In the context of raising children in indigenous religions, indigenous traditions are:
a. belief based.
b. based on formal "teachings."
c. practice based.
d. based on monotheism.
c. practice based.
Analysis:
a, b & d. Incorrect. In indigenous religions, belief in gods and spirits is traditional and assumed, a part of the fabric of life, and children are rigorously socialized to know the moral codes of their society.
c. Correct. Indigenous traditions are not belief based, and they have few formal "teachings" on which one can do religious or theological reflection. The emphasis is on practices, which children are raised in.
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