Ban forced religious studies in schools

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The poll is completely erroneous.

There is no such thing as "forced" religious studies.

(Well, there might be in some islamic theocracies, but not in the democratic world).

I live in the UK, and parents have every right to withdraw their children from Religious Education, if they want.

(However, if they do not want their child to receive any education about religion, it does beg the question why they selected a school which offers it in the first place).

"My experience doesn't include this, and therefore your entire claim is invalid!"

By the way, you're wrong anyway, since the UK has a number of state funded "faith schools" set up for religious purposes. Granted, they're not exclusively christian faiths, but that's hardly the point.

Did you know that the public school I attended in Australia had a scripture class that I was made to attend? It was run by the school's music teacher, and was very much in the "hook 'em young" spirit of religious instruction.

So, you know, before you make blanket generalizations about the western world, maybe think twice.