Many children are brought up as Catholics and remain Catholics, while many children grow up to hate the religion. Should parents press their children to be Catholic? Can't their children lead good and fulfilling lives without the theological baggage attained when one chooses to become religious? What is the difference that an ecclesial faith in Jesus Christ makes for a human being and for the world? Having faith in God gives people unchanging morals, guidance and something to believe in besides chance.
             Morals are different in every society and change over time as peoples' values and views change. Though atheists can have good morals, their principles may change over time. Instead of following what is going on in our society, having faith in God and his ways gives unchanging morals that are always appropriate and peace everlasting. It gives Catholics security knowing that what they are doing is right. "Jesus used these invitational and provocative forms of speech – aphorisms and parables – to subvert conventional ways of seeing and living, and to invite his hearers to alternate way of life."(Borg, p. 75) How people view life and what they believe in determine how they will live their life. Having set morals instilled in them through Catholicism, children may be more inclined to be good. Being raised a certain way does not guarantee that a person will follow what they were brought up to believe. Raising a child as Catholic though makes a person more prone to leading a virtuous life. Also, morals give Catholic families an anchor. When everyone believes in the same morals it creates unity and keeps peace.
             Following God's ways according to Borg is "The narrow way, the way less traveled, is the alternative wisdom of Jesus." The way less traveled is life in the spirit and the life that Jesus himself knew. "Our culture's secular wisdom does not affirm the reality of the Spirit; t...