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I wouldn't raise them to be bound to a religion.

Both of my adult children are atheist. I let their friends take them to church when they were young, and they'd come back and we'd talk about it. They could see right through the stage performance.

When I feel they are old enough to understand all points of view. I would aslo tell them about the various other "religions" and try the best I can to answer all of their question or find someone I trust to answer them when I can't.

Only when they ask.

yes

I'm 70 and raised my kids a long time ago. Unfortunately, I raised them with the Christian doctrine because I was fearful of raising them as atheists and how they might be ostracized or worse. We didn't take them to church though so their experience was limited. If I could do it over, I would raise them as atheists and teach them logic and reasoning and science.

I see no reason to teach anybody about a default position. I imagine that if a child is brought up without the concept of god drilled into their heads that they will find such a concept to be as absurd as I do

Teach, yes, indoctrinate, no.

If they ask, but prob not something i'd really care to actively teach them about, i don't think whether or not you believe in a god affects how you enjoy living life that much

I already do! My 24 yo son is more outspoken than me and my 12 yo daughter is following behind. I'm so proud, lol.

Abso-dann-lutely

I just taught my kids that whatever they wanted to believe was fine with me. I mean that, too. Trying to shove atheism down their throats is no different than their mother trying to force evangelicalism on them.