tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post5339607920483849568..comments2023-07-28T09:29:30.176+01:00Comments on Nuts and Reasons: E-petition to ban religious teaching in state schools - no.10 responsequedulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-50219895159485859062009-04-27T22:42:00.000+01:002009-04-27T22:42:00.000+01:00I see what you mean and agree completely. Priestho...I see what you mean and agree completely. Priesthood is the only profession that requires no competence, only the conviction of the believer. Priests can be smart and educated, but it is not a requirement (and they don't even know latin or ancient Greek anymore). I cringe every time the Anglican vicar gives a speech at the school where I work. And it saddens me to see the students bowing their Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-25156888537976375882009-04-27T20:29:00.000+01:002009-04-27T20:29:00.000+01:00I agree one wouldn't want to actually ban the stud...I agree one wouldn't want to actually ban the study of religion but at the moment due to the "incestuous relationship" you mention it still carries a degree of quite unwarranted respect within the education system. It is surely less useful than ancient greek, latin or history. It really needs demoting.quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-49550856157374619002009-04-27T19:58:00.000+01:002009-04-27T19:58:00.000+01:00I think, like Armitage, that religion should be st...I think, like Armitage, that religion should be studied, but with distance and stressing that the beliefs are that, a belief, not factual. And when we know that what the sacred text (whatever that may be) is mistaken, it should be said in class. We know the Genesis did not happen, we know King David was at best a chief of tribe, we know that the Virgin Birth was a late addition to the myth of Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-40740188235225091192009-04-26T17:17:00.000+01:002009-04-26T17:17:00.000+01:00Yes that's a good point Andy. Why bring religion i...Yes that's a good point Andy. Why bring religion into it at all unless the pupil elects for it?<br /><br />As regards the usefulness of no.10 petitions a lot of people are prepared to sign them who wouldn't bother to write. They at least show no.10 what people are concerned about and if you imagine a petition getting several million signatures it would presumably be something the government wouldquedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226216199663753298.post-39480515631878984092009-04-26T17:09:00.000+01:002009-04-26T17:09:00.000+01:00This is just so much bollocks:
"A key aim of the ...This is just so much bollocks:<br /><br />"A key aim of the curriculum is to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. The Government believes that all pupils should be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge, understanding and awareness of the major religions represented in this Andy Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213759012659482379noreply@blogger.com