Posted AT 9:04 AM EDT on 27/11/07
Spinning The Golden Compass
JUDITH TIMSON
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
If I were to ask my university-aged kids if they believe in God, I would be likely to get two different and somewhat equivocal answers. One (sort of) does. One (probably) doesn't.
Both were raised in the same Jewish home, participated in the same religious holidays and rituals, and discussed these matters with the same parents, who culturally identify with their faith but are not overtly religious.
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