Interesting articles. A few weeks ago, I was reading Lizzie a library book from the "Laura's Star" series (where Laura has a "magic" star friend that does magical things for her), and found myself very offended by the emphasis on the supernatural in the book. I paused every few pages to say, "This is make-believe. This is imaginary. Do you understand?" Later I thought I was probably venting my feelings way too much in that reading. I read the book to her at subsequent bedtimes without commentary. Lizzie is exposed to "magic" a lot, and to a quite lesser extent, "miracles". And that's ok (reminding myself). I have emotional baggage from the way my Mom taught me religion, to the extent that I would agree with Dawkins' "child abuse" claim to some degree. But not all children get taught it the way I was.
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A few weeks ago, I was reading Lizzie a library book from the "Laura's Star" series (where Laura has a "magic" star friend that does magical things for her), and found myself very offended by the emphasis on the supernatural in the book. I paused every few pages to say, "This is make-believe. This is imaginary. Do you understand?"
Later I thought I was probably venting my feelings way too much in that reading. I read the book to her at subsequent bedtimes without commentary. Lizzie is exposed to "magic" a lot, and to a quite lesser extent, "miracles". And that's ok (reminding myself).
I have emotional baggage from the way my Mom taught me religion, to the extent that I would agree with Dawkins' "child abuse" claim to some degree. But not all children get taught it the way I was.