Is it ethical to transmit religious values to our children?

around the topics of breastfeeding and vaccines, this is another controversial topic: religion. 98% of humans on this Earth are believers. For my part, I am part of 2% of humans fundamentally atheistic. I called my maternal family is a practicing Catholic family and my father is atheist. Although it is difficult for me to understand, I respect the faithful laity. Those who practice their religion quietly in their home. The privacy of adults no one. The principle of individual freedom necessarily to practice the religion of their choice at home. That is obvious.

However, transmission of religious values to children makes me feel uncomfortable. A child has neither hindsight nor critical for doubting that an adult said. His brain is totally available and malleable discourses surrounding and especially that of his parents. It is intolerable for all, and even punished by law for children to be manipulated by cults. Although the three major monotheistic religions are different sectarian groups, they are still based on dogma and inexplicable beliefs that govern everyday life. By definition, the word of God is not to question.

In most cases, membership of an adult to a religion is the result of a conscious and voluntary. But this is not the case for children. This is imposed. Is it not then a bit opportunistic to use the ignorance and vulnerability of children to inculcate religion that has not chosen? I wonder. At 27 years, I thank my mother for having had the delicacy not m'imposer religion. She prayed quietly at night in his room.

When my son asked me if I believe in God, I would say that I do not believe in God but he can do differently if he so wishes. For him to choose whether he wants to become Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim, agnostic or atheist. In the same way that he will choose his sexual orientation, his studies, his job, his place of residence, ... If I ask for advice, I will be there to help him make his choice, but I have the ambition to try to do nothing to impose.

What do you think?