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Old 25-02-2022, 00:21   #99
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Re: Calls to make black, asian and minority ethnic history compulsory

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
There is a high take-up of the religion among children born to Muslim parents.
So you're against children learning their parents religion.

Better stop all the Sunday Schools and church affiliated schools then.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Where is the evidence of that? I'm no spring chicken but from history, reading, etc as a child, I was well aware of the British Empire, its activities and its transformation into independence for the countries we governed. I learned that Britain was the leading European country in abolishing slavery.

BLM has brought all this into the forefront and that movement is a bad egg.
And we're going around in circles now
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
There is plenty of other history that is relevant Deeney's point that isn't about who did what slavery to whom.

Personally I think it's part of the issue that anytime it's suggested that we learn more about some of the related history, it keeps coming back to the same 'look over there' talking points.
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