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How to handle children's desire for religious participation you've rejected

I stopped going to church but my kids still want to attend with their grandmother and I'm torn between respecting their choice and protecting them from what I now see as harmful theology.

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The parent balances respect for their child's spiritual autonomy with concern about potentially damaging religious influence.

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