Are faith schools child abuse?
Poll: Are faith schools child abuse?
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king joke?Teaching kids religion is abusive. Faith schools are abusive in that sense, yeah.
But in practice what actually goes on at a normal c of e type faith school is basically the same as what would happen at a normal school.
Some of the other religions worry me though. In general the c of e faith schools are accidents of history no one takes seriously. Stuff like muslim or jewish faith schools, the religion is usually taken seriously and this is a horrific thing.
But in practice what actually goes on at a normal c of e type faith school is basically the same as what would happen at a normal school.
Some of the other religions worry me though. In general the c of e faith schools are accidents of history no one takes seriously. Stuff like muslim or jewish faith schools, the religion is usually taken seriously and this is a horrific thing.
Pints said:
OP, are you trying to be deliberately provocative by starting this thread?
No.There have been various religion based threads forever, my hope is that religion will be looked back on as an unfortunate episode in our past.
...as such I cannot help but view the deliberate inoculation of children's vulnerable minds with patent nonsense as anything other than entirely malign.
Somewhatfoolish said:
Teaching kids religion is abusive. Faith schools are abusive in that sense, yeah.
But in practice what actually goes on at a normal c of e type faith school is basically the same as what would happen at a normal school.
Some of the other religions worry me though. In general the c of e faith schools are accidents of history no one takes seriously. Stuff like muslim or jewish faith schools, the religion is usually taken seriously and this is a horrific thing.
teaching kids religion is abusive. wow. But in practice what actually goes on at a normal c of e type faith school is basically the same as what would happen at a normal school.
Some of the other religions worry me though. In general the c of e faith schools are accidents of history no one takes seriously. Stuff like muslim or jewish faith schools, the religion is usually taken seriously and this is a horrific thing.
I find it very sad that the many outspoken atheists on PH are more than happy to poke fun at, ridicule and even abuse those that admit to being religious. These tend to be the same people that reguarly make the claim that the religious are mentally deficient in some way or just plain nutty.
I can only conclude that PH is happy for mental people to be made fun of and we should organise a PH meet to a special school so we can point and laugh at the mental kids.
Having just read that back to myself I see how stupid it sounds, but it is to near the truth to change and begs the question that if you really believe the religious are nutty mental types why is it ok to make fun of them?
I would also like to know what the OP was told when he reported this abuse to the authorities as If I thought children were being abused I would report it without a second thought. Or is he happy to witness abuse and do nothing?
I can only conclude that PH is happy for mental people to be made fun of and we should organise a PH meet to a special school so we can point and laugh at the mental kids.
Having just read that back to myself I see how stupid it sounds, but it is to near the truth to change and begs the question that if you really believe the religious are nutty mental types why is it ok to make fun of them?
I would also like to know what the OP was told when he reported this abuse to the authorities as If I thought children were being abused I would report it without a second thought. Or is he happy to witness abuse and do nothing?
wolowizard said:
I find it very sad that the many outspoken atheists on PH are more than happy to poke fun at, ridicule and even abuse those that admit to being religious. These tend to be the same people that reguarly make the claim that the religious are mentally deficient in some way or just plain nutty.
I can only conclude that PH is happy for mental people to be made fun of and we should organise a PH meet to a special school so we can point and laugh at the mental kids.
Having just read that back to myself I see how stupid it sounds, but it is to near the truth to change and begs the question that if you really believe the religious are nutty mental types why is it ok to make fun of them?
I would also like to know what the OP was told when he reported this abuse to the authorities as If I thought children were being abused I would report it without a second thought. Or is he happy to witness abuse and do nothing?
Its because it isn't abuse. The OP may well not be religious but what i dont think he understands is that children can and often do choose what they do and do not like. They can make up their own minds and draw their own conclusions on something such as religion. If they choose to follow it then good for them, it obviously makes them happier. Dont see the need to think any less of them for it. I can only conclude that PH is happy for mental people to be made fun of and we should organise a PH meet to a special school so we can point and laugh at the mental kids.
Having just read that back to myself I see how stupid it sounds, but it is to near the truth to change and begs the question that if you really believe the religious are nutty mental types why is it ok to make fun of them?
I would also like to know what the OP was told when he reported this abuse to the authorities as If I thought children were being abused I would report it without a second thought. Or is he happy to witness abuse and do nothing?
I don't think you can call religious faith schools 'abuse', maybe one-sided and too segregating in a western country, and I agree that religion of any kind, unless it's purely from a historical or sociology point of view hasn't any place in an education system in the UK. However, these changes aren't likely to happen soon.
Edited by chevy-stu on Saturday 1st September 01:52
Somewhatfoolish said:
But in practice what actually goes on at a normal c of e type faith school is basically the same as what would happen at a normal school.
No.The fluffy CofE and the like give dangerous credence to all sorts of ignorant peasant superstition.
Telling defenceless children that delusional/supernatural nonsense is anything other than delusional/supernatural nonsense is abusive.
We are where we are due to rational and sceptical enquiry, we should not give quarter to ignorant peasant superstition.
fluffnik said:
Teaching them about religion and all the strife it has sown is great, indoctrinating them into one particular delusional woo not so much...
In alot of faith schools they teach about many other religions too (islam judaism etc), not just the one. The children can make up their own minds on what to believe. They aren't given lines for not believing something or going to church everynight. fluffnik said:
wolowizard said:
It is the lack of faith that causes the strife.
No it isn't.There are big faith based schisms at the base of much of the world's strife.
No-one is fighting over Meh, whatever...
Well educated irreligious populations tend to have little strife...
Care to answer my other questions as yuo conveniently skipped those to get to this post.
Edited by wolowizard on Saturday 1st September 02:00
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