I agree with Limeslice - teaching tolerance is far more important than whether or not you riase your child with religion or which religion you teach.

Having said that many people who follow a particular religion only do so because they KNOW in their hearts (i.e. it is true for them) that that religion is the one true faith in the world. So it's a pretty big ask for a parent who knows the bible is true and christianity is the one true faith to be expected to teach their kids it's just another option, kwim?

With DD i am honest. We are not religious, but we are respectful. I value humility, i will not pretend i have answers that i don't or offer her guarantees i can't deliver on. We talk about what other people and groups believe and i tell her honestly that i don't know what the truth is and that everyone has to decide for themselves. I can tell her what *I* think the truth is, but i acknowledge that i am working off my gut, not any kind of fact. She knows she can say she agrees when i don't (the issue of wearing all-pink is one over which we currently have a difference of opinion!). I don't necessarily think that it's very important to raise children with relgion or not, but i do think it's important to raise them with honesty about who their parents are. Hiding religious beliefs, IMO, would be ill-advised. Everyone needs to start from somewhere on their journey into the world, and knowing where you come from is the first step in figuring out where you are going.

Bx