Schools now forced to cover "non-religious world views" in RE. How about we stop teaching kids this divisive bollocks in the first place?
@TheOldBrewer As part of history, fine. But not as a separate subject.
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@bazzacollins Sorry I fired off several tweets. I am not religious but I have learnt that religion can make sense and we... -
@bazzacollins ... do not want a society that is aggressively secular. France has and it's beginning to cause problems. -
@TheOldBrewer "We don't want a society that's aggressively secular." Disagree with you there. You don't need religion to be good. -
@bazzacollins True but aggressive secularism is not tolerant and even secular societies need codes to ensure good behaviour. -
@TheOldBrewer People instinctively know right from wrong. They don't need a book with guidelines. -
@bazzacollins Really? Why do secular community leaders writes laws? Spitting at women is bad but on the increase. Why? -
@TheOldBrewer Spitting at women? The bible suggests stoning them. The Quran not so hot on equality either. -
@bazzacollins I know of women who fear going out now for fear of being attacked/abused by ppl you say who know right from wrong. - 4 more replies
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@bazzacollins If it's done properly it probably can be done as a separate subject within the context of the development of ... -
@bazzacollins ... moral and social codes. For example the Islamic concept of "stewardship", without God, reads like a Green manifesto ... -
@bazzacollins ... The public health concerns that underpin kosher/halal food hygiene would look like something modern food standards ... -
@bazzacollins ... right down to attention to personal hygiene... -
@bazzacollins ... Honestly it can be done but someone needs to piece it all together ... -
@bazzacollins ...It needs to be done so that people without faith know how to talk to people with faith.
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