I disagree. Especially in today's internet age where information is so readily available. I can't speak for everyone else, but my kids pretty much believe what they want to, and so did I when I was a kid.
I'll give a personal anecdote about my upbringing (and i'll apologize in advance for any misspellings)
My parents were both devout Catholics. Both went to Catholic schools up to and including college. Obviously they raised our family Catholic. However, when I was 5-7 years old, I lived in the deep south. Most all of my friends were Baptists. I went to quite a few of their services/Sunday schools and had some questions while there. When I was 8-13 years old, I lived in the Northeast. Most all of my friends were either Jewish or Catholic. As my friends were coming up on their Bar Mitzvah's, I had a number of opportunities to attend synagogue, as well as Seder's during holidays, etc... I learned quite a few other traditions and i had questions. When I went to college, I fell out of any religious services for years. I spent a lot of time reading about Buddhism and meditation. I had a lot of questions all through my life and found my own path/journey.
When I met my wife and we started talking about family, we had a talk and I mentioned that I felt that religion had once again become an important part of my life as it helped me cope with some of my fears/anxieties and that I wanted to bring up my kids in the Catholic faith as I re-entered it. She was agreeable. My eldest was not baptized, so we waited until she reached the age of consent and let her decide on her own. We went through the Cathecumen process together and she was baptized at 13.
At my dinner table, we pray as a family before meals. I did not do this growing up, ever. My wife's family did and they were Mormon. I enjoy it. My parents are C&E'ers now as far as attending mass. I go just about every Sunday. I enjoy it. People change. I've told my children they can believe what they want to believe and follow their own path. I just wanted to give them a peek into one faith and one's teachings. I don't feel there is anything negative conveyed and the underlying message to me seems to try to live a good life and do unto others as they would do unto you. If they change their faiths and raise their children otherwise, so be it.
I guess my long winded message is that there should be no religion conundrum. Speak to your children about your beliefs and why you do so. If they want to learn about something else, they can easily do so. You don't need to bash religion if you are not religious at all. I don't bash anyone outside my faith, my political belief's, etc... I simply listen to what they have to say and form my own opinions. That is what I want my children to do too. They ask me plenty of questions that I cannot answer about anything from religion to calculus. I try to explore the answers to their questions together, and every day I learn something new (for instance just a few months ago, i learned that Jesus had sisters and brothers, I had no clue).
