Do you think a teen is old enough to choose his own religion  

I agree, though the exact age depends on the particular child.

all the best urban

Personally, I think many people are forced into religion by being made, as children, to attend Church whether they want to or not.

If you really want a child to make their own choice, don't let them go to church until they are old enough to really understand what it is.

THEN let them make their own decision.

Yeah we all can choice our own religon. But sometimes teens are unsure of themselfs to pick something that they truely beliveve in. You see alot of teens not believeing god, but alot of time this is just a phase.

I think the real moment of truth is the marriage, when the futur parents must decide which education, which culture, which religion they will give their children. That subject is a nightmare for Jewish families living out of Israel. Contrarely to the Muslims who write that the women is a creature from the devil, in Jewish law, the mother is more important that the father. In case of mixed mariage, if the mother is Jewish the child will be Jewish. If the father is Jewish, but the mother is not, the child will be not Jewish and if he want to belong to the Jewish people he will have to convert.
At the end of the 19th century, lots of Jews arrived in the US because of the Pogroms in Russia. Before the WWII there was close to 8 million Jews in the US, now only 4 million. Why ? Because of the assimilation, Jews married Christian wifes, and the children are not Jewish. Some Rabbis call it the Spiritual Holocaust. Of course in Israel the probability to have marriage between Jews and Muslims exists but it very little. One of the reason why American Jews emigrate to Israel is to be sure to give a Jewish education to their children, and also that their grand children will stay Jewish.

I do share your views. I do think that our children should receive religious education but than they are free to choose what makes sense for them. As a Catholic, I do hope that my son becomes an active catholic and participates in the community but it is up to him. I won't make any pressure or brainwashing. I just believe that religion is something of the heart. The individual must accept the word of God, it is something that comes from within and it must not be imposed on the individual.

I applaud you on being able to allow your children to make the religious choice on their own. I don't think I've ever met a Pastor that could think outside the box of tradition. Do you extend that to the children of your congregation? How do the parents take that?

My family is rather a mixed bag. I was baptized Catholic, converted to Lutheranism and now I am Wiccan. My son and daughter were baptized Lutheran, at 4 and 5 years of age. Both made the their first Communion as Lutheran's. My son later went and had himself Confirmed as a Methodist. My husband was raised Espiscopalian. I had decided that I was going to let my children know about all the different religions before they wanted to make a commitment to any of the religions.

Thats good its better let them choose while guiding them to GOD. You have point that God give us free will to choose like us parents we should be doing the same thing to our children. We trust God that he knows what to do for us and especially for our kids.Keep it up. God bless your family

If a teenager can already make wise decision inspite of the age, then he can be free of choosing his own religion. I don't see any problem with that but most the time we are still influence by the people around us like our parents and friends.

I helped raise 4 good boys, who grew up never having any problems with the law. I never took them to Church or Sunday School, and they never missed it as far as I know. Whenever they asked about Religion, I told them the God's Honest Truth, as far as I knew it. My boys always had free will, and they used it exceptionally well in all instances. I am extremely proud of them all! (Incidentally none of my Family attends Church or has ever Joined an Organized Religion of any kind!)

yes, teens do have the opportunity to choose what religion he/she likes. as a parent, one should not stop one's teen to be in other religion for they to are given the freedom to choose where they would like to.