Would you be angry or upset if your child decided to go to a college that was outside your belief system?
May.03, 2010 in
College Selection
For example, if your child is a Protestant, would you be upset they chose a Catholic founded college, or if you had no religious leanings if they chose a college that did. Or, would you be more interested in the quality of the education they were going to receive?
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:34 am
no it’s their choice not mines
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:32 am
I would only care about the quality of education…any how much it was going to cost me
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:13 am
I’m not a mother, but children do normally go through a phase when they don’t want to be a part of the belief they grew up in. I would be more interested in the quality of the education, not the religion.
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:11 am
I would dance like a wolf!
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:45 am
no, as long as they were getting a great education, i wouldnt care.
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:46 am
I don’t have kids, but I know what my answer would be:
No, but I’m not going to help pay for it.
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:25 am
all faith -based colleges should be free, so if they were I would not care. I am not so ignorant as to foist my faith upon my children.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:07 am
nooo thats their choice
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:37 am
Of course I wouldn’t be upset. I left the religion I was raised in because it didn’t work for me, I would definitely understand if my child decided to take a different route. Religion isn’t a one size fits all issue.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:13 am
Yeah; sort of, but what’s wrong with regular colleges. Like a university, or a community college.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 am
I would call the school and ask if they teach biology properly
Other than that I don’t see why it would be a problem. It’s a good idea to understand the people you share the world with
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
I think College is about your childs education and forming of his/her own beliefs, not your own
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:22 am
If your child goes to a college of a different faith, than you could say it is a good thing. It means you have taught them to be open minded and to make independent decisions. You should be happy, as long as it is a good school and they have read about the school they have selected.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 am
Honestly…a little.But I wouldn’t do anything to stop them-after all it’s their choice.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
quality of the education, and its up to the child they have to be allowed to make their own decisions
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
A little, but a faith school is the same from any other school except you take extra faith classes and attend church. As long as the education is good, let the kid do whatever. He/she is a big kid now and can do whatever he/she likes
. Who knows? when they graduate, they might be a totally different person. You know… college is usually when students do crazy things and then later turn out sane. But no worries, a faith school will give the kid responsibilites and morals and what more can you ask of than that 
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:44 pm
I can see how it could hurt a parents feelings. You try to teach your child your beliefs and it is a part of the family. In a small way it feels like they are leaving the family belief’s behind to follow their own way. It is all apart of independence. Many children struggle with wether or not they truly believe in something because it is all they have known their entire life and need a way to test out other waters. You may dislike it because it doesn’t line up with what you hoped for your child, but by making them feel like their choice is wrong, you are pushing them away from you and making them feel like they have a faith that is forced on them and not chosen. Typically once children get into the real world they realize their parents were right about a lot of things. This is a part of growing up, something that you can pray to God about and leave it in his hands.
I am speaking from the experience of a child who came back and realized how right my parents were. The more they pushed the ore I pushed back, once they let me go I was able to see things for myself and grow stronger in my faith. God bless
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
I would be upset if they decided not to go to college. The trust I extend to my children is mine the life they make is theirs. The quality of the education is important. If a simple college choice is making you uncomfortable imagine if your child married outside YOUR belief system.
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I can’t say it would bother Me, My Son is free to do as He wishes with His life.
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Both would be my concern, but in my view if the child is old enough and qualified to go to college, the choice of the college is up to them. There comes a time in my view to let go so they can learn about life.