[NYer]

"It is evil to describe a child as a Muslim child or a Christian child. I think labelling children is child abuse and I think there is a very heavy issue, for example, about teaching about hell and torturing their minds with hell.

"It's a form of child abuse, even worse than physical child abuse. I wouldn't want to teach a young child, a terrifyingly young child, about hell when he dies, as it's as bad as many forms of physical abuse."

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[Slapshot68]

“The prominent atheist is stepping down from his post at Oxford University to write a book aimed at youngsters in which he will warn them against believing in “anti-scientific” fairytales.”

Good. He can start with Global Warming.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

The prominent atheist is stepping down from his post at Oxford University to write a book aimed at youngsters in which he will warn them against believing in "anti-scientific" fairytales.

So he's writing a book against evolution?

[Paperdoll]

This from Bill Clinton’s alma mater! Barack would have a copy in every classroom!

[LongElegantLegs]

Yes, let’s take away Santa Claus and Faries and replace them with sex ed and global wrming...That’ll keep the little darlings from worry!

[MediaMole]

The Golden Compass wasn’t atheist enough?

[50sDad]

Two words, though: “Golden Compass”.

[EyeGuy]

“....he will warn them against believing in “anti-scientific” fairytales.”

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Well, Dick, then start close to home and work yourself up to the larger questions.

Like the mythology of the “elite” university and the “wise” college professor.

[JWinNC]

Dawkins may know a great deal about science, but he knows little else. He knows nothing of God and his attempts to disprove God are simply sad, pitiable really.

jw

[Thorin]

Dawkins is a real buffoon.

[Valpal1]

"I haven't read Harry Potter,

Which is why he doesn't know it's not actually about the power of magic, but about the power of love and friendship.

[weegee]

He’s a naked bigot.

Pullman’s Dark Materials are a trilogy of fantasy novels. So fantasy novels that preach an alegory that “god is dead” are okay, but any other fantasy elements are wrong wrong wrong.

What an intolerant man.

[weegee]

He went on: "I plan to look at mythical accounts of various things and also the scientific account of the same thing.

I for one am looking forward to his public explanation of how Mohammed rode a horse into heaven.

[weegee]

The same courts that keep religious texts out of students’ books will need to keep his atheist faith out of classrooms. It is intolerant of the other faiths.

[DannyTN]

Adults won’t believe Dawkins so he is targeting children.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The mystical Dawkins.

[norton]

Yessir....

I can just picture children begging their parents to read them
"a children's book on how to think about the world, science thinking contrasted with mythical thinking"
at bedtime.

[Ellendra]

Someone has just painted himself as a glamour-bombing target.

[grellis]

The prominent atheist is stepping down from his post at Oxford University to write a book aimed at youngsters in which he will warn them against believing in "anti-scientific" fairytales.

Poor Potter...the lad is safe from noone!

[RichInOC]

I can’t think of somebody less fitted to write children’s books. It’s not even just the atheism, it’s that he seems about as fun as a root canal without good drugs. Unless perhaps the one causes the other. Which as far as I can tell is entirely possible.