I wrote about Camp Quest back in March and camp started up this past week. The Columbus Dispatch not only had a print article but also a podcast and short video about the camp. Follow the links below.
The camp director’s housekeeping lecture met the usual disinterest from the dining hall full of sweaty, bug-bitten kids.
Messy cabins are a staple of summer camp. Who wants to tidy up when you can swim, play games and goof around with your friends?
But August Brunsman finished his cleaning directive with a so-subtle-the-kids-probably-missed-it pun that made clear that Camp Quest is not the usual summer offering.
“Remember,” he said, a slight grin crossing his face, “cleanliness is next to godlessness.”
Camp Quest is a sleepaway camp for the children of atheists, agnostics, humanists and other nonbelievers, though kids from religious families are welcome, too.
Most of the time, the kids do normal camp stuff such as hike, compete in relay races, sit around campfires.
But the overarching philosophy is that life without religion is a perfectly healthy, viable option.
Faith & Values Podcast | No. 101 Dispatch religion reporter Meredith Heagney talks with Amanda Metskas, the director of Camp Quest, a program for children of atheists, agnostics, humanists and other nonbelievers.
Very cool thing having a camp like this! I was sent to fundy Christian camp when I was a kid. 🙁
I went to Boy Scout camps when I was younger. This was before the fundies took the BSA over and made into a group that excludes non-christians and gays.
My recent post Australian PM Julia Gillard doesn’t believe in God