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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the how useful it is for humans to have morality and love of God but find it questionable to teach kids about just one religion because that's what I was taught by my parents who were taught by theirs.

I wonder if as parents its our responsibility to introduce them to all major religions, as well as concepts of agnosticism and atheism?[/quote]

Yes I think this is wise. My devout Catholic mother taught comparative religion and we were taught about other world religions in respectful ways.

Both my DC’s religious based schools (Episcopalian and Catholic) did a good job of teaching about other world religions and Native American spirituality.

All world religions and native peoples have some version of the Golden Rule so that probably represents a transcendent moral code. Children should be taught different the way different religions and cultures express that moral imperative to treat others the way you would like to be treated.

I think there should probably be more done to promote respect for atheists and agnostics. [/quote]

There are 4,000 religions in the world

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualizing-religions-worldwide/#

Even if you focused on the main 5 groups (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism) and added atheism that is a ridiculous waste of time when it is hard enough to get your kid to sit for piano lessons.  Let alone the gigantic deltas in the thousands of sects between those groups and others they are likely to encounter (Scientology, Unitarian, Mormonism, etc.)

The main way we teach our kids is by example, and if we show our kids we are critical thinkers and skeptics they can make up their own mind about religion as well as any other topic, political, medical, etc.  Examine evidence and make up your own mind.

Shouldn't that be sufficient?[/quote]

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