[Ammi]

There's no place for religion the way I was taught it at school. I went to a Catholic school and it was very much 'you're either with us or you're with the devil'. No other religions were tolerated. There were two schools in my small town, ours and a Church of England one and we were quite literally taught they were the enemy, we should never befriend any of them as they were not 'like' us. I don't think we would have ever even have uttered 'Muslim' or 'Jew' for fear of expulsion. Safe to say my childhood experiences with religion, both in school and family have completely repulsed me from having any religious inclinations whatsoever. Having said that, I do think there could be a place for religion in our schools, as a culture and lifestyle and how it influences peoples choices in life. It has always existed and always will and is hugely influential so there's no point in ignoring that. Understanding different cultures and belief systems could lead to more tolerance at best, and at worst, well I don't see that it would be harmful if taught by the right people and in the right way