up into a box? Jesus himself went among the sinners while the religious were the ones who crcufied him. GOD BLESS.
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Let them be kids without forcing religion on em…who know? One day ur child may lead the neighbor child to God! We don’t cross paths with people by mistake…if you’re a true believer then you know it’s all in His perfect timing! Don’t hold your child back from what may be a lifelong friend over religion…that’s isn’t expressing God’s love in its purest form cuz even he washed the feet & ate with the sinners so WHO are WE to JUDGE?
Give me a break! People like you is the reason why I stopped going to church completely! So judgemental,I thought christians are supposed to love your neighbor? Also look what your teaching your kids, teaching them to hate others.
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I Bet You Were Totally Unprepared For The Response Your Post Is Getting
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I’m not going to add to the bashing. What I will say is that if you truly have faith and believe you are raising your kids with your religion front and center and the right way, why are you so scared of what they may learn? Why don’t you as a parent sit them down and explain before they play with the neighbor kids? If I was worried about my child possibly seeing something out of the norm, I’d prepare them for it, answer questions, and leave the door open to discuss if they ever were to encounter whatever it is. Just a thought instead of instantly seeing children as threatening
This is why I am no longer a Christian you think paganism is bad christianity is a cult 
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I hope this is just a click bait question… Parents like this should not exsist.
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Is this for real? Please please be a joke.
A true Christian wouldn’t even be asking this question. Jesus loved all regardless of faith, color or gender. Kids are Kids. Let them be innocent just a little while longer. Before you know it they might not turn into the only if you are my faith will I except you parents. I have never commented on one of these but this one made me see red. Yes,I am of the Christian faith. Baptized a catholic but raised in the lutheran faith because honestly my dad never wanted to go to church but my mother insisted on it. Raised my children in the methodist church and found my way back to the lutheran church. As long as you have a strong relationship with God and your children, no one will be able to come between that but not letting them play together? You know what they say "forbidden fruit is always the sweetest ".
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I was raised Christian, but am now atheist. I enjoy learning about different religions and try to be respectful of all beliefs and observances. When my Muslim friends at work observed Ramadan, I tried to order our food at times they could eat, and refrained from eating in front of them when they could not. When my catholic boyfriend observed lent, I didn’t prepare meat on Wednesdays or Fridays (his grandparents didn’t eat meat on either day, so neither did he)… I’ve celebrated Yule with my pagan friends… having an understanding and respect for others beliefs won’t strip you of your own, and is the decent human thing to do… that’s what you should be teaching your children, not this “Stepford Wives” perversion of religion. Every single human is different from one another, in thoughts, feelings actions and beliefs, and trying to strip that away from your children is what breeds hate and intolerance. We already have too much of that in this world.
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Dont sound very christian to me if you arent going to accept everyone with open arms like jesus would. Kids for the most part dont just talk abt religion like that. If they do you should stand strong in your faith that you have taught and continue to teach your kids the way you believe. I promise you other kids playing with your kids will have no religious outcome in the end. You’re overthinking it. Be glad they have kids to play with. Its be a lonely life living by certain ppls standards…
Your kids will always have outside influences of many religions. Open conversations about acceptance of different beliefs would be great & the ‘Christian’ way to go about it (acceptance & love for all, right?) your kids are going to find their own way thru faith, whether it’s what you want them to believe or not. The more you push it, the more they will question whether their faith was actually their choice. Speaking from experience 
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You literally are bashing them by being this ignorant. Learn about a faith other than your own, doesn’t mean you have to believe it, but if you are in fact as Christian as you say, you will accept them for who they are. Your kids deserve to learn from better people.
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Study on the similarities of paganism and Christianity, and which one really came first. I’ll wait.
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Why would their kids ‘hurt’ your kids? I am confused… Pagans love the earth and all living things…
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That’s not very Christian like, isn’t one of the values to love thy neighbour? You sound more judgmental than anything. And your kids deserve to be kids.
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The Christian’s actually stole a ton of their holidays and traditions from pagan cultures. Such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter are actually Samhain, Yule and Beltane. Pagans are not bad people. I’m pagan. And I would never hurt or have bad intentions towards anyone and my kids don’t practice any religion until they are old enough to truly understand it and choose which religion feels right for them. We are supposed to love and support our children, not control them. And the fact that you assume their kids wound hurt yours is ridiculous. Most pagans practice self love, reincarnation, healing energy, being kind, etc. if you are going to assume things, you should probably do some research on the religion.
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Oh man if the word pagan is scary I got some baaaad news about Christmas for you!
Even more humorous, Christianity came from the original Pagan religion. Easter and Christmas both have pagan roots as well.
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Ew. I feel bad for your kids. May as well keep them indoors then except to usher them to and from Christian chaperoned play dates… I guess.
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this is weird lmao.
i also grew up in a christian household & as i got older i realized it just wasn’t for me.
one) you shouldn’t push any religion on your child. that’s just my opinion 
two) being forced into it was honestly what made me question things. nobody should be FORCED into a religion just because the parents constantly tell you “if you don’t believe, then you’re going to hell”. that’s a gross way to manipulate someone. (not saying that’s what you do, that’s my experience).
let them have their own religious freedom lmao. it’s not hurting literally anything. you and your significant other can have your beliefs, forcing it onto your child, or children, isn’t the way to go. if you let them know they can talk to you about this, and you can actually be open to them possibly having a different religion/belief, that would make them a lot more comfortable.
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Your not gonna be able to control that unless u homeschool ur kids and never let them leave home . I’m Christian my husband is catholic ! K soo they r pagan people don’t force their religion on others !! Also what u think is best for your kiddos honestly sounds like u need to live in the 1930’s. Cause they learn about this shit is school now days on the internet hell on their computer doing homework they could google it !! Bottom line explain religions to them tell them until they r brown they will love your lifestyle and religion once their 18 if they wanna explore u can’t stop em
Hmm…more like fear of not being able to parent your children if they are exposed to things you have hidden them from?
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I told my boys straight out i am not worried about the religion of their friends as long as there is respect for each other between them and good character then im fine, the reason for this is they will need to learn how to work along side people from different religions, races and background
Has nothing to due w religion. It’s control. Or fear of lack there of.
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Let them be exposed to other religions. It’s okay to question things and let them decide their own path. I grew up catholic and it was forced down my throat to the point I claimed atheism as a teenager. Then as a young adult I started to reach towards Hinduism and eventually steered may way over to being a Baptist, to which now I have officially chosen my path. But I’ll be honest with you, I enjoyed so much of Hinduism that I incorporate it in my spiritual journey. The point is even the Bible allows for the question of the Lord and Jesus because you must love Him with your own free will. So yes please allow your children to be open minded, have the comfort to question things, and to not be prejudice just because someone follows another faith.
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They will grow up and decide for themselves, if you believe what the Bible says, you should love everyone, No?
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This is the same as asking is it okay for kids to play w other races?! Omg. The ignorance.
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I think you should let them play and learn from their neighbors and let your kids love their neighbors as they love themselves. I am a Christian, my husband is Muslim, and my children have freedom of choice, and one is Christian and one is Pagan and one is too young to choose. We all have learned from each other and haven’t let our beliefs take away from loving each other. I think your kids will be enriched to play with their neighbors, and vice versa.
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Mostly children just play!!! Jesus dined with the sinners. Maybe God has allowed them to live next door to you so you can be a light to them. God has commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves . God bless you all.
Why are you judging other adults and especially kids on their religion sounds like you’re a hypocrite and don’t want your kids to find that out
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Yikes. Regardless of your beliefs, if they want to believe something else they will. You’re literally stating you don’t want to have your child be educated because it doesn’t coincide with what you want them to think. Why not have them over so that y’all can discuss their beliefs and have them help educate your children on others beliefs. If y’all’s beliefs are so real and really the only real way to live, then why are you so worried? One’s beliefs can’t be said to be real until they’ve been tested. And if all it takes is your child believing something different for your beliefs to basically disown them, that’s not a very good belief system to have in my opinion.
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Religion at its finest…
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also, i do want to mention that you’re keeping your children from possibly making friends solely because of religious differences. that’s not good. and as someone else said, a lot if not most or all pagan holidays are now christian lol. christian’s claimed it as theirs and gave pagans a bad name for it. i would do some research on it as well.
christmas is a pagan holiday. so is new year’s day, easter, halloween, etc. all holidays i’m sure you celebrate, since christian’s claimed them as their own and made it about their god 
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The short answer is yes. You’re children are people with their own ideas and feelings. Let them explore and decide, they will anyways at some point.
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Oh god. 
Yes. Let the Methodist little timmy play with the catholic timmy. Its gonna ba fine lmao.
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Pagans don’t proselytize. You can relax on that front. Loosen the reins a bit because the end result is completely out of your control.
Emulate the best Christianity has to offer. Preventing them from interacting with people of different faiths, or no faith, isn’t the best way.
I’m a firm believer that all children should have knowledge of all religions and be able to choose for them selves. Stop forcing your beliefs on your kids and let them be kids.
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Cult life springs to mind 
lady you are gross!!!
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You sound like my parents. Just so you know, them trying so hard to control me and the information I had access to just drove me to learn how to lie incredibly well, just so that I could be who I actually was and have some semblance of normality in my life.
Your children should be able to choose for themselves - when they are old enough to understand the impact - which (if any) religion they want to dedicate their entire lives and souls to.
If you want it to be your choice because you don’t actually care about free will/consent, and thus can only keep them in your religion through extreme control, you’ve already lost.
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Wow. I’m Christian too… my best friend of 30 years is Jewish, faith does not matter that’s a choice everyone makes for themselves it has nothing to do with how good a person is. Your kids should not be so sheltered and blinded by your faith and fear. Unless you’re living in a cult and living separate from everyone else … you can’t avoid people that are different and you shouldn’t want your kids to. They’ll come across different people in school and out when they get older any way… don’t teach your kids to be prejudiced to others that’s messed up and ya know what… GOD is not ok with that. Unless their family is worshipping the devil lol ya got nothing to worry about.
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You for sure are not very Christian like. I am pagan/Wiccan and believe it or not most of Christian beliefs came from paganism. Such as Easter Halloween and Christmas.
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As a Christian myself I like to teach my children that everyone believes differently and that we are here for the sole purpose of serving… I’m not saying we need to push our faith on others but we should love our neighbors… maybe its Gods plan???
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Yes the kids should be able to play with each other
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No love quite like a Christians hate/judgment
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You give Christians a bad name.
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No wonder there’s so much unkindly people in the world,let your children be children.
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Of course you should, they’re just kids… BTW, your child’s religion is their choice, not yours.
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Lol. My parents had your crackpot way of thinking and now? I’m an atheist. Good luck. Your kids won’t be able to dodge different religions once they get out of your house. They will more than likely despise you for forcing that on them to begin with.
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You can’t protect and shelter them forever. Explain first your family believes this and other families may believe another way. It doesn’t make anyone better or worse than the other but religion is something everyone has to decide for themselves and their family as far as im concerned. With that being said explain to the kiddos they dont have to hide their beliefs but feel comfortable sharing and let it be…chances are they’ll be talking about who made the most baskets playing basketball instead or something. We as adults sometimes over think situations.
Okay, what if it was your kids pushing YOUR religious beliefs onto your neighbours kids!?
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They are kids let them be kids. You are being a little too strict
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U got a bad feeling listen to it
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They shouldn’t let their kids play with your children. I wouldn’t want my children to be influenced by such shallow minded people spewing hatred towards people they don’t even know.
You should take a LONG LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
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 My father was an ordained Methodist minister and never once in my life did he ever tell me I could not be friends with somebody who was not the same religion or have the same beliefs. This is why there is so much hate in this world. Kids don’t see religion, race, or financial status like adults do. Let them be kids and let them have their friends. I was allowed to be who I wanted and make my own religious choices and my faith and beliefs have taken me this far in life and I didn’t become some devil worshiping cult member because my friends weren’t the same religion as me. I’ll be praying for your kids 
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Girl….get over yourself .
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Okay, what’s best for your kids is diversity and understanding of other people’s cultures. Start there.
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Leave the kids to play and keep sky daddy to yourself
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First off, you’re a close minded family, that’s very very obvious. My husband is Atheist but was Mormon, I was both in Christian and Catholic churches up in till my 20s, I’m now Agnostic. My oldest daughter is Agnostic (OF HER OWN CHOOSING) my middle daughter grew up in Catholic church up until 5, my youngest daughter has never been in a church. I give my children the CHOICE to choose what they want to believe in, I DO NOT in anyway force my beliefs onto them.
You saying you don’t want your children influenced by others is pathetic, whether you like it or not they will ALWAYS be influenced by others. Grow up, they’re freaking kids for fuck sake. You are doing the first step of indoctrination and you’re in the long term hurting your children by making them so isolated. Honestly I’m just angry that you have no tolerance to allow your children to have fun. Have them learn about all religions including Paganism. If they have the ability to understand that people are people no matter what there beliefs are they will become better people.
Use your own Bible, look up Romans 14:1-4 I believe your own Bible says to welcome people who are weak of faith but don’t quarrel over opinions. That sounds like your “god” teaches tolerance and kindness to others, maybe you should too.
Lived in a street religion was never mentioned.
- Keeping them from things like this will only set them up for a gigantic shock when it happens naturally as adult’s.
- Jesus loved, healed and hung out with anyone and everyone. So if we are to be like Christ we should be doing the same. If your gaurd is up…maybe you need to have some prayer and look inward as to why the discrimination but as Mom also listen to your instincts. We have them for a reason. Mediate. Shoot I would hope you mediate and are present for any play get togethers. Have a talk with your children before hand that maybe they have different beliefs but we are called to love anyways. Teach them to love everyone and tell everyone about Jesus. Its pretty simple.
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I’m C of E, mt son is. my daughters Muslim so are a lot of my friends. Stop been an idiot, they will meet other people and their beliefs thro life. Keep pushing your beliefs on to them they will turn atheist.
A good person dosnt push their beliefs on to other, educate them yes if they want to listen, but never force religion
Yes. You should let the KIDS play together. You can shelter them for a little while but they’ll be exposed to all sorts of things outside your home. Teach them to think and examine things for themselves and to really make decisions for themselves.
Christian values would be to allow your kids to be friends with who they want.
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I don’t think that would be a topic they will talking about.
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Stop being a bigot. My husband is Christian and I’m pagan. We can Co-exist. Get over yourself
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Wars always start over religion. Don’t start one with your neighbours. Let them play and enjoy being kids.
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Jesus said to love thy neighbor. If you were any kind of decent Christian this wouldn’t even be a question you sound like a bigot.
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To be a Christian shouldn’t you allow your children to learn by your example. They won’t learn much from closed minded views of your religion or none. Let them learn the true Christian values treating people equally. Helping people etc.
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It is good for your children to know people of all cultures and religions. It helps for them to understand the reasons behind your own religion.
Pagan doesn’t really mean anything except earth and they believe on things like Mother Nature and use crystals to make their prayers more powerful in their opinion
Just like the rosemary for confession helps with resolution of sins. Or the bible leads the structure for the fundamental of everyone’s life in the world.
Open play dates like the park etc won’t usually bring up any of this. Most kids don’t care either.
If your worried be present during play dates until your comfortable with the content.
There are people that push their beliefs and there are people that just live by it. That’s what you need to find out. If it’s real it won’t be offensive. And the parent will respect your child not being a preached to just like their kids will appreciate if you don’t pull out the bible while they are there and start chanting hymns.
It’ll be ok. Stereo typing goes both ways (have you seen the news lately)
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If they go to any school other than a Christian private school they’re already being influenced. But here’s the thing. My dad’s a preacher. Christianity was shoved down my throat from the time I was born. Guess what? I’m no longer a Christian. I feel like I was brain washed into believing in something that doesn’t exist. What do you honestly know about pagans? I’d bet little to nothing. Religion isn’t everything. I’ve had friends from every walk of life and you know who turned me against Christianity? Christians. Don’t worry. If your kids leave the church it won’t be from outside influences.
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I am Christian and I know that our teachings are to love people,love life and Love Jesus so preventing my kids to play with others because of a religion would be in direct contradiction of my religion😕
Just a thought but perhaps allow your kids to make that decision. The way you are planning to go about this can come across as ‘forcing’ your kids and create a curiosity in them to try something different.
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My kids play with any religion. I do not want my kids to ask me in public why others believe in this or in that. Kids are more smarter than us many times. This way they also learn about other religions, not only when they get to grade 6 to learn about different religions. How would you feel when you in public and your kid asks you why a man is wearing a dress?(islamic/muslim?) imagine God asks us one day - why did you play with other religions or sat with them around one table? 
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This is a joke right?
What’s best for your children would be to let them experience different people and different cultures and religions and know that you have instilled strong Christian values in them and they will be able to say “I know and respect that is what you believe, but this is what I chose to believe!” I can say that If you feel this way, you yourself may not have strong Christian values instilled in you. As as Christian we are supposed to love and accept thy neighbors and know that we will all answer to Him one day! Would you want your family to get there on judgement day and be denied because you didn’t love and accept the “pagan” family! IMO, this is more about you then your children
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You are whats wrong with the world today.
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I’m not sure if having coffee and convos about religion is really what most kids do when they ‘play’ together. Pull your head out of your ass and let them play together. Teach your kids to respect other religious views and hopefully they will respect the view you put upon them. I’ve raised my kids in a non-religious home. My kids respect all beliefs and have friends of many different religions and beliefs. They never once questioned our ‘belief’ but then again my husband and I aren’t assholes.
Just tie them up and pray that they never experience real life. Better yet tell your neighbours to move to a pagan neighbourhood. Oh I know I know pray to the lord and ask for forgiveness for your selfish ways, consult your good book, the lord is not interested in you he wants you to share your cockeyed beliefs with the pagans. Failing all that book yourself in for an appointment with the mental health professionals you have issues only professionals can help with.
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You call yourself Christian and are so scared that your kids will be influenced but did you think that they have a possibility of not being Christian when they become adults. What are you going to do if they choose a different religion stop being there parents no so why avoid neighbors because of their beliefs in my opinion that’s not very Christian like and honey I’m Christian and I could care less about someone else’s religion because it’s none of my business as long as they don’t do anything inappropriate then you have nothing to worry about all you need to see is the possibility of a friendship people can have there own religions and beliefs and it’s up to us to mind our own business and that’s all I have to say on that matter
It’s not very Christian to not include other people… this is why I don’t like religion
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Ummm Christian religion has a lot of things from paganism.
Maybe you should look up what it is your following
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So you don’t live within the Christian faith which would have your heart open to all those regardless of race or religion. It’s a shame you use Christianity to try and hide blatant discrimination of others.
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Your definitely not a Christian by the way you think. That is so unchristianity. Your problem is mental. You need a doctor, not a religion. No religion can heal yoir hate. First rule of all religion is to love. You failed!!!
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That is exactly how wars start. Misunderstanding other people’s beliefs. You don’t have to agree. Just listen and understand the other side 
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Seriously?? It’s 2022. No matter the faith, we’re all human. We get offended the same, we laugh the same, as kids we play the same. Open your eyes and minds and lose thus antiquated attitude towards others. This is how wars start!! Tbh if I knew you thought like this as my neighbours, I don’t know if I’d want my children playing with yours but the adults narrow mindedness is not the fault of the child’s
Christianity is not isolating yourself from the world, how do you love your neighbour if you isolate yourself from them? How do you learn right from wrong if you never experience wrong? Let children explore. If you teach them well, they’ll always come home. If you cling too tightly, you’ll lose them forever.
I didn’t even have to read past the opening line to know you’re Christian
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How do you know your children want to be Christian? Raise them within that faith, but allow them to learn about others
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I’m a Christian and growing up I had friends that were catholic , atheist, etc . It never influenced or changed my views we just always respected each other’s beliefs.
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Keep them In a bubble then. Your definitely not Christians.
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A lot of nasty comments here. I’ll start by nicely stating that just because you’re a Christian doesn’t mean you should shelter your children away from knowledge of other religions. The way you say you don’t want their kids to harm yours is a little harsh…most likely that is simply the parents religion. I’m not pagan but I know many who are and it is certainly not what many assume it to be. Believe it or not Christianity adapted many elements from paganism…There is so much children are sheltered from and often religion is used as the excuse. Knowledge prevents many issues later on. If you are true in your faith you have nothing to worry about. Love and accept everyone regardless. This is meant kindly and I do wish you the best! 
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This is exactly why some people pull away from faith.
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They need to learn other Faith’s for tolerance which is what christianity is about… they need to come.to you with questions you have the answers to… otherwise they’ll learn from others instead of you… most of all they are children and need exposure to other children their age…your children will always use your behavior as a compass make sure your guidance is true
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Why not educate yourself and your children on the other religions/cultures in the world? Regardless of you believing/following them or not they still exist and your children will be exposed to them one day. You can not shield them from everything, and are contradicting Christian values by admitting you feel this way.
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You have to be joking 
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So I worried about this too, but if you have a good strong Christian foundation at home, it’s not going to effect them.
I didn’t grow up Christian and became one as an adult because it was within me the entire time. My sons six and knows the truth. He had friends of all faiths.
The only reason to not allow a friendship is if there’s an immediate danger.
It’s scary to raise kids in general and there’s nothing wrong with being cautious. Open up to talking to the family. Exchange boundaries for when the kids are over. Get s good idea of what each other’s beliefs are. And then let your kids play outside lol.
It’s ok.
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This is no different than being racist 
why would you think children would hurt or try to influence your kids in a negative way if they aren’t the same as you? People can be different and still respect one’s decision! Damn I feel so sorry for your children
Christianity is all about love, welcoming others in our lives etc, despite our religion differences etc. But as a parent, your will know what is good around your kids, and what is not good around them. Do what you think is best for your kids mama.
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