What faith to raise children in?

Unless you are adopting an older child who has a commitment to his/her particular faith, why would you not raise your child in your faith? If you are practicing and committed to your beliefs, that should be part of what you share with your child.My daughters were born in a Catholic country and were (probably) christened in the Catholic church, but at ages 3 and 4 they did not "have faith" and when they arrived in my home and became my daughters I gave them my surname and raised them in my faith As adults, they are free to practice it, reject it, or choose another that suits them better, but at least they have been given the knowledge.

For me, there was never a question to resolve. Our daughters are our children and are being raised according to our faith.

I agree withthe ohter posters - that as your child you should definitely raise them in your faith :) However, I also just wnted to add that I think you should also be upfront with that, as there may be expectant parents who are looking for adoptive parents with particular religious beliefs. So if, for instance, you plan to raise your child in the Jewish faith and the expectant parents want their child raised Catholic, I'd say that's probably not the right "match" for any of you. All parties should be comfortable on something like this (in my opinion).

Thank you all..I feel so much better. Thanks for the support.

I agree with this. In the old days, that was actually about the one and only request that many bmothers were allowed to have. In the mid to late 60s in New Zealand, it did actually cause a bit of a problem for babies from Catholic mothers because there was a shortage of Catholic adoptive parents. My bmother was Church of England (now Anglicanism) who also was OK with 3 other denominations, which did make it easier because C of E was by far the most common denomination (and still is) in NZ and Australia at the time.

I agree with the other posters. Raise your child in the faith you believe in and practice on a daily basis. Just be sure to be totally honest when you meet with expectant mothers. Some emoms don't care, but many do... I come from a long family tradition of allowing our children to explore different faiths and choosing the one they feel most comfortable with beginning around age 12. But until that time, we were all raised in the Methodist faith. Cath, you're right about the religion aspect during the BSE. From what I recall, there were three definite aspects that adoption agencies tried to match back in those years: religious faith, physical traits, and educational backgrounds.

I was born during the BSE and faith was an important factor in my adoption... I was placed through a religious adoption agency. My adoptive parents had to not just pass the standard home screenings but a religious interview, too. I was told that infants which became available to the agency were matched with a couple from the pool of prospective adoptive parents during a prayer session. After finding my bio-parents, I think the people involved with that prayer session believed that details which could be matched between bio-parents and a prospective couple was a sign from God that the infant should be placed with them.