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Originally Posted by Sirius
I was always of the opinion that schools are there to educate so why have prayers at assembly what is the point of prayers at assembly ?
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If a religion is part of a school's ethos then it's common sense that prayers should be part of their day. I disagree that anyone be made to actually pray, so if they prefer to just stand there while those that want to take part can do so then fine.
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Originally Posted by orangebird
KSA (where I now live), is the home of Islam. And believe me, those in charge are very fundamental and their beliefs are very extreme. Islam is NOT a moderate religion. If you get 'moderate' muslims, it's because they CBA to do all that the Quran says. It's hard for me to describe how scary this actually is. My husband once said to me that muslims will take over the world. I laughed at this and told him to sod off. However, I find this possibility now very real, maybe not in mine, my children's or grandchildrens' lifetime (thank goodness). But it will happen. They're the only ones tenacious enough frankly. The UK needs to put a thumb on this now.
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In the Arab states indeed it's a very different society. Over here however, there is enough in place to ensure that Muslims don't "take over". This investigation for example.
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
In theory a state school is not permitted to use religion as a criteria when selecting at very least teaching staff. The interviewer is not permitted to ask the interviewee what, if any, religion they adhere to.
Unsure if this applies to private schools also, I would presume it does as employment law remains the same.
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I'm sure that's true but it's not what I was saying - if a member of that school has circumstances or behaviour that is considered against the nature of the school you can then understand how issues can arise.