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Why is it in this day and age that a large proportion of primary and secondary schools are controlled by various churches?
Why do churches control a large number of schools?
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What are you talking about? Do you think that religion is ever going anywhere?
It’s madness. There are schools here with two entrances, two sets of teachers, two of everything, but in the one building. One for Catholics and one for everyone else. Kids are generally taught they are different to the other side, and they shouldn’t fraternise with them.
And people wonder why there’s sectarian violence every weekend…
And people wonder why there’s sectarian violence every weekend…
And just for contrast. I went to a catholic primary and secondary school and was never told or taught to not fraternise with non catholics.It’s madness. There are schools here with two entrances, two sets of teachers, two of everything, but in the one building. One for Catholics and one for everyone else. Kids are generally taught they are different to the other side, and they shouldn’t fraternise with them.
And people wonder why there’s sectarian violence every weekend…
Similar here. In fact my school used texts from different religions in its teachings.
Yea, the West Coast of Scotland is pretty unique for it tbh. I moved from the East coast for university and it was friends and partners who grew up on the West coast that told me about it.
You also don’t get the orange walks, sectarian violence/graffiti/etc.
We can but hope
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Money. Have a dekko how much capital most of the bigger faiths hold in land, buildings and investments. Yet totally shamelessly hand around the collection plates in deprived areas
Because anyone can set up a school, and the churches have been successful at doing it for years? Probably because of all the money they have to fund them. The law only requires that children receive 'an education', whether at home or otherwise. There's no real specificity as to what comprises education or who provides it; whether for state-run, church-run, home-run or otherwise. Faith schools have been a thing for donkeys' years.
When we took the eldest out of mainstream school for two years, about all we had to do (to avoid bother or prosecution for failing to have him attend education) after formally de-registering him was write an email to the council saying 'X is now being provided his Education Act mandated education at home. Sincerely' and that was the last we heard.
With COE and Catholic schools it's often because they were originally founded and funded by the churches and their congregations, and the government has never forced them to sperate, then when the government started the Academies basically anyone could start a school.
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The acceptable face of religious apartheid in 2022?
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It’s madness. There are schools here with two entrances, two sets of teachers, two of everything, but in the one building. One for Catholics and one for everyone else. Kids are generally taught they are different to the other side, and they shouldn’t fraternise with them.
And people wonder why there’s sectarian violence every weekend…
The cost of maintaining this system is huge. I have said for ages that it should be abolished. Religion belongs in churches NOT in schools.
I really hope it will change in the nearest future. All religions have right to exists but none of them should interfere with the education.
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