Irony

Those following the rise of the "new atheists" will find this photo and its accompanying article quite ironic.

From the Times,

The two children chosen to front Richard Dawkins’s latest assault on God could not look more free of the misery he associates with religious baggage. With the slogan “Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself”, the youngsters with broad grins seem to be the perfect advertisement for the new atheism being promoted by Professor Dawkins and the British Humanist Association.

Except that they are about as far from atheism as it is possible to be. The Times can reveal that Charlotte, 8, and Ollie, 7, are from one of the country’s most devout Christian families.

Read the short article here. Also, if you have a good explanation as to why religious education of children is not "brainwashing," I'd like to hear it.