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http://shine.yahoo.com/experts/nfl-star-arian-foster–6-things-i-ll-try-to-teach-my-daughter–165016060.html

Pretty great story by Arian Foster, especially point #6.

An excerpt:

6. The flying spaghetti monster. There are billions of people on Earth with hundreds of religions and sects that trickle off each other. I will never tell her what to believe in. I know parents are very influential on kids’ spiritual beliefs and that can be a positive or negative thing. I can give her a basic understanding of religions when she starts showing interest and asking questions. But I will remain silent otherwise. How can I make a young mind believe this is the truth for them when they don’t yet have the capacity nor the cognitive desire to delve into something like this?