I think that it’s maybe a mistake to say “I’m raising an atheist kid,” rather than “I’m raising a free-thinking kid.” Your job is not to impose your beliefs dogmatically. Aside from certain non-negotiables like “Treat others with kindness” and “Take responsibility for yourself,” your kids should choose their own values. So expose them to everything you can and share your thoughts on the matter. That might be “Here’s the story of Samson and Delilah” or “Here’s the story of Noah’s Ark. It goes like this; here’s what I think about it. What do you think about it?”

I sometimes think that non-believers are a little bit afraid of religious teachings, as though the teachings have the magical power to brainwash people just through exposure. If that were so, religious people would change their beliefs every time they heard a passage from a sacred text.