Silverfox Omission, in the sense of failing to provide guidance, can be equally damaging. If parents do their utmost to avoid providing a moral framework until the child is old enough to decide themselves lest they indoctrinate their children, the children will only absorb values from elsewhere, television, advertising, Facebook 'friends' etc. We saw the results of that with feral children rioting and looting last summer. Could not agree with you more on this point. We are losing something in society and if a good framework is put in place for a child religion or not then this is a good thing. I get a little fed up of religion bashing there some good peole of faith out there that does some good in the community yes there are fanatics but that is in all walks of life not just in religous people.