Editing Dave Barry (section)

== Early life and education ==
Barry was born in [[Armonk, New York]], where his father, David W. Barry,<!-- his father did not have the same middle name, and therefore it's not a Jr/Sr thing. This is as per Barry's assistant} --> was a [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] minister. He was educated at Wampus Elementary School, Harold C. Crittenden Junior High School (both in Armonk), and [[Pleasantville High School (New York)|Pleasantville High School]], where he was elected "Class Clown" in 1965. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from [[Haverford College]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/dave-barry-20699073|title=Dave Barry|website=Biography.com|access-date=September 19, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415040004/https://www.biography.com/people/dave-barry-20699073|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As an alumnus of a [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]]-affiliated college, he [[draft evasion|avoided military service]] during the [[Vietnam War]] by registering as a religious [[conscientious objector]].<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/09/22/the-world-according-to-dave-barry/ "The World According To Dave Barry"], 1985, Eric Zorn, ''Chicago Tribune''</ref> Barry decided "early on" that he was an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref name="Huberman">{{cite book|title=The Quotable Atheist|last=Huberman|first=Jack|year=2007|publisher=Nation Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/quotableatheista0000unse/page/31 31]|isbn=978-1-56025-969-5|url=https://archive.org/details/quotableatheista0000unse/page/31}}</ref> He said, "The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes."<ref name="Huberman"/>