Great discussions here! D.E.'s poll and your comments have really added so much light on this subject of religion in schools or at home!

Educators can do a lot to explain the general principals of different religions without showing bias to any one religion in particular - Dedicated and skilled teachers I feel would be critical to making sure it is presented in an academic manner ~

As for home schooling ...there are many cultures and families that have made their religion part of their way of life ~ Those growing up in such an environment cannot help but be exposed to the particular religion that their family has already embraced ~

But I think of my own background when I was a child - For one whole year my dad helped a young Methodist minister without a church..and let him conduct his Sunday church services in our flower packing house which was located right behind our home ~ Our family had no choice but to attend these services because they where at our home! But me and my dad never became members of the Methodist religion .. It was more of a sense of helping someone in need rather than a religious point of view that my dad let the young minister use our packing house for free ~ That was a great feeling and reward to my dad ~

So despite what one learns from the family or culture you are born into ...I feel schools can play a role by offering comparative religion classes to their students ...and I also feel it is up to each person's individual will to seek and educate themselves to all the different religions and points of view in the world as we mature - and from there find our own spiritual path ~