[extropy-chat] Parenting: Are there any secular Summer Camps?

[Mike Lorrey]

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--- Kevin Freels <kevinfreels at hotmail.com> wrote:
> As many of you know, I recently acquired custody of my two wonderful
> daughters. They are 9 and 7 years old. Lately they have been asking
> about the opportunity to go to summer camp. 
> 
> Personally, I would love to send them to a summer camp for a week or
> two. Some of my fondest memories are from summer camp. But I am
> having trouble locating a camp for them. Each one I find seems to
> have a goal of indoctrinating the children into the Christian faith.
> Some go as far as to have 2-3 hours of bible study per day! 
> 
> Was it like this when I was a kid? I don;t remember it so. Both  the
> salvation army and YMCA have programs, but...well, here's a copy of
> the YMCA Mission statement:
> OUR MISSION:
> The YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc., following the example of
> Jesus Christ, responds to community needs by serving all people,
> especially youth, through programs that promote healthy spirit, mind,
> and body.
> 
> Isn;t there a camp where kids can just have fin and learn some things
> rather than having to worry about all that hellfire and brimstone?
> 
> I considered Space Camp, but they are too young to go alone so I
> would "have" to go. Unfortunately, it is $379 per person! I am in
> Southern Indiana, so the Gulf, East and west Coasts are all out of
> the question. It has to be in the midwest. 
> 
> I didn;t know if someone might have had this same problem in the past
> and might know of a decent place. Any ideas? >
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Mike Lorrey
Chairman, Free Town Land Development
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
                                       - Gen. John Stark
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