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Sort of related to the main thread topic: I'm looking for a book that gives an overview of major world religions from an 'overall neutral' point of view for a kid, and am coming up with approximately jack poo poo. What I'm looking for is a book that doesn't just go over the basics of their beliefs and nicer-sounding bits -- there's a bunch of those around -- but also is unafraid to point out times in history when people did horrific things in the name of their religion, or to critique when a faith's tenets make little sense on the surface. I'm fine with my son learning the positive and neutral aspects of religions, but the negative shouldn't be omitted. I guess most "children's books" authors probably don't want to risk offending someone, or feel that religious critique is inappropriate for kids, but maybe a goon has heard of something out there? Like, it's common to have strict gender roles/gender-based oppression in religions; I'd like a book that's unafraid to, at the very least, point this out, even if it doesn't go on a full blown rant about it. Something like, "X religion has a strict male-only leadership, which many feel is out of step in modern times" or whatever, something that is at least enough to give food for thought, or start a longer conversation.
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