At the risk of linkbaiting, this is the focus of my site >domestic father, and a few others, like parentingbeyondbelief.com and Mainstream Parenting Resources.

Skepticism is great, but only when put to a practical purpose, beyond debunking bigfoot and UFOs. Using critical thinking skills as parents, and teaching our children to do the same, is vital for anyone who wants a future free from superstition and ignorance.

Been keeping an eye on it for a while and you should check out the site ‘Sean the Blogonaut’ too. You may also be interested in the operations of the ‘Mercy Ministries’, which in my opinion is the ‘Magdalene Laundries’ of the modern age.
http://nautblog.blogspot.com/

My own studies on the efforts to get fundamentalist religion into schools have focused on a publishing group called Creelman that produces ’study guides’ in three states. But certainly, Hillsong has been working for some time. Check out their ‘Shine’ program…

For the Aussies have you heard how Hillsong is trying to sneak proselytization into government schools with lunch time concerts and events?

Well, if the Christians can have their “Exo days”, just allow every religious group the same privilege. Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Druids, Pastafarians, etc. See how well that suggestion goes over. (Does the phrase “like a fart in church” sound appropriate, and ironic, at the same time?)

My 5 year old daughter asks WHY? a million times a day, does that make her a natural skeptic?

When my now-9-year-old daughter was younger, she used to ask “why?” all the time as well. Unfortunately, it was the defiant “why should I” type (”why should I?”) rather than the “I would love to have an explanation” type (as in “why does mixing vinegar and baking soda make all that fizz?”) Fortunately, she is now in the very-curious-about-the-world-around-her stage, and we’re encouraging her as best we can.

She’s a very intelligent girl (totally unbiased opinion, of course), and when she puts her mind to something — look out. We see our job as to get her to use her powers for good, rather than evil.

My daughter starts prep next year – if Hillsong try this on at her school I may have to get out my special Fundy-Slapping hand…