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Originally Posted by Chris
Your generalised prejudice isn't supported by a single specific news report whose facts aren't in dispute.  - even in Birmingham, where there is clearly an endemic problem. |
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6078734
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The Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, said that admissions policies favouring religious children should be changed, even if accepting a broader range of pupils damaged results.
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Revd Pritchard conceded the change might lead to lower exam results. “We may not get the startling results that some church schools do because of getting some very able children, but we will make a difference to people’s lives,” he said.
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Is that enough evidence? Or is a Bishop of the Church of England not credible?
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Originally Posted by Russ
The fact there is so much religious ignorance in the world indicates the education of it is paramount.
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I've nothing against teaching children about other religions than their own (indeed, as you say, it's pretty vital), but if the school's one with a "religious" ethos, are the pupils really going to get to see a balanced view?