The hazard of faith schools

[fr0d0]

Teaching a child that they will suffer eternal damnation for thinking the wrong way. I find that repulsive. Children shouldn't have to worry about things like that.

Agreed


"Faithworks has a charter, to which Oasis Trust Academies adhere, to the effect that members will not impose their faith on others."
http://www.teachers.org.uk/docs/files/Oasis%20trust.doc

*Note: being motivated by our Christian beliefs means that we are inclusive, amongst other things. For
Oasis Community Learning, inclusion is about accepting the person but being prepared to confront
and challenge unacceptable behaviour. It is about being intentionally committed to:

1. Serving and respecting everyone regardless of their gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin,
   religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or physical and mental capability.
   
2. Acknowledging the freedom of people of all beliefs or none both to hold and to express their
   beliefs and convictions respectfully and freely, within the framework of the law.
   
3. Never imposing our Christian beliefs on others but seeking to behave in a Christ-like way with
   everyone.
   

[Gawdzilla]

I recently lead a tour of the wolf sanctuary and breeding facility where I volunteer for 32 home schooled children. The leader of the group pulled me aside before we started and told me that he'd prefer it if I didn't try to "weasel evolution into your talk". I advised him that I couldn't alter reality to fit his paradigm. After a few clinched teeth comments he retired to the rear of the group and glowered at me for the rest of the event.

Quoted For Awesome.

I made a point of noting that our domestic dogs had been selectively bred from wolves starting about forty thousand years ago, and that the dog continues to evolve based on the manipulation of their genome by human interference.

[darkblight]

Parents should have the right to decide what kind of education they want their children to have, which is why I'm not against faith schools. What I am against is the government supporting them, as this would be nonsecular. In other words, private faith schools are fine, but public schools shouldn't affiliate with any particular religion (though they should accept students from all religious backgrounds).

i take more of a militant stance, religion is not correct, or true and therefore hinders mankind. to me progression is getting rid of these things ,i want fascism where i am the leader.. we all do really.

faith based schools teach people fairy tales instead of reality, and these people make up society and may one day influence policy. as i do not want the laws of the land created from belief in fairy tales faith schools are wrong.

im all down with 1984, again as long as i am in charge

[frankiej]

Religion.
Treat it like your genitalia.
Dont show it off in public, and don't shove it down your children's throats.