Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land

[salty]

Salty would you be so neutral when teaching your kids, would you expose them to other religions .... I doubt it?

I still want Salty to answer this question.

As small children I would place my kids in childcare classes as I must do this if I'm going to attend church. When I feel my children are old enough to reason, I would expose them to other religions, as I read about other religious beliefs myself in my spare time. I would also expose them to language, as I am studying a third language and would be happy for them to know more than one. We would examine the base doctrines together and then the children would have to make a decision, whenever they're ready, all I can ask is for my children to give the Bible a chance.

Children learn more by example than words. When my children see the peace the Lord gives me through trials, they will know God is dependable. When my children see that I pray and read and work hard to do well because I have faith that God is working in me, they will know they can reach God through prayers too. My children will see that I am approachable when I speak to them about sex and what it means to be married, they will know that I am fair when I punish them for doing wrong and reward them for doing right. They will be watching. While others around them will take medications, have immoral sexual lives, drink too much alcohol, commit suicide and become addicted to drugs or something else, they will know that these people have not found a dependable source, only a temporary source. Hopefully, they will ask me what my source is and then I can share the message all over again, like my parents did with me.