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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whyare you sending him to a religious school when you do not believe in God?  You are going to confuse him no end.[/quote]

I disagree. I am not a Christian nor a Jew or any other formal religion. I sent my daughter to a wonderful jewish preschool (Childrens Learning Center in Rockville- not many people know about this lovely place that has been around for 35 years or so). I happened to be working nearby at the time and also in thinking about the values they taught, I realized I had complete alignment with those values. They were not heavy handed with the God talk, and my daughter learned so many holidays and songs and traditions that I frankly wish she could still be experiencing. But I always spoke to her about God as a word that means different things to different people and that some people do not believe in God at all.

She understands God to be a concept that can be explored at will. She understands about myths, about the idea that people have systems of thought. She is now 7. During her preschool days when she would sometimes say things like "God can do anything" I would engage her in a sort of questioning/exploratory process of what that word means and what other explanations there are for the way the world works and things that happen.

I find conversations about god to be opportunities for thinking about what really matters in life: being good to one another, helping those in need, being honest, caring about the planet, being thristy for knowledge, and so on.

OP you will be fine. You have walked the walk and your journey can be shared honestly with your child. Let him ask the questions and just answer them honestly. However, If you dont want your current beliefs to be broadcast right back to the school,  I would advise keeping things general  "Some people end up believeing more in God and some people end up believing less. But the important thing to remember is ______"  or "Mommy do you still believe in God?" could be answered with a "Im not sure anymore, but I know that _____"[/quote]

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