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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In all seriousness, what's wrong with allowing your children to be exposed to others' views?  I was raised by an atheist and non-practicing Catholic.  They agreed to let us decide whether we were interested in pursuing any sort of religion in our lives.  My best friend growing up was part of an extremely religious Evangelical-type church (she's even a Missionary now!)  From a pretty young age, I was allowed to go to church with her whenever I wanted, as well as attend services elsewhere with friends.  It was a wonderful way to meet other people and experience different things.  I'm now 34, would classify myself as agnostic/atheist, and hope to allow my children (ages 1 and 3) similar latitude.[/quote]

+1  It is good to be exposed to the beliefs of others with whom you do not agree.  If you alliw them to explore in little doses ( a 12 hour lock in being a good example),  they can come home and discuss it with you - what they liked, what they didn't like, what puzzled them, etc.  This will give them good analytic skills for dealing with the world when they are out on their own.[/quote]

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