[Lee.]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

They don't. At least in the schools I went to (catholic high school).

We were taught more about foreign religions and how they originated and changed over the years as opposed to whether it's true or false. R.E. felt more like a culture class than religious preaching.

My kids are 4 and 7 and get told about god. The school is just a bog standard state school.. I don't mind my children being taught about all different religions and the difference between them etc. I also think it's nice at Cristmas time to teach them why we celebrate Christmas and about Jesus/The Nativity Story.. but Reverend Thom who does the services at the school at Easter/Xmas etc takes it too far I think..

He was banging on last year about the crucifiction and the reserruction to a hall of 3-6 year olds! My daughter was all confused about people being able to come back to life... then this year they showed my daughter a film about the crucifiction! She was horrified!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by happyland

My kids are 4 and 7 and get told about god. The school is just a bog standard state school.. I don't mind my children being taught about all different religions and the difference between them etc. I also think it's nice at Cristmas time to teach them why we celebrate Christmas and about Jesus/The Nativity Story.. but Reverend Thom who does the services at the school at Easter/Xmas etc takes it too far I think..

He was banging on last year about the crucifiction and the reserruction to a hall of 3-6 year olds! My daughter was all confused about people being able to come back to life... then this year they showed my daughter a film about the crucifiction! She was horrified!

Yeah, they can take it too far. But I don't think it's relegated to just religion wither. Schools are wanting the kids to grow up too fast I think, my auntie and a load of other parents went in complaining last week because their class of year 2's had started sex education classes. They'd been shown a video discussing "mummy and daddy's special hug" without even asking the parents consent or anything. My nan nearly choked when they came home talking about it.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Yeah, they can take it too far. But I don't think it's relegated to just religion wither. Schools are wanting the kids to grow up too fast I think, my auntie and a load of other parents went in complaining last week because their class of year 2's had started sex education classes. They'd been shown a video discussing "mummy and daddy's special hug" without even asking the parents consent or anything. My nan nearly choked when they came home talking about it.

Bloody hell! Don't blame them for complaining!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by happyland

Bloody hell! Don't blame them for complaining!

Too right. Not only are they too young to be learning about that anyway (apparently to try and reduce teen pregnancies) but they're at an impressionable age when they're copying everything going on around them.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Too right. Not only are they too young to be learning about that anyway (apparently to try and reduce teen pregnancies) but they're at an impressionable age when they're copying everything going on around them.

Children should remain innocent for as long as possible! Childhood doesn't last long if you think about it and they certainly don't need to know about that sort of ****!