Comments on: It’s Celebration Time http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/ Raising a Healthy Family Without Religion. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Terry S. http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-165 Terry S. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:22:16 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-165 It's great that you are so involved in the process of introducing your children to evolution. When you mentioned that Darwin Day is a holiday "just for us" it reminded me of George Costanza's dad in Seinfeld espousing "Festivus - the Holiday for the Rest of US." Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream has even have a "Festivus" flavor. There is now even a "Festivus" organization. They officially celebrate it on December 23rd. I think it's okay to think of it as a day "just for us." It's not likely that many creationists are going to join in recognition of Charles Darwin. TLS It’s great that you are so involved in the process of introducing your children to evolution. When you mentioned that Darwin Day is a holiday “just for us” it reminded me of George Costanza’s dad in Seinfeld espousing “Festivus - the Holiday for the Rest of US.” Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has even have a “Festivus” flavor. There is now even a “Festivus” organization. They officially celebrate it on December 23rd.

I think it’s okay to think of it as a day “just for us.” It’s not likely that many creationists are going to join in recognition of Charles Darwin.

TLS

]]> By: Agnostic Mom » Week-Long Darwin Day Celebration http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-161 Agnostic Mom » Week-Long Darwin Day Celebration Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:56:41 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-161 [...] For those of you who have children of elementary age and older, and want to extend your celebration of Darwin Day for the entire week, here is a possible outline with ideas. [...] [...] For those of you who have children of elementary age and older, and want to extend your celebration of Darwin Day for the entire week, here is a possible outline with ideas. [...]

]]> By: Lynn http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-158 Lynn Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:50:36 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-158 This link is worth checking out. It is for Dawn Publications - Sharing Nature with Children. Look in the Universe Series. http://www.dawnpub.com Thanks for all the information you pass on. This link is worth checking out. It is for Dawn Publications - Sharing Nature with Children. Look in the Universe Series.

http://www.dawnpub.com

Thanks for all the information you pass on.

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-156 Noell Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:32:07 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-156 Ron, you are right. I did not mean to give the impression, when I said the holiday is "just for us" that is is ONLY for us. I meant that it is entirely consistent with our world view. With Christmas and Easter, I feel the need to finagle meanings. And Halloween, which we love, is so bizzare and doesn't hold any meaning for me. Part of the mission of the Darwin Day movement is to promote the education of science to the public. This year, there will be Darwin Day events at something like 400 CHURCHES around the country (world?). It is very exciting. Ron, you are right. I did not mean to give the impression, when I said the holiday is “just for us” that is is ONLY for us. I meant that it is entirely consistent with our world view. With Christmas and Easter, I feel the need to finagle meanings. And Halloween, which we love, is so bizzare and doesn’t hold any meaning for me.

Part of the mission of the Darwin Day movement is to promote the education of science to the public. This year, there will be Darwin Day events at something like 400 CHURCHES around the country (world?). It is very exciting.

]]> By: Mary http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-150 Mary Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:49:29 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-150 Happy (upcoming) Darwin Day! Sounds like a lot of fun -- looking forward to your posts this week. Happy (upcoming) Darwin Day! Sounds like a lot of fun — looking forward to your posts this week.

]]> By: Ron http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-147 Ron Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:45:19 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-147 Noell - We will be entirely on board for the week of festivities. One idea that comes to mind is a family grooming session, where we all bathe, massage and snuggle each other in a warm ball of family. We have a kind of monkey thing going at our house - Darwin week seems to be the best time to play it up :) People disregard Darwin's deep commitment to his religious roots - a lot of his discoveries rocked his own world. He was a hero in so many ways - but to have the courage to reveal the truth to people he knew would resent him for it is, to my mind, one of his greatest accomplishments. I have some trepidation at the idea of it being a strictly humanist holiday - with the fear being that this perception could further alienate the religious from science. Some of these people are killing over comic strips these days! Its hard to know what will set them off on the next bloody rampage. The term 'holiday' (literally: holy day) seems more than a little ironic in this case too! Is there a better description? Noell -
We will be entirely on board for the week of festivities.
One idea that comes to mind is a family grooming session, where we all bathe, massage and snuggle each other in a warm ball of family. We have a kind of monkey thing going at our house - Darwin week seems to be the best time to play it up :)
People disregard Darwin’s deep commitment to his religious roots - a lot of his discoveries rocked his own world. He was a hero in so many ways - but to have the courage to reveal the truth to people he knew would resent him for it is, to my mind, one of his greatest accomplishments.

I have some trepidation at the idea of it being a strictly humanist holiday - with the fear being that this perception could further alienate the religious from science. Some of these people are killing over comic strips these days! Its hard to know what will set them off on the next bloody rampage.

The term ‘holiday’ (literally: holy day) seems more than a little ironic in this case too! Is there a better description?

]]> By: Jason http://www.agnosticmom.com/2006/02/07/its-celebration-time/#comment-145 Jason Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:46:49 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/?p=73#comment-145 I've never heard about it, but what a great freakin' idea! I'm spreading the word and checking out the link you provided... Thanks! I’ve never heard about it, but what a great freakin’ idea! I’m spreading the word and checking out the link you provided… Thanks!

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