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Greater good", not "common good". As in the greater good achieved by maximizing my involvement in my son's life and that of his friends.

Ah,big difference,of course.

It's not really a question of allowing him to join, really. His mother is his primary guardian. We don't see eye-to-eye on this issue (she's a fundamentalist xtian), and I don't interfere with her telling him what her beliefs are, and she gives the same courtesy. He's allowed to decide for himself what he believes and what his interests are (to a degree).

Ah more information. NOW I understand your problem. I like to think that in your place I would place my son's need above my own,and participate keeping my mouth shut. I would find that torture.

My apologies for any earlier offence; you do indeed sound like a loving and supportive father.

PS Richard Dawkins opinion on child rearing: Apart from the fact that he has no children,his opinion is as relevant as little Tommy Cruise on psychiatry.