New Posts For Thread: Religion in Educationhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-educationIt has no place in school i say. Religion is for the home or church if people are interested. Schools should only cover a very brief overview covering all religions. The time would be better spent teaching the kids something of use like a foreign lanSNOOCH - Why do we have Catholic schools?Religion in education you say; thinly veiled anit-Catholic bigotry more like as is your habit on here. There are Church of England schools too but that wouldn't fit in with your agenda.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349190#417349190SNOOCH - Why do we have Catholic schools?Religion in education you say; thinly veiled anit-Catholic bigotry more like as is your habit on here. There are Church of England schools too but that wouldn't fit in with your agenda.Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:13:29 -0600i taught RS (religious studies) in a secondary school a few years ago. Im not religious. The syllabus covered all main religions and was designed to encourage tollerance and understanding as well as encouraging debate - no part of it attempted to mahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349162#417349162i taught RS (religious studies) in a secondary school a few years ago. Im not religious. The syllabus covered all main religions and was designed to encourage tollerance and understanding as well as encouraging debate - no part of it attempted to maSat, 28 Nov 2009 03:51:13 -0600Some people on this thread seem to be confusing being taught about religion (ie: RE) and being a faith school.Being taught about religion includes all religions, what they believe and where they came from. There's hardly anything wrong with that. I thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349110#417349110Some people on this thread seem to be confusing being taught about religion (ie: RE) and being a faith school.Being taught about religion includes all religions, what they believe and where they came from. There's hardly anything wrong with that. I tFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:45:44 -0600That's sounds ok MUD - certainly not the way it went in my day. Is that the normal curriculum now I wonder?Seems to me an hour of RE is just another hour of lesson the kids have to sit through and forgotten as they walk out the classroom door until ehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349106#417349106That's sounds ok MUD - certainly not the way it went in my day. Is that the normal curriculum now I wonder?Seems to me an hour of RE is just another hour of lesson the kids have to sit through and forgotten as they walk out the classroom door until eFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:34:18 -0600I'm with the majority on this thread....the way religion of all kinds is perpetuated is by forcing it upon kids from an early age...kids still young enough to believe in Santa and the tooth fairy. They are too young to question it because they believhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349102#417349102I'm with the majority on this thread....the way religion of all kinds is perpetuated is by forcing it upon kids from an early age...kids still young enough to believe in Santa and the tooth fairy. They are too young to question it because they believFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:29:55 -0600I concur Dave, there is even more aspects of the main faiths being brought into RE. I feel that those who dont think RE is relevant in schools are very naive. People need to be given and taught different faiths in order to make a decision about how thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349098#417349098I concur Dave, there is even more aspects of the main faiths being brought into RE. I feel that those who dont think RE is relevant in schools are very naive. People need to be given and taught different faiths in order to make a decision about how tFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:26 -0600Sorry, many aspects of the main faiths.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349094#417349094Sorry, many aspects of the main faiths.Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:44 -0600yes i agree it comes in, in which i presume you mean fanatics. Its an issue that has been blown completely out of perspective imo.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349090#417349090yes i agree it comes in, in which i presume you mean fanatics. Its an issue that has been blown completely out of perspective imo.Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:41 -0600That should read 'many' faithshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349086#417349086That should read 'many' faithsFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:16:16 -0600When I did RE in school, we learned any aspects of the main faiths, including atheism. There was no right or wrong. It was more an excercise in understanding other peoples beliefs. No problem at all there. Surely if you say that should not be taught,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23411902/religion-in-education?post_id=417349082#417349082When I did RE in school, we learned any aspects of the main faiths, including atheism. There was no right or wrong. It was more an excercise in understanding other peoples beliefs. No problem at all there. Surely if you say that should not be taught,Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:15:50 -0600