[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yes and that's my main problem with them and what needs changing here

i see, i agree with you then. I didn't realize that there were faith based schools being funded by the government and allowed to discriminate who gets in based on faith, that is definitely wrong, i agree.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

i see, i agree with you then. I didn't realize that there were faith based schools being funded by the government and allowed to discriminate who gets in based on faith, that is definitely wrong, i agree.

Yeah, unfortunately Ireland still has some catching up to do when it comes to Religion and it's place in our society. It wasn't so long ago that the Church practically run the country, amending that is taking time.

[lostalex]

so to clarify my views, i have no problem with an accredited faith based school as long as it's privately funded. I'm against any publicly funded school that can discriminate based on faith.

I don't mind a catholic or muslim school as long as it's funded by it's own means, not by the tax payers.

[Jack_]

But then of course there's the issue about privately run schools anyway. If you ask me, they're arguably worse than faith schools.

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I was listening to a story on the radio this morning actually concerning this topic. An Irish woman who has been living in England the last 2 years, wants to move back here and is trying to get her daughter enrolled in a school but she's an athiest. She put her name down in the non denominational schools but on one of them she's no 261 on the list and there's is only 30 places. All the Catholic/protestant schools have a list of criteria of which children they will give priority to..........athiest children being bottom of that list.

I think that's disgusting.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

But then of course there's the issue about privately run schools anyway. If you ask me, they're arguably worse than faith schools.



I think that's disgusting.

Well, If they're private and people want to send their kids to a religious based school, that's their choice........eventhough personally I think religion and education should be completely separate.

BIB : It really is, state schools should not be allowed to discriminate like that based on religion(or lack of religion)

[Redway]

No.

[bananarama]

No. Children should be protected from any type of religious indoctrination and allowed to grow up with free uncluttered minds on the subject so they can come to a neutral decision when old enough if they wish to do so.

I would put religion in the same category as pornography and allow it only at the age of 18.

Those exposing children to delusional thinkings "religions" should be jailed for a very long time.