Dale McGowan grew up in St. Louis with parents who allowed and encouraged him to think for himself. He ended up a decent enough fellow who also happens to be a secular humanist. Now a father of three, he confronts what should be the central question for all freethinking parents: Do I raise my kids as Freethinkers, or as freethinkers? Dale makes a heartfelt case for the lower case, for the sake of integrity, the kids, and the culture. lt;brgt;lt;brgt;Dale is editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Free-thinkers, the first comprehensive resources for nonreligious parents. He writes the secular parenting blog lt;a href="http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/" target="_blank"gt;The Meming of Lifelt;/agt; and teaches seminars for non-theistic parents across the United States. He currently serves as U.S. Communications Coordinator for Nonviolent Peaceforce, a global civilian peacekeeping organization, and as executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a new humanist charitable and educational venture. In 2008 he was named Harvard Humanist of the Year by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. Dale holds degrees in physical anthropology and music theory from UC Berkeley and the University of Minnesota. He and his wife Becca, a first grade teacher, live in Atlanta with their three children.