Dawkins Launches Children’s Summer Camp for Atheists
It’s an exciting day for secular parenting! In Britain, Richard Dawkins is helping to launch the first summer camp for non-believers.
Richard Dawkins is subsidising the camp which will offer children aged eight to 17 the chance to sing along to John Lennon’s Imagine and have lessons in evolution.
The five-day camp, based in Somerset, promises to be ‘beyond belief’ – the event’s motto – and will rival traditional faith-based breaks run by the Scouts and church groups.
It’s great to have this option for children. It’s another place that can help teach our kids, according to Dawkins, to “think for themselves sceptically and rationally.”
Annette Said,
June 29, 2009 @ 9:48 am
Very cool! In the US there is Camp Quest in Minnesota, Ohio and California: http://www.camp-quest.org I can’t wait until my son is old enough to attend.
MikeTheInfidel Said,
June 29, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Excellent. Just one complaint, though; it’s not actually for atheists specifically – it’s just not religious.
RHA Said,
July 2, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
You might want to check out the list of corrections to this article – including the fact that Dawkins has very little to do with it.
http://www.camp-quest.org.uk/media/press-releases/corrections-to-sunday-times-series-of-articles-printed-2862009/
Kelly Said,
July 12, 2009 @ 7:22 am
This is so sad to me.
People forget they will one day have to answer to all that they taught their children.
I hope this does not do well, and eyes are opened to how wrong this is.
I feel badly for the kids of parents who send them to a place like this.