being raised religiously

I agree with you 100%. If I ever have children they are not going to be brainwashed. Religion is a very personal private matter that one should figure out for themselves.

I was brought up christian and now I'm an agnostic. I can't even tell you how angry I am that my parents thought that they could just fill my head with rubbish just because I was 'their property'.

I have my own family, I being the mother. I will not and will never say that mine is a religious kind of family but rather a Christian family. Our Christian life is not bounded by religion because religion will not save us but rather it is our relationship with the Savior, the Christ himself. Hence I could safely declare that we are not religious but we love the Lord in the truest sense of the world. However we belong to a religious denomination that is Christ centered and from this Church we learned the truth that set us free from the traditions of the olden years. We do go to church to worship regularly and we do read the Bible and from there get correct instructions from God. I raised my child in the right way from the very beginning in a godly manner and now he has great reverence and fear of God and this fear of God led him to understand the right and wrong. No strong discipline but rather lots of guidance and gentle nurturing coupled with lots of prayers. Result a happy and contented Christian family.

You are very right.
I was lukcy in that respect. I was brought up in a fairly liberal Hindu family in India.
Hinduism is sometimes a very liberal religion, because it depends upon how you look at it, as it has many facets and all are accepted as being 'normal'.
In fact, one can even be an 'atheist Hindu' by applying the logic of Vedic Philosophy, upon which Hinduism is based.

Because of this, I am able to related freely and without any bias, with people from other religions.
To a Hindu, any form of worship is WORSHIP, and so, to be honoured.
There ARE fundamentalist Hindus too, I admit, at the other end of the spectrum.
And ofcourse, there is our horrible, horrible Caste system, which treats some people as 'low-born' Untouchables.
We are in the process of cleansing ourselves collectively of this Caste mindset.

That apart, because of my upbringing, my list of 'intimate' friends Catholic, Muslim and Buddhist names, too.
In fact, they are closer to me than many of my co-religionist friends!

certain relegious leaning s are always good, but every faith shd have soem tolerance level also, evolution in zync with the times you live in, then everything is good

It should be a matter of particular choice. I think studying religion at school, in a soft way helps to understand society and learning what is considered to be right and wrong. I studied in religious schools but I never felt any pressure at all and in my family nobody goes to church for many many years, so I can call myself agnostic. Even if it's only to understand art when you enter in a church it helps knowing the story.

If and when i ever have a family, they will be raised with the freedom of religion. The only thing that i will teach them, and its in most religions anyways, is that there is a high power and that our actions have equal or greater reactions.

I was raised and babtized Lutheran ALC. That said, my family did not push religion on me. I was also allowed to attend church with friends of other religions. My parents basically allowed me to decide for myself.

I do not attend church regularly as an adult, but I do believe in God. I have not forced my children to attend church.

One thing that sticks out in my mind from reading the Bible is where God says "Do not build a temple to worship me". I take that to mean that all the money spent on these fancy churches is nothing more than a status symbol. I do believe that God wants us to share his word, and live a good life. That said, I believe that I do not have to attend a church to be a good christian. I feel that if I want to talk to God, I can do it no matter where I am.

One group I have found that I can relate to is the Cowboys for Christ Ministries. Their services aren't held in a specific church. They are held in fair barns, in the bleachers at a rodeo before a performance, or around a campfire. What's really interesting about their services is that the Cowboy Bible gives translation that puts it in the context of right here right now. How it relates to me. How I can learn from this.

Now as for judging a person by their religion, I don't think that is right. Everyone has the right to worship in whatever manner they choose. It's in the Bill of Rights. It's called Freedom of Religion. I will say that I would not encourage my children to consider marrying someone who's religious beliefs require them to convert to their religion. I think that is just wrong.

i surely have because i am a christian right from by birth and my parents were of other religion, that was because i was at the majority of time with my aunts (who are my father's sister) who were christians, i am 29 years old now, until now neither me nor my father have forced each other to change or accept our religions, we do talk a lot about religion, but we always have the same respect for both the religions, he has never ever created any kind of negative impact out of it, in fact i have learnt some lessons in my life through him spiritually and also the important thing that Conscience is GOD's presence in human

I grew up in a very strict religious household. Now, I want to leave that particular religion, but I am terrified of telling my parents that I do not believe it. This is because they DID practically disown my sister when she told them she didn't believe it. I think that it is wrong for parents to pressure children this way. I agree with the other comments that it is best to let them design their own beliefs because I feel that this religious battle will defiantly harm relationships within my family before it is over.

I have been brought up religiously. Religion plays a big role in my life. I dont think that religion brainwashes it followers at all. The reason that I think that people think that religion is wrong and brainwashes people because they have demons that they need to get rid off.