For goodness sake, what is the NUT playing at? They are mooting the idea that the Koran should be taught in schools. Inviting the Mullahs into state schools in order to enhance understanding? I think not - Schools should be no place for religious teaching of any sort. Kids are obliged to attend school, and i don't think that having another work of fiction rammed down their throats is going to do any good whatever. I wonder if the Mullahs would allow the teaching of anything BUT the Koran in Islamic schools?
Would I be welcomed in to deliver my beliefs as a devout Atheist? Maybe not.
The daily act of worship that is proscribed by the national curriculum was always a nonsense, and few schools ever payed it more than lip service and that is hardly surprising. So few teachers have any sort of religious faith anyway, so why foist the propagation of mythology upon them?
I'd sooner see Harry Potter being made obligatory. At least it doesn't pretend to be anything other than a story.
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How I agree with your views.
In some schools RE is being renamed 'Religious, Phylosophical and Moral Education' where children are being encouraged to debate on ethical issues which affect everyone regardless of their religious beliefs. It is thought that many children will not accept the Ten Commandments as they don't believe in the religious message behind them but most non-religious people would agree that most of the moral messages given in the Ten Commandments are very valid still.
A broad study of all the religions could be a part of these lessons leaving children to make up their own minds. Any 'opinion' that is put across as being 'gospel' (now there is an odd expression) ie. that is is the truth (such as religion in all its many forms) is a form of brainwashing. Our children don't need that.
Even now at my great age, I find some churches intimidating, especially what I call 'happy clappy' churches (no offence intended to anyone reading this) and I know that a weaker person could easily be drawn into such an environment.
You are right about the views of most teachers too. At the school I recently worked in, all teachers with free periods HAD to teach RE and they HATED it! It was one of those subjects that no one really wanted to teach and it was so difficult too for many of the children I worked with who had learning difficulties. It is not an easy subject for them to understand.
Let's start a campaign for 'Harry Potter' lessons.... He could teach the children just as much about morality, and possibly they would find him far more believable.
Again my views only and no offence intended to any other reader.
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