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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:31:12 -0700
Amen to that...My kids are switching to public school next year. After six years at a Catholic school, my older child has some serious questions (that I have no answers to) about being indoctrinated into an organized religion in which one MUST follow
(and not question) just to fit in. I think these questions need to be asked and the answers carefully considered before a person commits to a faith.
I love books that explore faith and spirituality, especially those written for children and teens. This is the time kids question what they've been told. I see it as a sign of intelligence.
I too have noticed that when politicians tuck God into their speeches, the applause is frequently louder--the words are hitting folks at an emotional level, the same device that some advertisers use to sell their products. Celeste Steward
Message----From: JDUPRAU at aol.com [mailto:JDUPRAU at aol.com] Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:38 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] religion in ya books
Donna writes:
I would also like to see books who show young people who truly evaluate and, in some cases, reject the religion of their parents and communities.
I'd like to see this, too--in fact, I'm working on such a book right now. I am disturbed by the pressure in our country these days to be a believer, the sort of pressure that causes politicians of every stripe to tuck God into their speeches, lest they be thought unreligious (which seems increasingly to be equated with unpatriotic). Where is the support for those whose religious stance is "I don't know"? Those who look around at the wonders of the world and think there is probably something very great and mysterious behind them but do not have the least idea what it is and would rather stay with the wonder than choose a belief? This is probably the attitude of most children, I would guess, before they're told what to think.
Jeanne DuPrau THE CITY OF EMBER THE PEOPLE OF SPARKS CAR TROUBLE (coming Sept. 1)
Received on Mon 27 Jun 2005 11:31:12 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:31:12 -0700
Amen to that...My kids are switching to public school next year. After six years at a Catholic school, my older child has some serious questions (that I have no answers to) about being indoctrinated into an organized religion in which one MUST follow
(and not question) just to fit in. I think these questions need to be asked and the answers carefully considered before a person commits to a faith.
I love books that explore faith and spirituality, especially those written for children and teens. This is the time kids question what they've been told. I see it as a sign of intelligence.
I too have noticed that when politicians tuck God into their speeches, the applause is frequently louder--the words are hitting folks at an emotional level, the same device that some advertisers use to sell their products. Celeste Steward
Message----From: JDUPRAU at aol.com [mailto:JDUPRAU at aol.com] Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:38 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] religion in ya books
Donna writes:
I would also like to see books who show young people who truly evaluate and, in some cases, reject the religion of their parents and communities.
I'd like to see this, too--in fact, I'm working on such a book right now. I am disturbed by the pressure in our country these days to be a believer, the sort of pressure that causes politicians of every stripe to tuck God into their speeches, lest they be thought unreligious (which seems increasingly to be equated with unpatriotic). Where is the support for those whose religious stance is "I don't know"? Those who look around at the wonders of the world and think there is probably something very great and mysterious behind them but do not have the least idea what it is and would rather stay with the wonder than choose a belief? This is probably the attitude of most children, I would guess, before they're told what to think.
Jeanne DuPrau THE CITY OF EMBER THE PEOPLE OF SPARKS CAR TROUBLE (coming Sept. 1)
Received on Mon 27 Jun 2005 11:31:12 AM CDT
