You’re only 5 years older than my daughter and I can’t convincer her or her husband that things matter, that t.v. is not where’s at, that church is important.
My parents didn’t take me to church. It took a long time for me to understand and accept Christ. It angers me that public schools get away with this stuff when I pay the same taxes as someone who’s got kids in school and I don’t approve of these things. The curriculum ought to be open to public discussion since the public pays for it.
If my school district decides they don’t want kids putting condoms on bananas, then we should be able to say so.
My parents did take me to church (Catholic church), and it was such an empty and excruciating experience I attended church only once, voluntarily, in the 20+ years since my confirmation. I find nothing of substance in the dogma of church, in the petty squabbles and intrigues of parish life, in the tongue-clucking and finger-pointing that accompany human imperfection, including my own. Where I found God again was, of all places, in the woods, so I really don't care what happens with regards to religion in the public square. I am positive that God exists, and that He loves us. Everything else is flotsam and jetsam.