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It hit me later that it has been over 6 months since he went to that church, and we only went 4 or 5 times. I thought, "Holy Crap!! What the hell did they do to make him remember this so clearly?" It seems a sort of child brainwashing operation.

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Its surprising how easily young children are influenced, especially by adults who are resolute in their ideals. I used to go to Sunday school every week until I was about 10, and I pretty much believed everything I was told. Why shouldn't I have? As a kid you pretty much trust most adults because they seem so much older and wiser than you...how could they be wrong? And then they tell you about a happy place up in the sky, and that a benevolent protector is watching over you and guiding you, what child would not want to believe that? Its like Santa Claus. Finally, once I stopped going, and started taking middle school science classes, I started to put the pieces together and realized most of what I was taught at Sunday school was bunk. I was an atheist by high school.

At such a young age, its hard for kids to get a grasp on the world. I actually think I benefited on the most part for going to sunday school while I was young. It taught me morals, how to be a good person. Later I realized the religious part was crap. I would say let your kids believe what they want for now, when they are old enough they will be able to decide for themselves what they think is right. Of course...it doesn't hurt to have a little guidance from the parents.