Renee,
I'll allow you to examine the differences between the evidence supporting the Bible vs. the evidence supporting the book of Mormon yourself. No need to even get into that conversation.
Well myself, I don't see scientific data backing up either book. You think it backs the Bible up. Mormons think it backs the book of mormon up. Point is, none of us can agree so why not let the child decide on their own?
To do that would be denying the means God has used to reach people.
If you tell your child the tooth fairy is real or Santa is real, watch them believe you. See the power you have over their minds. And keep that in mind when you tell them Yahweh is real. If your god is all powerful, I can't see him using childhood indoctrination to spread his message myself. Anyone can do that, even other humans.
I've been thinking and I can't seem to think of anything similar we shield from children to this extent. Things like violence and porn, sure. Children are too young. But general knowledge about the world, like what billions of people believe. I just don't see it. I see holding back knowledge deliberately as a very unfair thing to do. What's wrong with children learning about other religions? Are Christians afraid the child will see there are millions of people who believe in some strange things depending on where they live, and start to observe the same thing about what their parents believe? Can anyone imagine this conversation in a sane family? :
Johnny, what colour is this?
Purple.
Well done! Now... what's this colour?
Purple.
That's right!
Mummy, what colour is this?
Well it's not purple, so that colour doesn't matter.
But what is it?
Johnny, as soon as you're old enough to use the internet you can look it all up.
I see lots of colours around me.
Yes, but those are not Mummy's favourite colour. They are colours other people prefer.
Which is the bestest colour ever?
Why Johnny, purple of course! All the other colours don't matter.
Mummy, my friend said purple is a mixture of other colours.
Well yes, but they were mixed together long ago and now everyone knows purple is a colour all on its own.
I want to learn about the other colours.
Yes Johnny, you will. I won't stop you going to a library and getting out a book on colours. But don't forget what the best colour is.
Purple.
That's right. My favourite colour is purple, what's your favourite colour Johnny?
Purple.
Ah I'm glad to hear that. Lots of people like purple. We are right and other people are wrong.
