Religious Education

[Matthew Le God]

Not in my daughter's Catholic school it isn't. My daughter couldn't be anymore sceptical about religion if she tried and the school don't discourage this.

 

I didn't say "all faith schools" or "every RE lesson at faith schools".

[Saintandy666]

Seems a weird subject to make compulsory, religion is just a bunch of f*cked up fairy tales IMO.

 

Perhaps... but a lot of people believe in it, so I think it is important to know what people believe.

[Matthew Le God]

Perhaps... but a lot of people believe in it, so I think it is important to know what people believe.

 

You could apply the same logic to lots of things. Doesn't mean they require lessons in school about it.

[Saintandy666]

You could apply the same logic to lots of things. Doesn't mean they requires lessons about it.

 

What other thing is there that billions of people believe in that isn't taught?

[Saint_clark]

I'm not sure... it's deffo not compulsory to do a GCSE in it, but most schools do as it is compulsory to learn it, but here is what is compulsory anyways...

 

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/Years10And11/DG_10013568

 

 

 

That's what I was thinking. Pretty sure it's only compulsory till year 9, not 11.

[Matthew Le God]

What other thing is there that billions of people believe in that isn't taught?

 

Creationism. Not in British schools anyway.

[solentstars]

Perhaps... but a lot of people believe in it, so I think it is important to know what people believe.

 

Don't think they believe in it otherwise our churchs would be overflowing with worshippers I expect more people end up down the pub on Sunday.

 

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[Saintandy666]

Creationism. Not in British schools anyway.

 

Creationism is taught in R.S.

 

Not as fact... but as, this is what some Christians believe in, but others believe it is just a metaphorical story, whereas others don't believe in it at all kind thing.

[Saintandy666]

Don't think they believe in it otherwise our churchs would be overflowing with worshippers I expect more people end up down the pub on Sunday.

 

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That's true... but I was referring to worldwide, not the U.K. We're different, we are very secular, though even if we are secular, there are many apathetic Christians... who do believe in some form of Christian based deity.

[Jillyanne]

Seems a weird subject to make compulsory, religion is just a bunch of f*cked up fairy tales IMO.

 

As are Nursery Rhymes but we all read them to children!!!

[Jillyanne]

Creationism. Not in British schools anyway.

 

I was taught that but in the Muslim and Jewish views so in essence you are wrong.

[trousers]

I didn't say "all faith schools" or "every RE lesson at faith schools".

 

You're right. I've just read it back and you were indeed more ambiguous than I gave you credit for... ;-)

[trousers]

What other thing is there that billions of people believe in that isn't taught?

 

Frottage

[Saintandy666]

Frottage

 

Already covered in Sex Education

[hypochondriac]

It is in faith schools.

 

Rubbish.

[hypochondriac]

I didn't say "all faith schools" or "every RE lesson at faith schools".

 

You said the RE course is indoctrinating in faith schools. That is a ridiculous generalisation.

Edited 26 January, 2012 by hypochondriac

[hypochondriac]

Don't think they believe in it otherwise our churchs would be overflowing with worshippers I expect more people end up down the pub on Sunday.

 

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You do realise that not everyone who either believes in God or believes in a religion goes to church dont you?