My daughter's primary school punished kids for not praying. Head told me OK for them to pretend & think their own thoughts. That's OK then.
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She claimed it distracted kids who do pray if other kids not bowing heads, clasped hands, eyes closed. Asked how they'd know if eyes closed.
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Was trying to negotiate a way my daughter cld stay in assemblies for news, awards, concerts etc w/out having to take part in worship.
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At the very least schools shld make it clear its acceptable to be nonreligious. She feared kids who wanted to pray wld feel silly. Well...
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Once a boy who had a Muslim name took the vicar's asking "shall we pray?" as a genuine question & answered "I don't want to pray." Punished.
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This was at a parents concert so don't know if he usually attended communal worship at school & shld have known this a rhetorical question.
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Either way, I support his answering of it sincerely!
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Its ludicrous. 2% of Brits go to church regularly, 15% ever, but kids get 15 minutes Christian worship a day in state schools?
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And its getting worse. Plans for more faith schools. The nonreligious majority here are often apathetic coz C of E is so watered down.
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It seems harmless, benign even.But it isn't.Apart from its dubious morality, it teaches kids magical thinking & discourages critical thought
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