Here's a great idea from Atheist Revolution for creating a 4th of July Family Tradition. Devote some time on the 4th to reading with your kids some of the classic documents of American history. Not the revisionist garbage being swallowed by Christian extremists like Rep. Louie Gohmert(R-TX), but the original material. There are so many good ones to choose from, but I think I'll start with these:
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Treaty of Tripoli
McCollum v. Board of Education Dist. 71, 333 U.S. 203 (1948)
Engel v. Vitale, 82 S. Ct. 1261 (1962)
There is much the Christian right does not want you to know about American history. Fortunately, the information is out there and can be accessed with little effort.
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