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Originally Posted by Mactire
R.E is either a History lesson..or an open invitation to pick your horse in the Supernatural race at Epsom... or perhaps a mix of both. I dont believe it serves any function.
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All that proves is that you weren't paying attention in class. RE is one of the humanities subjects, along with history and human geography, and has its place in that context.
Has it not occurred to you that dealing with the locals in Afghanistan requires experts in the local religion? The recent case of Qurans being heaped on a bonfire by Americans shows what happens when people who are ignorant of local customs are allowed to get on with the job unsupervised. IIRC at least one American soldier was attacked and killed as a direct reprisal.
If only those soldiers had paid attention in RE and had understood how Muslims view the physical books in which their holy texts are printed.