I wasn't saying what I think should be the case, I was telling you what the current legal position is. And indeed you are correct that most parents will make a decision on the basis of their own beliefs - that said although there are very few actively religious people in the UK (including parents) very few parents decide to remove their children from active religious worship at school. They don't really want to rock the boat.
Judging by the posts on this forum, seems some more than willing to rock the boat and sail it.
What planet are you on - most kids (if they had a choice) would happily exempt themselves from religious worship at school. At best they find it boring, at worse pointless and completely wrong. Don't forget that children, once they have reached the age where they can really exercise a choice, are the least religious of all in our population.
I believe religious studies did not bother anyone till we had other foreigners enter the country then want to teach their own religion in predominantly Christian Schools. I also believe that it is good for children to learn about all religions.
But you cannot call Religious Education brain washing. I live on planet earth as where else would you find life?
As for the last comment....I am the opposite proof that where a child does not lose the knowledge of the presence of God from childhood they never turn away from it.
Hmm, so is it your view that the children of parents who would want to remove their kids from religious worship at school should be given the right to attend against their parents wishes - but you seem to be implying that kids who don't wan't to attend against their parents wishes should still have to attend. So the kids have a choice, but only if they agree with you.
I didn't say that... I said:
I believe that eventually we all make our own choice. But atheists have no right to dictate what goes on in a Christian School.
I said we eventually make our own choice. ATHEISTS have no right to dictate what goes on in a Christian School.
School is about education I believe it is wrong to suggest religious education is brain washing. As I believe science is not brainwashing... Only teaching no God and science as if it relates to God is the real serious brain washing that can be done by atheists in a school. But Children are not idiots and we in schools do not tell them what to believe we simply present the facts and let them choose. 1+ 1 = 2 but it won't make them bad or good to know this. Won't add to their stature but might stop them getting ripped off.
Rubbish - in all sorts of respects our country is far, far more moral and respectful than it has ever been.
Really! and they say Christians wear Rose Coloured Spectacles.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/six-men-charged-connection-child-10749311Six men charged in connection with child sexual exploitation in Rochdale.
Joshim Miah, 31, of Yorkshire Street, Rochdale , has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of trafficking a person within the UK for sexual exploitation. The charges relate to one alleged victim.
Mohammed Sadeer, 27, of Brimrod Lane, Rochdale, has been charged with one count of rape, relating to one complainant.
Naheem Akhram, 39, of Manley Road, Rochdale, has been charged with one count of rape, which relates to one alleged victim.
A fourth man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with four counts of rape relating to two people.
Ittefaq Yousaf, 25, of Stanley Street, Rochdale, has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of causing/inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity. These charges relate to two alleged victims.
Arfan Iqbal, 25, of Park Road, Rochdale, has been charged with one count of attempted rape, relating to one person.
All six men are due before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Court on Thursday, January 21Spot the English, Scottish or Welsh man amongst them. They call the British people and insult us. Treat their own women
badly. They abused our children... Where is their respect for our Country and way of life. When did our children become second class citizens and abuse fodder for foreigners. Respect... in your dreams
How many celebrities have been accused of molesting children? How many so called respected people turned a blind eye?
We have become the breeding ground for those who call themselves moral to do their immoral acts using our children.
Nah! No such moral or respect exists.
Back in your 'Christianity' days we used to systematically discriminate against people if they weren't male, or white, or straight. All of those things were morally abhorrent and we have made great strides (we aren't quite there yet) in moving to a fundamentally more moral situation in which we respect people for whom they are regardless of their gender, race or sexuality.
I have news for you... there are more atheist who discriminate against people if they were male, or white or straight.
In parts of America racism is as bad as ever. Christians do no discriminate against anyone not being male, female, white or straight.
In Christ there is no male or female, Jew or Gentile, Black or White. We are the body of Christ representative of the things Christ did.
Your discrimination against Christians is quite plain to see. I have don't have problems with the above.
