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There are a lot of things to consider here. First, even within the same religion, two different people can teach two VEEEERY different things. I think it's important to do homework on what your daughter is being taught andsee if that's something you think is beneficial. I've known Catholics in teaching positions on two completely and utterly opposite ends of the spectrum. Second, does your daughter have the maturity to really be making a decision about what she believes about the purpose of existence? Honestly, I don't think even most 20 year olds have that maturity. Third, if you want to give your daughter the tools to eventually choose for herself what she believes, that means giving her the tools. Talk to her about other belief systems too and how they are different and similar to the one she is learning. Allowing your kid to say "religion class isn't fun" or "I don't like the teacher" or whatever and, therefore, not learn about any spirituality is not giving the tools for her to eventually make her own decision, it is depriving her of the tools to make any decision other than atheism or agnosticism until much later in her life. And, hey, maybe that's what you think is actually the best thing to do, but if your goal is actually to provide her with the tools necessary to make her own decision regarding spirituality, that requires a lot more than sending her to classes on the religion that you happen to have the most recent history with.
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