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[quote=Anonymous]My mom is super religious and despite my not believing in it around middle school age, I still had to go to church and participate in all the youth group activities, which I did because it was a social thing and not religious to me.

We told her to say to our kids "Grandma believes XYZ" instead of stating stuff like it's just a fact, or telling Bible stories, but she does not respect this. When she watches our kids on a day she has church activities, she brings them and we let her because she's babysitting, which we appreciate.

However, we decided we needed more support to raise our kids with our belief system yet have respect for their grandma's beliefs, so we joined a UU congregation. My DH is more scornful of any religion than I am. I am not personally a believer but I do think it's important to respect other people's religions and the meaning it gives them, whatever they are. My problem with my mom is that she believes there is only ONE right religion (Christianity and her particular approach to it), takes a literal interpretation of the Bible, puts down other religions/beliefs, and disrespects our wishes for not raising our kids that way. [/quote]

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