I Don't Want to Go to Church!: Practical Ways to Deal with Kids and Religion (Whether You're Religious or Not)

I Don't Want to Go to Church is a practical guide that will help parents provide religious and moral influence for their children. While it discusses the benefits of being part of a faith community, it provides ideas and resources for all parents--including those who might be more or less religious, and more or less orthodox in their faith traditions. Each chapter provides examples from the lives of famous people, and provides specific tools for dealing with the following issues: "How to make church participation more enjoyable "How to provide religious and moral influence if you don't go to church "How to bring positive spiritual influence into everyday home life "How to sort out your own beliefs, even if you have doubts yourself "What you can do if you're less religious (talks, walks, books, and community service) "What you can add if you're more religious (prayer, devotionals, religious holidays, Sabbath) "How to reconcile differences if you're an interfaith family "How to help children deal with science and religion "How to answer "thorny" religious questions This book will also serve as a valuable resource for church leaders, educators, and grandparents to help them help parents find their way in providing helpful religious and moral grounding for their children.