Should parents encourage students to apply to colleges (locations) that suit the parents' values?

I am a true agnostic but I still encourage my kid to attend church at his campus because I realize for many people, it comforts them to have a defined set of beliefs to follow. I try not to force anything on my kid, although I am willing to discuss why I believe what I do. The fact is I am always open to change my beliefs based on new evidence and different circumstances.

I think at the end of the day, we try to get through our lives relying on beliefs that help us better do that.

For the same reason why I did not excel in group academic settings, it’s hard for me to sit and listen to someone’s sermon for 40 minutes. But if my kid likes it and finds support from it, more power to him. In that sense, it wouldn’t bother me at all if my kid’s science teacher did not believe in evolution (but in intelligent design theory), as long as the teacher was willing to openly discuss the strengths and weak points of his beliefs and underlying assumptions.