maryannlucy wrote:Pete, I have a question for you. Do you ever worry that you are spoiling your family lineage because you are an atheist?... Have you ever considered that you are missing out on graces that your children or future grandchildren may need for you today?
I can honestly say it has never occurred to me. Short answer is "no", for these reasons:
Firstly, whilst church records may have been the only reliable record in the past I think that digital footprints and unique identifying id's have probably surpassed them .
Secondly and personally, I was adopted so have a messed up and unknown genealogy anyway.
Thirdly, I'm not an atheist by conscious choice - it's a label that applies because of what I believe. So even if I was missing out on a reliable record I would not change my cosmological view for that! In any case, I was baptised and married in a church so not sure I'm missing out on much.
Incidentally, I'm not from Leeds I'm from the South of England, born in London. I met my wife in Leeds and got stuck
Cheers, Pete