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Are single faith schools damaging community cohesion?

Thursday 27 January 2005 00:00
Angie Lawrence
Single mother
All schools include citizenship in their curriculum. I know of Christian schools that help young people manage in our multi-cultural society. I wasÊeducated at Roman Catholic schools. This did not make me intolerant. Other issues are bigger contributors to breaking down cohesion.

Len Smith
Gypsy activist
Single faith schools are fine, so long as they follow the same curriculum as all other schools. Their religious teaching should be focused on their faith but should cover other faiths. On the other hand, mainstream schools are probably lacking in their coverage of faiths and ethnicities.

Nasrin Parvaz
Iranian refugee
The teaching of any religion in schools is wrong. Children are not born with religion - it is taught socially. Teaching religion is a form of brain washing. It is far better to keep religion out of schools and let people discover religion, if they wish to, in their adulthood.

Joan Scott
Action Unlimited
Schools should be mixed faith so that people can learn from each other and can also practis e their own religion freely. Children should be treated equally and schools should encourage them to talk about different religions and about living together in the community.
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