It was a tale of two bishops in the House of Lords last week when peers debated a bill to replace the duty on schools to hold acts of Christian worship with a requirement to provide inclusive assemblies.
The retired Anglican bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries, supported reform of the law, arguing that the present legal situation "simply does not reflect the society in which we now live". The serving bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, speaking from the bishop' bench, argued that the "present arrangement works well".
The proposed law, tabled by Baroness Burt, would leave faith schools, including those controlled by the Church of England, untouched – and would only apply to schools without a religious designation.
Nevertheless, the bishop, who had only just finished leading prayers in the same chamber, urged his fellow parliamentarians to block it.
The retired Anglican bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries, supported reform of the law, arguing that the present legal situation "simply does not reflect the society in which we now live". The serving bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, speaking from the bishop' bench, argued that the "present arrangement works well".
The proposed law, tabled by Baroness Burt, would leave faith schools, including those controlled by the Church of England, untouched – and would only apply to schools without a religious designation.
Nevertheless, the bishop, who had only just finished leading prayers in the same chamber, urged his fellow parliamentarians to block it.
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Totally agree, and where religious schools exist, if they are not closed down, they most certainly not be given any tax payers money. Let religious organisations fund their own indoctrination programs. Although indoctrination of children should be illegal.
ReplyDeletePeople who throw around words like propaganda or indoctrination always strike me as being not exactly moderate and level headed people themselves. Internet atheists; 5 star masters of projection.
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DeleteI fail to see the comparison that you are trying to make? While both terms might be misused the general reference to them is to encourage someone to think a bit more about something. Whereas, those who use propaganda and indoctrination are trying to control or constrain free thought. In fact, we could say that without indoctrination there probably wouldn't be religion because religions cannot survive without it.