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Related: About this forumNational ad campaign promotes KidsWithoutGod.com on buses and online
In an effort to strengthen and support kids and teenagers who dont happen to believe in a god, the American Humanist Association is promoting its newly created website: KidsWithoutGod.com. This engaging resource offers a welcoming home for humanist, atheist and other non-traditionally religious kids where they can find information untainted by supernaturalism on a wide range of topics, including religion in public schools, science, discrimination, sexuality, and reading suggestions.
Whether they already made up their minds to reject supernatural explanations, or are just questioning, its time to make available an online resource thats built just for kids without God, said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association. These kids may be from traditionally religious families, or from families like that of President Barack Obama, whose mother was a secular humanist. KidsWithoutGod.com will be a friendly online community for kids who might be too shy to ask an adult directly what its like to be good without a god.
To make sure this new resource becomes familiar to kids across the country, the American Humanist Association is spending over $30,000 on an ad campaign promoting KidsWithoutGod.com. Advertisements will appear on 140 Metro buses in Washington DC, including 20 king-size exterior bus posters. The campaign also includes online ads that will appear on the family of websites run by Cheezburger.com and Pandora, as well as Facebook, Reddit, Google, and YouTube. Requests to purchase ads on websites run by Disney.com, National Geographic Kids and Time For Kids were turned down based on the content. KidsWithoutGod.com is actually two websites, one for teens and one for younger children, both accessed through the same domain.
With the plethora of websites geared toward teaching kids about Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, were pleased to add humanism to the discussion, added Speckhardt. Kids should know theres another way to learn about morals and valuesit doesnt need to come from traditional religion.
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2012/11/national-ad-campaign-promotes-kidswithoutgod-com-on-buses-and-online/
Whether they already made up their minds to reject supernatural explanations, or are just questioning, its time to make available an online resource thats built just for kids without God, said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association. These kids may be from traditionally religious families, or from families like that of President Barack Obama, whose mother was a secular humanist. KidsWithoutGod.com will be a friendly online community for kids who might be too shy to ask an adult directly what its like to be good without a god.
To make sure this new resource becomes familiar to kids across the country, the American Humanist Association is spending over $30,000 on an ad campaign promoting KidsWithoutGod.com. Advertisements will appear on 140 Metro buses in Washington DC, including 20 king-size exterior bus posters. The campaign also includes online ads that will appear on the family of websites run by Cheezburger.com and Pandora, as well as Facebook, Reddit, Google, and YouTube. Requests to purchase ads on websites run by Disney.com, National Geographic Kids and Time For Kids were turned down based on the content. KidsWithoutGod.com is actually two websites, one for teens and one for younger children, both accessed through the same domain.
With the plethora of websites geared toward teaching kids about Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, were pleased to add humanism to the discussion, added Speckhardt. Kids should know theres another way to learn about morals and valuesit doesnt need to come from traditional religion.
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2012/11/national-ad-campaign-promotes-kidswithoutgod-com-on-buses-and-online/
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National ad campaign promotes KidsWithoutGod.com on buses and online (Original Post)
cleanhippie
Nov 2012
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JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)1. not sure
I'm not sure that that's the best name for their group.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)2. Suggestions?
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)5. name of organization
The current name of the group could be easily misinterpreted. It has some negative and possibly inaccurate connotations. It would take awhile to come up with something snappy. Maybe Uncommited Kids, Independent Youth, etc.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)6. What is negative and/or innacurate about it?
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)7. kids without God
It sounds like a negative pitch by evangelicals. Also, kids may not be old enough to make their own religious decisions and may be undecided. The name suggests that they have already decided.
rug
(82,333 posts)3. What were you saying yesterday about indoctrinating children?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)4. Great way to let non-believing kids know they are not alone.
Sad, though, that there are DUers who would disagree with this statement:
Kids should know theres another way to learn about morals and valuesit doesnt need to come from traditional religion.