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How to navigate religious education when parents disagree about faith

I stopped believing in God two years ago but my wife still wants our kids in Catholic school and every night when they say their prayers with me I feel like I'm teaching them something I think is false.

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The parent faces the ethical dilemma of participating in spiritual practices they no longer embrace while honoring family unity.

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