19-06-2015, 10:24 AM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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So this will apply to all schools not just Christian ones ? That is what is bothering me if it is just Christian assemblies that is discrimination as there is a lot of religion in Muslim/Jewish/Hindu etc schools.
19-06-2015, 10:41 AM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by MickB
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For me, there shouldn't be "Muslim/Jewish/Hindu etc schools" - at least not schools recognised by the authorities as providing full-time education. If religious parents want to organise religious education outside mainstream schooling it should be as a voluntary addition outside normal school time, not instead of it.
19-06-2015, 10:43 AM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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So this will apply to all schools not just Christian ones ? That is what is bothering me if it is just Christian assemblies that is discrimination as there is a lot of religion in Muslim/Jewish/Hindu etc schools.
as I understand it a suggestion was made by one person this week and picked up by a couple of papers. I think it was more about there not being compulsory daily worship/ prayers in school assembles any more.There will I am pretty sure always be 'school assemblies' , they play a important part in bringing the children together, they just may not be of any particular religiously persuasion.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...ys-Clarke.html
19-06-2015, 11:41 AM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by MickB
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For me, there shouldn't be "Muslim/Jewish/Hindu etc schools" - at least not schools recognised by the authorities as providing full-time education. If religious parents want to organise religious education outside mainstream schooling it should be as a voluntary addition outside normal school time, not instead of it.
19-06-2015, 01:00 PM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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it's just the discrimination against the Christian act of worship but allowing all others is bothering me.
I just don't believe that schools are an appropriate arena for propagating religious or political philosophies.
19-06-2015, 01:26 PM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by MickB
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That would bother me too! I don't want to discriminate against any individual religion - whatever it might be. People are entitled to believe what they want to believe. As Voltaire was alleged to have said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”I just don't believe that schools are an appropriate arena for propagating religious or political philosophies.
19-06-2015, 03:55 PM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by MickB
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I'm all in favour of Christian and all other religious assemblies being banned from educational establishments. I would like to see education being completely secular. In my view, religion(s) should only be studied in schools as part of history and/or sociology. I would also like to see the outlawing of "faith" schools - let parents indoctrinate their kids in their own time if they must do it at all. Education is too important to be mixed up with supernatural nonsense!
19-06-2015, 04:12 PM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by MickB
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That would bother me too! I don't want to discriminate against any individual religion - whatever it might be. People are entitled to believe what they want to believe. As Voltaire was alleged to have said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”I just don't believe that schools are an appropriate arena for propagating religious or political philosophies.
20-06-2015, 08:02 AM
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Re: Ban school christain assemblies
Originally Posted by Markey1
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Heard on the news that schools christain schools assemblies might be banned in the future , Your thoughts
Originally Posted by Robert Junior
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"Ban religion" "It's all fairy stories" "Its all supernatural nonsense"..These comments are at worst pure hype & at best uninformed chatter.
A worthy topic, but it aint that simple
After a pause for 24 hours and after researching more fully articles for and against Christian school assemblies I have to say that my post was a little harsh & uninformed. I have learned from this topic not to respond to items not backed up with accurate sources given. This was pointed out quite rightly to my response &"thoughts"
However we are all influenced by our experience and perception of life .
I am undecided, but more informed. I am flawed, as are we all. Religion continues to divide and rule , fuelled by intolerance and human cussedness..(is that a word?)
That is all I have to say on this subject
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