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...according to the Institute for Humanist Studies. The lives of these young people would be much easier, adult nonbelievers say, if they learned at an early age how to respond to the God-fearing majority in the U.S. "It's important for kids not to look weird," says Peter Bishop, who leads the preteen class at the Humanist center in Palo Alto. Others say the weekly instruction supports their position that it's O.K. to not believe in God and gives them a place to reinforce the morals and values they want their children to have...
Down the hall in the kitchen, older kids engaged in a Socratic conversation with class leader Bishop about the role persuasion plays in decision-making. He tried to get them to see that people who are coerced into renouncing their beliefs might not actually change their minds but could be acting out of self-preservation--an important lesson for young atheists who may feel pressure to say they believe...
Atheist parents appreciate this nurturing environment. That's why Kitty, a nonbeliever who didn't want her last name used to protect her kids' privacy, brings them to Bishop's class each week. After Jonathan, 13, and Hana, 11, were born, Kitty says she felt socially isolated and even tried taking them to church. But they're all much more comfortable having rational discussions at the Humanist center. "I'm a person that doesn't believe in myths," Hana says. "I'd rather stick to the evidence...
...Daniel Karslake, tells the story of five different Christian families, the Reitans included, dealing with the sexual orientations of their children. Some are more supportive than others. The five families come from all spectrums of life: one is a southern black family of preachers, and others include gay Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson, political bigwig Dick Gephardt, and a woman whose daughter committed suicide after she came out.Interspersed throughout the families’ personal stories are clips of multiple Christian evangelicals preaching on the sinfulness of homosexuality, a cartoon explaining the science behind being gay, and a scene in which leading...
...wonder he has been censored for centuries. Indeed, it began when he was 19: Middleton's poem Microcynicon (1599) was burned in the yard of St. Paul's cathedral by order of the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. We don't know why, but it includes a description of the poet's relationship with a male transvestite, or "black hermaphrodite": "But truth to tell a man or woman whether,/ I cannot say, she's excellent in either...