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Re: Should atheism be taught along side religious studies in schools?
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Originally Posted by ianch99
Tricky. Human rights and equality and diversity legislation are in short supply in the Religious texts and when you get the people who follow these texts literally, they really go out of the window.
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Which is why they should be included.
Far too easy for fundamentalists to fall back on "but X says Y is wrong" or "A dictates how B should be treated", then use belief as an excuse to act in a way that is anti human rights and equality.
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