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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, you are responding to my comment.  I am curious, if DH's values are aligned with your conservative values (even for a differing base reason) why do you think he'd go to a liberal congregation?

At any rate, although I am one of those liberal atheists and we don't go to any religious services, my kids come home with stuff that they've learned in the world.  God is great, and you have to be good to go to heaven, etc.  I try to use it as an opportunity to tell them how I feel about things and why.  Kids are exposed to SO MUCH - but if you believe in your values and live them, your kids will understand them.  They will develop their own values, maybe the same or similar or maybe not - but you can't be so afraid of different opinions that you try not expose them.[/quote]

OP here, you are correct, I am afraid, mostly of the unknown. I really know NOTHING about religion on a personal level. So it is more that I am thinking what on earth is DH getting my kids up to. 
Dh would go to a liberal congregation because he knows that 1. conservative congregations would require a commitment, and 2. he does not care about anything that much, anything that is easy. Sort of if he had to tick the box for a certain issue, he would, but not get up and protest or get involved. [/quote]

I think you owe it to your husband and kids to stop acting from fear, and to educate yourself a little.  Ask your husband what church he would like to attend.  Find out a little about that church.  Attend a service just so you can see for yourself.  You might be surprised.  If your husband isn't that into it, it's not going to last, anyway, but it really isn't going to hurt to let your kids see.  Honestly, they might just be bored.  Or they might be interested.  Or they might totally disagree and reject the religious stuff altogether.  But "I'm afraid of what I don't know" is a terrible way to make decisions.  [/quote]

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