Honestly, I'd go for it. Of course, I'm a 20-year old non-parent so can't say much from experience. I do have a 4-year old half-brother who, despite growing up in a household of quite religious people here in the Bible-belt (sans-me, and to a lesser to degree my step-dad, his dad) doesn't seem to really get religion yet. Now sure, my Mom's tried getting him to say retarded stuff like "Praise Jesus!", but as expected of a 4-year old, it's in one ear, out the other.
Anyway, I don't think shelter your kids from religion, or at the very least not in some forceful manner. If they wanna check it out (say a friend invites them to church), let 'em go for it; they will be bore as Hell if they have to listen to an actual sermon.
Your kids will be around religion rather quickly in life, so in my inexpert opinion, the key is to teach them the right way to think, the right mindset, the right questions to ask and to love learning about the world they're in. If this leads them to become religious, so be it. They'll likely be an intelligent religious person. If it leads them to reject religion, then so be it. They'll likely be an intelligent non-religious person. A bonus here is that your kid(s) are less likely to resent you the way many fundamentalists-turned-atheists resent their parents for a harshly religious upbringing.
TL;DR
Teach them to question, to love learning, and to approach the world with an open mind ready to accept whatever seems to pass their test of rationality. If they want to know your views on it, by all means give it to them. Just try not to force it on them, even if it seems they're heading down the religious path.
^Probably the naivety of a non-parent
Anyway, I don't think shelter your kids from religion, or at the very least not in some forceful manner. If they wanna check it out (say a friend invites them to church), let 'em go for it; they will be bore as Hell if they have to listen to an actual sermon.
Your kids will be around religion rather quickly in life, so in my inexpert opinion, the key is to teach them the right way to think, the right mindset, the right questions to ask and to love learning about the world they're in. If this leads them to become religious, so be it. They'll likely be an intelligent religious person. If it leads them to reject religion, then so be it. They'll likely be an intelligent non-religious person. A bonus here is that your kid(s) are less likely to resent you the way many fundamentalists-turned-atheists resent their parents for a harshly religious upbringing.
TL;DR
Teach them to question, to love learning, and to approach the world with an open mind ready to accept whatever seems to pass their test of rationality. If they want to know your views on it, by all means give it to them. Just try not to force it on them, even if it seems they're heading down the religious path.
^Probably the naivety of a non-parent
