We spent a few weeks with my family in Kansas City, and whenever the kids are around extended family very long, whichever of them happens to be six or seven years old at the time becomes fascinated with the whole prayer-thing that both sets of grandparents do before eating. Because you know, we don’t do [...]
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It sure was fun talking about things I really haven’t talked much about in a while. It’s nice seeing my old friends trickling in to the blog again, too. Plus some new names–those never stopped, though, amazingly.
The Article
I never did tell you about the article I wrote for the Humanist Network News back in March for their Secular Parenting column. Here’s how it starts…
The “Out” Parent
I walked into my child’s preschool one day right before class was to let out. There was a lobby full of parents and one of [...]
Kristen Chase of Motherhood Uncensored will be interviewing Dale and I regarding the book, Parenting Beyond Belief, tonight. Follow the link to the interview site.
Our interview starts at 9:30 EST, but the actual show starts at 9pm with an interview of Julie from Mothergoosemouse. Julie is an atheist and some [...]
Some days my seven-year-old daughter believes there is a god. Hers is a god of lost pencils and favorite foods. On other days, when said god doesn’t come through to grant a wish, she announces, “I guess I don’t believe in god anymore.”
To read more, follow the link to this week’s article in the Humanist [...]
The author, Dale McGowan, sent this update to those us who contributed articles to Parenting Beyond Belief:
Several parenting magazines are declining to review the book for fear of offending religious subscribers, and a few retailers are declining to stock the book, claiming there is no market for it. It is essential that we demonstrate [...]
DALE MCGOWAN is a writer, editor, and critical thinking educator in Minneapolis. His satirical novel Calling Bernadette’s Bluff has been called “an undoubted triumph of satire” and “wicked funny.” He recently completed Northing at Midlife, a humorous narrative of a midlife crisis encountered on the trails of Britain. McGowan is editor of Rumors of Peace, [...]
Do you recognize the name yet? Dale is the author of the Parenting Beyond Belief, the book that contains a couple of my articles.
I am getting ready to interview him and I thought I’d see if any of you have questions you want me to ask him. If you do you’ll [...]
For most of us, death is the most difficult subject of all for non-believing parents. I got this request from a new reader:
Hi Noell
I happened upon your website as I was searching for input on how to respond to as question my children seem to be very close to asking….What happens to people when [...]
Author Dale McGowen opened up a Parenting Beyond Belief forum. I spent some time this morning looking around, posting replies. Go check it out!
I have some stories to tell plus an article to write for next week’s issue of HNN. You’ll be hearing from me soon.
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