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 [...]
Some of you wanted to know which publications are refusing to run reviews of Parenting Beyond Belief. I contacted Dale McGowan and he responded that the publisher will not specify which ones actually refused and which ones just haven’t answered. Naturally, there are relationships to maintain and that is understandable.
That doesn’t mean we [...]
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 [...]
My article on death and the soul (or lack thereof) is in today’s issue of the Humanist Network News. As you can see, I used Dale’s symphony analogy (and quoted him, giving him proper credit) for the title.
Thanks for all your thoughts on the last two posts! They were amazing to [...]
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, [...]
Make sure you head over to read the article I wrote about my sister-in-law’s humanist wedding! What a cool experience that was! Come back and share any thoughts you have by leaving a comment. I’m really curious to know if any of you have ever attended one.
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.
The book (the one I contributed to) now has a website. I am so excited to get my hands on this thing. Having just read exerpts of some of the other articles, I realized it’ll be even more amazing than I expected. There is some good stuff in there! Please go [...]
Two Christians have recently asked me this question; one was specifically referring to the recent difficulties with Trinity’s health. If Christians had more atheist and agnostic friends they’d see there really is no difference in the ability to get through the day. The only difference is the emphasis on methods.
Yesterday’s installment of the [...]
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