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in the absence of religion you may get influenced by bad ideas
This is sounds very reasonable to me. I do believe, whether God exists or not, that I'm much better off for having the moral system I do. These are ways to live good and they really do lead to a good life...at least that has been my experience thus far.
Also, your advice about patience is wise. So many of life's confusing aspects change or resolve with a little patience. I fear though that in this case it may not be true: this has been the growing feeling I've had for at least 10 years.
I appreciated the link on Nirguna. It's something I'll have to think about a bit more.
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Here is POV from a Hindu guy:
Children and religion
I would lean towards saying nothing.
My experience: As a single man, I rarely visited temples or observed religious holidays. However, as a father, I make it a point to take my children to the temple and maintain religious practices at home. The two part reason is
1: I seriously believe in the absence of religion you may get influenced by bad ideas ( one example, decline of religion resulted into the rise of wokeness)
2: to me, essentially a philosophy. As a child, I loved reading parables, fables, and Zen stories, and I still find them incredibly enriching
Interestingly, as a teenager, when I got intoxicated with the idea that we may have created god as a psychological defense mechanism (Fear-Origin Theory). My mom said, it does not matter. God does not ask you to believe in Him. what you are is Nirguna ( one who believe in formless God ). did not find a good link with quick search, so here is a gemini summary[https://gemini.google.com/share/03172ec12ac9]. So, I was never an atheist.
Religion feels like a scam:
Feeling disillusioned, hold your horses. it will pass. . ZEN Short Story: It Will Pass!
What to do next
If you don't feel like it. don’t force it. You don’t need to go to church or pray as often as you currently do .It is also okay if kids also don't go to church as often as they go now. Instead of formal worship, consider reading. I ended up reading a couple of pages of Ecclesiastes [https://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/ecclesiastes/1.html} once, and i found it incredibly profound...so there is a lot of learned from there.
Remember, as the zen master, buddha says, it will pass, and you won' t feel and think like what you are doing now!
By the way, many Hindu story emphasize that God's fav are those who are "good human beings" and fulfill their worldly responsibilities with integrity, rather than those who only pray. central theme of "Vaishnav Jan To," Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite bhajan. I love it too. it has subtitle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbvww26oMQ4]