Kids, Politics and Religion.

I think ramoss hit the nail square on the head. My family is dual philosophy, dual politics (although my wife and I see eye to eye on more things in both than our respective viewpoints would seem to indicate). My wife is a practicing Catholic, I'm atheist. My wife is a died-in-the-wool long-term Democrat, and I have been (until recently) a Republican since age 16. When the inevitable "Daddy, why don't you believe...", or "Mommy, why do you think..." questions come up, we both try and provide a reasonable rationale for our respective viewpoints (when they differ). We almost invariably end with a "That's what I think. You need to make up your own mind on the subject". This approach seems to be working pretty well.