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Maria
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Camp offers 'godless alternative' | Quote: | By Robert Pigott
Religious affairs correspondent, BBC News
An atheist summer camp in Somerset is offering children aged seven to 17 a "godless alternative" to religious camps traditionally run by the scouts and church groups.
Some of the 24 children arriving at Camp Quest in Bruton seemed a little young to be tackling the weighty concepts ahead of them.
The summer camp, designed with the children of atheist parents in mind, has a slightly daunting mission statement.
It is "dedicated to improving the human condition through rational inquiry, critical and creative thinking, scientific method… and the separation of religion and government".
Certainly the Murray boys - John, Julius and Leeroy, aged nine, eight and seven respectively - were focusing on the simple pleasures of living under canvas for five days and taking part in traditional activities like climbing, canoeing and rafting.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8172844.stm
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Diana
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Re: Camp offers 'godless alternative' | Maria wrote: | | Certainly the Murray boys - John, Julius and Leeroy, aged nine, eight and seven respectively - were focusing on the simple pleasures of living under canvas for five days and taking part in traditional activities like climbing, canoeing and rafting. |
That's more like it. Why can't they just have camps that teach them useful and fun things? Constructive? It is after all a fabulous alternative to them sitting playing computer games or hanging out in gangs with nothing to do all summer.
Blimey I sound old.
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wildgarlic
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That really is great!
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