Prominent atheist Richard Dawkins is helping to turn the tradition of a summer Bible camp (which thankfully never quite caught on here in Oz) on its reverent and respectful head by supporting the launch of a camp for godless heathens, reports U.K. newspaper Times Online. For five days this July, Camp Quest will welcome atheists to learn about moral philosophy, sing John Lennon songs and compete (for cash prizes) to disprove the existence of the unicorn. This will be the first such camp in the U.K., while six others exist in the U.S.
While some people think this is a great chance for young atheists to reaffirm their beliefs while learning to think rationally, others see it as some sort of godless indoctrination camp that's sure to create murderous communists.
But in reality the atheist camp and God camps seem pretty much the same -- full of kids whose parents forced a viewpoint upon them and then made them go sit in the woods to think about it while all the normals play Xbox back home.
