Listening to the radio this morning I was struck by a news item about a Catholic couple who had been refused travel expenses to be able to send their 11 year old son to a Catholic School several miles from their home rather than the secular school he was currently attending.
Their argument was that because they were good (sic) Catholics and they had brought their son up the same way, they had the right to send him to the appropriate school and the council should help financially.
Because the council said no, they accused them of penalising their son because of his faith! What really struck me about this story was the sheer arrogance of this couple assuming that because they happen to subscribe to some belief or other it automatically entitles them to preferential treatment by the rest of society.
If I had wanted to send my children to secular schools the last thing I would have expected is a hand-out from the local council to assist in this. Why is it then the faithful (not all) seem to think that because of their belief they have an automatic right to special treatment and somehow be lifted above the rest of society as if they are better and their needs more important?
And what is it about society that tends to make it roll over and give in to these demands when religion is the root rather than any other aspect of a persons life. Luckily, in this case, the council saw sense but there have been many example where all people have to do is plead religious rights and authorities cave in.
Makes me sick!
Their argument was that because they were good (sic) Catholics and they had brought their son up the same way, they had the right to send him to the appropriate school and the council should help financially.
Because the council said no, they accused them of penalising their son because of his faith! What really struck me about this story was the sheer arrogance of this couple assuming that because they happen to subscribe to some belief or other it automatically entitles them to preferential treatment by the rest of society.
If I had wanted to send my children to secular schools the last thing I would have expected is a hand-out from the local council to assist in this. Why is it then the faithful (not all) seem to think that because of their belief they have an automatic right to special treatment and somehow be lifted above the rest of society as if they are better and their needs more important?
And what is it about society that tends to make it roll over and give in to these demands when religion is the root rather than any other aspect of a persons life. Luckily, in this case, the council saw sense but there have been many example where all people have to do is plead religious rights and authorities cave in.
Makes me sick!
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