Whether you are athiest or Catholic, or Buddist you have a religious belief. If you are Athiest you simply don't hold to any religious faith. No matter what you believe you have to tell your child SOMETHING. You will need to tell them what you believe. I prefer to tell them that COMBINED with what other's believe. They will eventually explore all the possibilities themselves and come to their own conclusion. Stuffing it down their throats and saying that they can't live in my house if they won't go to my church, marry someone of like faith, or such nonesense is where the crux of the matter lies. Are you going to rule your child by moral ethics or by your religious beliefs? I choose the former and will explain the latter.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma.
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