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How to explain inherited rituals without inherited belief

My teenage daughter asked me why we light candles on Friday nights if we do not really believe in God and I had no answer.

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What we've seen

Practicing cultural traditions while questioning their theological foundations creates confusion about what we are actually passing down to the next generation.

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“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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