The Internet Infidels are organising a gathering for non-believers in Oxford. Does anyone fancy coming along? The details, as they become available, are being...
... believers ... Yes, it looks like May the 24th has been decided. The invitation has also been posted on the Meme Machine site - by another (American...
I am writing on the off chance that anyone may be able to help me with this. I have looked into the requirements of the Human Rights Act re Article 9 of the...
It's not the individual who is required to carry out an "act of worship", but the school. Indiviuals can opt out of the arrangements. ... I am writing on the...
... conscience ... bring ... school ... if ... anyone ... * I think you've got them bang to rights. Best wishes for the abolition of religious school...
I hope it has changed since when I went to school but certainly it was very, very difficult to "opt out" of assembly then. Because, of course, we were...
Thing is, it's up to the parents. If the parents feel strongly about it, they pull their child out of all religious stuff at school. If after that religion is...
Technically the parents can withdrawal their kids from religious education (a contradiction in terms?), assemblies etc - but many teachers (if they are...
Thanks for all your comments. Let me quote the section in question: "Subject to section 71, each child in attendance at a community, foundation or voluntary...
It is difficult, because most of the time children have difficulty expressing an opposing view because of peer pressure and intense pressure from their parents...
The problem in this country is, as usual, history. In order to comprehensivise the schools, one of the compromises that were made with the Church schools that...
... part* ... * Yeah. If religion is so damn good, why does it have to be compulsory? Other things (which are good) are not imposed on children - voting,...
School uniform is a good idea because it reduces truancy. The idea isn't Victorian; you're confusing it with freedom of expression. Daily religious assemblies...
Guess I agree with the school uniform. My daughter goes to an extremely good school (state comprehensive) where discipline is very tight. School uniform is...
I was just using uniform as an example of the way chldren are forced to conform really, I didn't particularly want to invoke some Human Rights Act. I think it...
Sounds like a good school. I do wonder though - do you think that they are *able* to impose a rigid dress code *because* the children aren't brats and can be...
Tis definitely a good school, and it tends to be parents who really WANT the kids to do well who send them there. So I think that maybe the kids do come from...
<climbs onto moral high horse> I find it is generally a mistake to label entire groups of people, especially something like "cesspit brats". Evil begins when...
That's right, and why has the Atheism UK group turned into a discussion about schools and discipline? I don't send my daughter to school (for various reasons...
Martin, and all, If you climb onto on your <moral high horse> you should stay on it. You shouldn't climb down after you've said your piece. I, too, have a...
Well, no-one was writing about anything and there's nothing I can't stand more than a bunch of atheists who think all is well with the world. Furthermore, I...
... You ... * Do you really think so? I was going to let it pass but I think your attitude isn't really appropriate. If you hate Reading so much, you should...
You missed the point - I agree with you about the "terrible conforming pressures on our children" - it was the guy going on about strict discipline being a...
I appreciate that this thread has "gone of track", but here's my last (hopefully!!). ... You're perfectly right to disagree if you feel otherwise. As it...
I'm glad you found being likened to a christian insulting! I put that because your previous comments made you sound like a bigot and I find religious people...
The first bit came out wrong - I just mean that it's amusing that being likened to a christian is a big insult. Right, fundy bashing anyone .....? Actually,...
Tim, and All, It's always good to bash the bible bashers, but it's strange you should say ... right at this particular moment. Although not christian, I'm...
