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Originally Posted by Damien
Wanting a secular education system doesn't mean you want to stifle peoples right it just means you don't think it's the state's job to get involved with the teaching of religion.
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It means those parents who want their children educated in a religious surrounding can't so i think it does stifle parental rights in what is still very much in my opinion a Christian society
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
Especially when religion interferes in the teaching of science.
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It doesn't ,not in schools obliged to teach the national curriculum anyway ,which would include faith schools ,but i'm sure you know that
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I don't hate religion.I have a RE O-level. I respect religion,I respect the Christian Church and Christians.I have never been one for Christian or religion bashing.
Music,art,literature,medicine all owe so much to the Christian church.
However when religion is dragged into how we teach science and dogma takes over in education then I will say that it's time for religion to leave the school grounds and head for the church grounds and into the homes of those who wish to raise their children in whatever religion of their choice.I'm not saying parents shouldn't bring their children up in their own faith.Just that religion isn't the state's business. Education is too important to be held hostage by any one faith.
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I don't think that is or has been much of a problem Maggie ,sure there have been some exceptions but not many .It is perfectly possible for faith schools to teach modern science .