[LisaCA]

have to agree: christianity has no lock on morality. many other religions and those that express no religion feel very moral and ethical and act accordingly.

part of the problem about being called to "share your faith with others" can be perceived in many ways, not necessarily as a positive or welcome event. This is where the conflict comes in.

one of the ways we introduce a variety of religions to dd is that we have books that have kids from a variety of religions. we have calendars sent to us from unicef and others that have kids of all ages, from all parts of the globe, some veiled for instance. When dd is older we'll take her to a few different christian services so she can see what they're like (episcopalian is so very diff from baptist services ), we'll take her to synagogues and mosques, and other religious places and we'll travel the globe hopefully so she can meet all sorts of people. the one message I do not want her to get is that one religion has the lock on truth. I think that's the most disturbing thing about having a relative or whatever push a particular belief.

ahimsa, it's harder if all the stuff is at their house. you'll either have to get them to put it away or not go over there til the kids are old enough to comment on what's being said.

my sympathies ahimsa, it's a difficult one.