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>>Could it be that a person's religious beliefs are what makes them a good parent in your eye's because they are being taught core values of their religion. Take God out of school's and maybe, in some cases you damage the system.
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>Then something's wrong with the system. If it can't function without involving religion, how is it different from a religious school? You seem to forget that, apart from "Could it be that a person's religious beliefs are what makes them a good parent" there can be good parents which have the same basic set of humanistic values without religion? The thing missing may be the desire to be subordinate, which then shouldn't be a necessary ingredient - I'd much more prefer being respected and paying respect, than being obeyed or obeying.
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>IOW, are my kids bad simply because they've grown in an agnostic family?

I knew I was opening a can of worms with the question, but I have said it once and I will say it again. I do not know you Dragan nor do I have an opinion on you as a parent or your kids. What you glean from my discourse is sometimes a little on the personal side. Am I in control of you or have I power over you or your family? I do not! You make your choices and I make mine.

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>>You can ask for all the statistics you want, so you can safely draw your conclusions, but I truly believe that American Society (as I do not live anywhere else) is going down hill fast with the distruction of the basic family
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>My family is fine, don't feel destroyed at all (even though we live in two cities).

I am glad to hear that and may it continue and be contagious to other familes. Society needs strong families. Especially now.