Raising Freethinkers

A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief

Dale McGowanMolleen MatsumuraAmanda MetskasJan Devor

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McGowan,Dale.Raising freethinkers :a practical guide for parenting beyond belief/Dale McGowan ...[et al.].p.cm.Includes index.ISBN-13:978-0-8144-1096-7 (pbk.)ISBN-10:0-8144-1096-0 (pbk.)1.Religious education ofchildren.2.Parenting—Religious aspects3.Free thought.I.Title.BL2777.R4M34 2009649'.7—dc222008042205