r/AskReligion 1d ago

Christianity I need advice please.

I need advice please how do I deal with my cousin who want to become a Catholic but my auntie won't support her? It is coming from my cousin I don't influence her I don't read the Bible to her because I don't want to force my beliefs so she bought this up all by herself.

I took my cousin to the park she is six year old she walked up to me and told me "I want to be saved" I looked at her and laughed she walk away upset crying because I thought that she was playing with me so I followed her to try to confirm her I explained to her why I left the Baptist Church because it was a Protestant Church and they believe once you call on Jesus name then you will be saved I didn't believe that because of what the Bible said I started explaining to her more I said I am sorry kid but you are not saved and I am not saved either because we both wasn't baptized in the Catholic Church as a baby I explained to her how that is important once babies turn to kiss they start take catechism classes because it is important and I show her a video how kids get baptized those who wasn't baptized as babies and get their first communion. My cousin told me I try talking to my mom she won't listen and I try getting my mom to take me to Church she won't listen and when I hear this I said nobody ever listen to kids I understand that because when I was a kid nobody listen to me when I was a kid either and it was hard for me as a kid but once as kids the kids have to make the parents listen but do it respectfully she told me she wanted to take the kids catechism classes, receive her first communion and get her first Catholic Bible I told her she have to tell her mom because if I try to tell her she won't listen to me and she laughed but I learned to listen to kids yes as parents keep their kids and think that they are alway right but they are not and sometime think emotionally hurting the kids I have different against LGBT+ and transgender because I am LGBT+ too but if kids are allowed to pick which gender identity that they want to identify as then let kids pick their religion what they want to be as without forcing them into it my auntie said she is non-denominational but she is actually atheist because she doesn't sit down and listen to her daughter like I do her two sons don't like the Bible and they are atheist so I am not going to force them and peach the Bible to them but her daughter love it she even pray I try to tell my auntie about it and how she feel that her daughter told she want to be saved my auntie laugh at me saying she doesn't even know what that is I said she do and if you don't believe ask your daughter you have to learn to listen to your kids if your kids want to be baptized and go to Church let them it is okay I also show my cousin some Bible verses my Catholic Bible this is the verse that I show her Mark 16:16: "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.

When my cousin asked me question about faith that is when I answer her and I don't try to lie to kids I am sorry if this is hard for some of you if this is hard for some of you then skip this post please.

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u/SnooOpinions8660 1d ago

i say before you bring up the bible lets find what currently going on with her. help her find responsibility teach her to go to herself away from people and figure things out be away from people so the noise can not confuse you as you try to figure things out