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Humanism for Children: A Book for the Balkans
A group called the Center for Civil Courage is trying to publish a book about Humanism aimed at children: The book is divided into two parts. The first part “Humanism is for everybody” introduces...
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Should Atheist Parents Actively Guard Children Against Religion?
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, answers the question: Should atheist parents actively guard children against religion?:We’d love to hear your thoughts on the project — more videos...
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Friendly Atheist Podcast Episode 10: Dale McGowan, Author of In Faith and In...
***Update***: We’re now on Stitcher!…Our latest podcast guest is Dale McGowan, the author of In Faith and In Doubt:Dale is the author of a number of excellent books about atheism. His books Parenting...
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Friendly Atheist Podcast Episode 47: Wendy Thomas Russell, Author of Relax,...
Our latest podcast guest is Wendy Thomas Russell, author of a new book called Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious.Wendy began her career as a...
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Your Child’s Going to Hear About Hell Anyway, So Should You Be the First to...
Wendy Thomas Russell, who joined us on the podcast recently, is the author of a new book called Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious (Brown...
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An Atheist Dad Left His Kids with a Relative… Who Used the Opportunity to...
I received a message from an atheist father the other day.His sister-in-law wanted to spend some quality time with his two daughters by taking them out for ice cream — why would he say no to that? So...
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How Should You Handle Your Children Telling You They’re Religious?
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses how to handle your children telling you they’re religious.A rough transcript of the video can be found on the YouTube page in the “About”...
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What To Do (and What Not To Do) If Someone Threatens Your Kid with Hell
This is a guest post written by David G. McAfee. He is author, most recently, of The Belief Book.…Suppose you’re a non-believer and someone tells your child that he will go to Hell for not believing a...
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A New Children’s Book Explores How to Make the Most of Life (God Not Included)
Michelle Iturrate has written a short neat book for children all about exploring the world without the filter of religion. It’s called How: A Day in the Life of a Young Humanist (Young Humanist Books,...
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When (and How) to Talk to Your Kids About Religion
This is a guest post written by David G. McAfee. He is author, most recently, of The Belief Book.…Regardless of your beliefs, if you have children, you will eventually have to talk to them about...
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A Child Asks: Why Hasn’t There Been an Atheist President?
Kate Cohen‘s daughter wants to be the first woman President. But since Hillary Clinton may stand in the way of that goal, Kate suggested she aim for a different “first”:“How ’bout you be the first...
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A Mother and Daughter Discuss the Lack of Atheist Presidents in This...
Last month, I posted about a conversation between Kate Cohen and her nine-year-old daughter. She wanted to be the first female President, but since that box may be checked off by the time she’s old...
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5 Reasons Atheist Parents Shouldn’t Teach Religion to Their Kids
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses 5 reasons atheist parents shouldn’t teach religion to their children.(To be clear, I’m fine with parents teaching them about religion. I’m...
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re an Atheist
Earlier this year, Wendy Thomas Russell wrote a book about raising children without religion called Relax, It’s Just God. She just did a wonderful interview about the topic on PBS NewsHour.What a great...
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How Should You Raise Your Kids When You Find Value in Religion but Don’t...
There have been a number of books published over the past few years about how atheist parents should raise children.But most of the demographic trends indicate a rise in people who are simply...
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A New Book Explores How the Religious “Nones” Are Raising Their Children
As the demographics of the U.S. shift away from organized religion, it brings up a lot of questions about how much religion you should have in your life when you’re not all that religious yourself. If...
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Only a Weird, Cherry-Picked Version of the Data Shows That Religion Is...
Does religion poison everything, as Christopher Hitchens claimed?W. Bradford Wilcox (below), director of the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project and a visiting scholar at the American...
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Here’s How My 5-Year-Old Daughter Discovered the Truth About Santa
This is a guest post by James Zimmerman. He’s the author of the book Deliverance at Hand!: The Redemption of a Devout Jehovah’s Witness.…It was supposed to be easy.And during our first venture as...
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Toronto Writer, Raised a Catholic, Wonders If Letting Her Son Grow Up Without...
Two Torontonians, both raised Catholic, decided to let their son grow up without religious dogma. In a short radio essay she wrote and read, Julie Green, the boy's mother, now wonders if she did the...
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Now Available: Christian Mythology for Kids, a Book for Atheist Parents
Last year, author Chrystine Trooien ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for a book introducing Christian mythology to children.That book is now available for anyone who'd like to buy it. I've had a...
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