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“My goal in changing how the world thinks about religion is not to make people stop believing in a god or gods; I care little for what people desire to believe in their own private lives. However, I care deeply about what they do with those beliefs. If their religious beliefs teach intolerance and hatred, are used to support war, genocide, female genital mutilation, honor killings or laws that protect or honor such rituals or beliefs, then we have a problem and I will stand up against every such instance and fight it with every means available to me.”
― Dan Arel, Parenting Without God: how to raise moral, ethical and intelligent children, free from religious dogma

“Parents must teach their kids about questioning assumption and social norms, showing their kids how to think critically and be skeptical of claims that sound too good to be true.”
― Dan Arel, Parenting Without God: how to raise moral, ethical and intelligent children, free from religious dogma