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I was raised a doubting Catholic. We lied to my Grandma often about which Mass we attended. It was awful to feel hypocritical as a child. Now we are Unitarian although we are not attending lately. I am sorry this is such a tough issue for you. Religion is such an emotional topic. For many people it is the organized religion part that is problematic, not learning about other or any religion. My daughter claimed she wanted to be Buddhist or Native American at age 4 because she liked the philosophies they espoused. As a non-religious person I do have a spirituality and morality that I feel needs to be passed on.
Our youngest is in RTC right now and I have a hard time that Church is offered at the RTC. As a lesbian family I do not want him getting the message that his family is wrong. Because he is a foster child still, the state mandates he gets to choose (ya right). Anyway I digress (sorry).
The way to impart these values is not your in-laws' choice. I agree with Lisa, DH has to help out with setting the boundaries.
Good Luck,
Karen
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