Not really. coz we don't criticise religious fundamentalists for being concerned with good education. We criticise what they think that is. https://twitter.com/omnissiuntone/status/790590259776069632 …
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@omnissiuntone Withdrew her few weeks later when they told of the killing of 1 born sons & had her colouring in river of blood. Still six. -
Is that a non-faith school?
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Hmm. To me nothing wrong with teaching "about" religion, as long as it's presented as "some people believe..."
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Exactly.
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I usually ask 6yo "What do *you* think of that story?" Standard response is "It's silly!"
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Mine just wanted to know if it was true & how did I *know* it wasn't true and what if it was true & does drowning hurt?
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It's very sad that a child should feel like that.
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And yet most kids aren't traumatised by the story of Noah's ark.
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No, her best friend wasn't. It worried her for months every time it rained. It needs careful presentation as myth.
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Not sure this is meaningful. 6-yr-olds are scared easily and unreasonably. I assume she wasn't taught another flood was likely?
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She was told the god who did it was still alive & judging her. She believed it.
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