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Rebekah Bennetch February 20, 2012 Growing up godless: Strategies for the 21st century secular family

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The PowerPoint for my talk at the Unitarian Congregation of Regina

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Page 1: Growing up godless

Rebekah BennetchFebruary 20, 2012

Growing up godless: Strategies for the

21st century secular family

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Indoctrination vs.

Influence

http://www.humanism.org.uk/billboards

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Living with Religion

• Family

• Friends

• Culture

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Encouraging Religious

Literacy

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Dealing with Death

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Making Meaning

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Secular Family Activities / Group Events

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Celebrate Science!

Darwin Day

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Family Races

or Walks

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Family Camping

Trip

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Museum Visits

or Guest Speakers

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Reading Group for

Parents

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Resources for Secular Families:

• Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, by Dale McGowan (ed.) http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/

• Parents Beyond Belief blog http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/ parents

• Saskatoon Secular Family Network http://www.meetup.com/ saskatoon-secular-family-network/

• Relax, it’s just God: A blog for secular parents, by Wendy Thomas Russell http://wendythomasrussell.com/blog

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Questions?