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Originally Posted by Chris T
I dislike the suggestion, implicit in your post, that 'religious' people or organisations are to be treated with suspicion should they wish to be school sponsors.
We have had threads on this in the past and I've pointed this out before - this country's education system is founded on the efforts of the Church.
Everybody has a world view, whether religious in the traditional sense or not, and it is strangely anti-libertarian of you to suggest - as you apparently do - that the only people who should be disbarred from influencing state education are those whose worldview is a traditional religious one.
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chris, sorry, the it stinks comment referred to the whole set up, not specifically the sponsoring of schools by religious organisations (or others for that matter). running a school, albeit within the restraints of the system, is a little more than just influence. and faith schools are playing their part in the distortion of the education "market". faith groups have every right to be consulted and to provide input into the way education is provided, as should everyone else, but i remain opposed to schools where faith is intrinsically linked to their philosophy and teachings (again, albeit within systemic restraints). like i say secular comprehensives which teach understanding of andf respect for faiths is the option i would plump for.
as for the education system being founded by the church, i honestly dont know. but its the 21st century now. times change.
edit incidentally one church, i think the catholic, made the point that it puts money into schools for a reason. so yes i am suspicious. theyre looking for a return on their investment.