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>>707052

The question that immediately comes to my mind is does the woman know this? If yes, then why would she settle for such a meager fellow? Does she not know what disappointment may await her? If no, then the guy must be some kind of villain, if even of an unconscious sort in the case where he might have half-heartedly pretended to take an interest for a time. At any rate, I won't recommend it at all.

>In 1994 the Swiss carried out an extra survey that the researchers for our masters in Europe (I write from England) were happy to record. The question was asked to determine whether a person’s religion carried through to the next generation, and if so, why, or if not, why not. The result is dynamite. There is one critical factor. It is overwhelming, and it is this: It is the religious practice of the father of the family that, above all, determines the future attendance at or absence from church of the children.

>If both father and mother attend regularly, 33 percent of their children will end up as regular churchgoers, and 41 percent will end up attending irregularly. Only a quarter of their children will end up not practicing at all. If the father is irregular and mother regular, only 3 percent of the children will subsequently become regulars themselves, while a further 59 percent will become irregulars. Thirty-eight percent will be lost.

>If the father is non-practicing and mother regular, only 2 percent of children will become regular worshippers, and 37 percent will attend irregularly. Over 60 percent of their children will be lost completely to the church.

>Let us look at the figures the other way round. What happens if the father is regular but the mother irregular or non-practicing? Extraordinarily, the percentage of children becoming regular goes up from 33 percent to 38 percent with the irregular mother and to 44 percent with the non-practicing, as if loyalty to father’s commitment grows in proportion to mother’s laxity, indifference, or hostility.

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>>707052

To, the man/Husband, i would say if you were like me where i was just really 6, going on 7 months ago. Where, i didn't have an intellectual basis for Christianity. I would recommend Reading some C.S Lewis's Works, and just in general his life story, From Atheism, to Theism, Then finally to Christianity. Pic related one of C.S Lewis's books. I would recommend would be, if you're into philosophy even some basic, might be his book on, Miracles, if not then try, Mere Christianity. Also this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/CSLewisDoodle/videos?disable_polymer=1 has his books/lectures, in audio format, with nice drawing/doodles to help along visual learners. Another thing i'd also recommend, is idk if anyone else has done this, but go back and look at, all the Enlightenment/Post Enlightenment Philosophers. Mainly two, Hume and Nietzsche. And just from what i've seen you're gona see a very Stark Contrast between them, and the New Atheist. That of people who are Dawkins Disciples, Or Sam Harris Vanguards. I'll give you two example one being from Nietzsche. Where in Genealogies of Morals. He does sorta, a rebuttal/small remark on Evangelist Atheist where. He rightly points out, and this was devastating blow to me, was, and in a general paraphrasing here*All, you, Atheist out there espousing There's no God, There's no God, etc. You're fools. If your Atheism is true, then it really just doesn't matter at all. And you're fools, cause you still believe in, a capital T, Truth, so you're still out there like an Evangelist espousing for the *Truth*, Evangelizing, for, the *Truth*, as if that even means anything. You're just as bad as the Christians Get out of my Face!. If you're atheism is true, then there is not truth, or absolute. There's only just *Grand Narratives*, In other words, it's just my opinion vs your opinion.* The other example i have from personal experience just from being on this scene, and doing research is, I've seen multiple instances, online, Generally in youtube comment sections, so maybe not much to make, of it. But i can recall It was a Hitchens, or Some Dawkins new Atheist arguing with, a, Hume Skeptic where, the dawkinite went right into the new atheist playbook of reciting, where's my Evidence?, Extraordinary claims require Extraordinary *Evidence*. And actually the Hume Skeptic actually layed out, The Christian Case pretty well, about us making a Metaphysical Truth claim, and about how we all have these presuppositions in philosophy. Boy did that just piss that guy off. I think just continued to rage on where's my evidence with, You guys are just playing word games lol. A long winded response, but hopefully this helps, that's been my journey to make, it short, in the text format that, is there's so much more, In philosophy, and just every day, to day life. Of questioning and having this seesaw battle with Christianity intellectually, spiritually. And also modern pop Culture.

>Self professed Atheist

>Raising Christian kids

Pick one.