'Muslim Plot' To Take Over Schools Investigated

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Russ

What if the child wants that religion?

If it was banned they wouldn't know about it so they wouldn't want it.

Originally Posted by peanut

If it was banned they wouldn't know about it so they wouldn't want it.

So to stop people "forcing" religion on children you would protect their freedom of choice by banning it all together ,and people call religion nuts

[peanut]

Originally Posted by martyh

So to stop people "forcing" religion on children you would protect their freedom of choice by banning it all together ,and people call religion nuts

Only to the age where they could make their own decision. Not turning them into radicals etc.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by peanut

If it was banned they wouldn't know about it so they wouldn't want it.

Banned in what way? Removed from even being mentioned on TV, radio, on billboards? signs outside churches?

How do you legislate against that?

Originally Posted by peanut

Only to the age where they could make their own decision. Not turning them into radicals etc.

What about the parents rights

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Russ

Banned in what way? Removed from even being mentioned on TV, radio, on billboards? signs outside churches?

How do you legislate against that?

I haven't a clue to be honest. Discourage, in the way of not encouraging children to follow in their parents beliefs till they are old enough to decide for themselves.

RE to be dealt with properly, though I don't know what it's like now in schools, but in the 80's it was all a bit of a joke.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by peanut

I haven't a clue to be honest. Discourage, in the way of not encouraging children to follow in their parents beliefs till they are old enough to decide for themselves.

So who would be in charge of this 'discouraging' and how would it be done?

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Russ

So who would be in charge of this 'discouraging' and how would it be done?

Parents for starters, and school to teach and not preach.

I ain't saying that religion is bad, I don't think it's right for children to be involved till they are old enough to make up their own minds.

Originally Posted by peanut

I haven't a clue to be honest. Discourage, in the way of not encouraging children to follow in their parents beliefs till they are old enough to decide for themselves.

RE to be dealt with properly, though I don't know what it's like now in schools, but in the 80's it was all a bit of a joke.

RE has always been a bit of a joke ,it was rarely taken seriously ,perhaps if it was taken more seriously crackpot ideas like "ban religion from children" wouldn't be so prevalent

[peanut]

Originally Posted by martyh

RE has always been a bit of a joke ,it was rarely taken seriously ,perhaps if it was taken more seriously crackpot ideas like "ban religion from children" wouldn't be so prevalent

You just can't help yourself can you.

Discussion on this forum is getting harder and harder to participate in these days.

Originally Posted by peanut

You just can't help yourself can you.

you're the one with the stupid ideas .

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Originally Posted by peanut

Discussion on this forum is getting harder and harder to participate in these days.

Maybe we should just ban it then .

Seriously though look at what you posted and then tell me you are serious

[peanut]

Originally Posted by martyh

you're the one with the stupid ideas .

An you're the one who just loves to argue and insult. No point in discussing when you're around is there.

Teenagers split along two lines..Those who accept their parent's beliefs and those who reject them..and the vast majority of parents don't indoctrinate their children anyway.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by peanut

Parents for starters,

So you're suggesting parents be banned from discussing religion with their kids in their own homes. 'Banned' as in illegal?

Originally Posted by peanut

and school to teach and not preach.

You mean in the way the vast majority of schools do right now?

So what if a child has RE homework and asks its parents for help? Are they banned from discussing it then?

Originally Posted by peanut

I ain't saying that religion is bad, I don't think it's right for children to be involved till they are old enough to make up their own minds.

So you think the fairest and balanced way is to remove the opportunity for it to be discussed?

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Originally Posted by peanut

You just can't help yourself can you.

Discussion on this forum is getting harder and harder to participate in these days.

Nobody is trying to prevent you from discussing anything but if you're going to say religion should be banned for children until they're "old enough" how would you react if religious people suggested that parents be banned from discussing atheism or secularism?

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Russ

So you're suggesting parents be banned from discussing religion with their kids in their own homes. 'Banned' as in illegal?



You mean in the way the vast majority of schools do right now?

So what if a child has RE homework and asks its parents for help? Are they banned from discussing it then?



So you think the fairest and balanced way is to remove the opportunity for it to be discussed?

No I didn't mean ban as in outright, as we all know that's impossible. And stupid, and to mean it as illegal, that's just crazy.

I'm all for teaching, but less on the preaching at an early age. Would be a better way to say it.