Religion in Schools

Originally posted by twhitehead
They could quite easily have said 'non-Christian will be excused'.
I was annoyed by it simply because they clearly want to take advantage of a school function to further their religion by proselytizing to children but they want to avoid the Muslims and Jews because they know there would be a serious backlash if they tried it with them.

Why they couldn't have organised the camp to suit everyone's needs is beyond me. Does the school have a policy of placating minorities while practically ignoring their existence?

Originally posted by twhitehead
They could quite easily have said 'non-Christian will be excused'.

Or simply "The Christian prayers are voluntary"? There might be (officially) Christian children who don't want to attend, and I don't see why they should be forced to do so just because they belong to that religion. I was also wondering if "automatically excused" would mean that they are expected not to attend, or if they just don't have to attend. I always found it interesting to attend religious ceremonies of other religions or denominations than the one I grew up with.

Originally posted by Nordlys
... children ... they belong to that religion.

Dawkins is so right when he points out the lunacy of this.

Do we talk of Communist or Socialist or Conservative children?

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Dawkins is so right when he points out the lunacy of this.

Do we talk of Communist or Socialist or Conservative children?

The USSR communist children's group was known as the Pioneers. There's also the illustrious example of the Red Guards.

Today ...
http://republicanfiction.com/2007/12/19/christmas-gifts-for-republican-children-part-i/

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
The USSR communist children's group was known as the Pioneers. There's also the illustrious example of the Red Guards.

Today ...
http://republicanfiction.com/2007/12/19/christmas-gifts-for-republican-children-part-i/

Urg, "republican toys". Now THAT is scary.