New Zen: My Child, the Bible Thumper
February 5th, 2007
In my new column this month, I explore my ambivalence concerning my daughter’s awakening sense of spirituality/religiosity.
Zen and the Art of Child Maintenance “I can read my Bible!” my daughter announces at her brothers’ preschool, to the Christian and Muslim and Jewish and Atheist parents slipping in and out. “The LORD now speaks to Moses!” she shouts. Some look amused, others slightly alarmed. By Shari MacDonald Strong.
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1. Kim G. | February 13th, 2007 at 3:47 am
Shari – I loved this article and left a comment there and also wrote about this subject on my blog tonight. Thanks for the very thought-provoking essay.
http://embroiderthesilence.blogspot.com/2007/02/this-one-made-me-think.html
2. JadeEJF | April 7th, 2007 at 1:01 am
Hi
I just wanted to let you know I stumbled upon your blog, and love your writing. Thanks!
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