Reply #2: I'm of the mind that everyone needs to make up their own mind...

[InvisibleTouch]

...on the topic of spirituality, or lack thereof. And to do that legitimately, one needs to be exposed to lots of different ideas and viewpoints. Eventually we will select the one (or the elements of several) that suit us best. And of course those viewpoints can change over the course of a lifetime.

I think you're right to worry about peer pressure affecting the kid, but my advice would be to make it clear to him that you're open for discussion of the topic with him *if he wants to*, and then leave it at that. I'd not bring it up again unless he approaches you first. I think you've already done a good thing by pointing out that he's not obligated to believe as others do, whether those others are his family or his friends at school.