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[quote=Anonymous]I started talking to my son early on about religious beliefs.  We talk about world religions and beliefs in conjunction with his school studies (this year was ancient Egypt and some Native American tribes, among others).  He has a classmate who doesn't participate in Halloween festivities, and some close Muslim, Jewish and Christian friends; he has noticed that they celebrate different holidays.  He has asked many questions that I answer with, "some people believe..." etc.  Both my husband and I have religious family members, and my son spends a week each summer solo with his grandparents, who are very involved in their church.  They bring him to their church services and functions, and I don't worry one whit about him being indoctrinated because if he has had any one thing impressed upon him over the years (he's 8), it's that he doesn't have to believe what other people believe.  It's not insulting to his grandparents to not believe what they do.  I want my son to come to his own conclusions through education, exposure to a wide range of beliefs, and reflection.  I don't want to hide him from what other people believe so that he has no choice but to believe in what I tell him to believe.  [/quote]

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