Schools 'Must Teach Britain Is Christian'

  • Thread starter Thread starter CopyBoy
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
C

CopyBoy

Guest
Schools must teach that Britain is a Christian country, the Education Secretary has said.
Click to expand...
Nicky Morgan also said non-religious beliefs need not be given “equal parity” with religious beliefs.
Click to expand...
Under the new Department for Education guidelines, non-faith schools have to reflect the fact that British religious traditions “are in the main Christian” while taking into account teaching about other religions.
Click to expand...
Her comments come after David Cameron used his Christmas message to stress Britain was a Christian country in what was widely viewed as his most religious address to date.
Click to expand...
news.sky.com/story/1613365/schools-must-teach-britain-is-christian
 
Sounds good on the face of it, but look up the government’s “British” values agenda and you will find they are not as pro-Christian as these messages may make them appear.
 
You’ll also see this kind of thing in the United States. There’s a concern that the country is losing its Christian identity by people who likely haven’t been to church in years and then often for someone’s Baptism (Christening) or Wedding.

If the country’s Christian identity is that important; why is regular church attendance around 25% in the US and more like 10% in the UK? I’m sorry, but the children can smell the hypocrisy a mile away.
 
Well they are. Their monarch is the head of the Church of England, their state religion.

Where as, America is certainly founded on religious liberty, but we have no state religion, as per our constitution
 
PJH_74 said:
You’ll also see this kind of thing in the United States. There’s a concern that the country is losing its Christian identity by people who likely haven’t been to church in years and then often for someone’s Baptism (Christening) or Wedding.

If the country’s Christian identity is that important; why is regular church attendance around 25% in the US and more like 10% in the UK? I’m sorry, but the children can smell the hypocrisy a mile away.
Click to expand...
Be careful about judging those hypocrites. Or us hypocrites. Anyone here who is not one?
We should not disdain those people, including parents, who have a little Christian faith, but don’t come to church. Often they try to pass on some Christian faith to their children.

We don’t know the details of their personal circumstances, why they don’t attend church at present. Their history with the Church may have been very different from mine, which was very positive.

A word of encouragement should be given wherever possible. England’s Christian heritage may be weaker than in many centuries, but it might linger on in surprising places.
 
commenter said:
A word of encouragement should be given wherever possible. England’s Christian heritage may be weaker than in many centuries, but it might linger on in surprising places.
Click to expand...
Indeed, there are a number who have a lingering attachment to the Christian faith and really I have no intent to attack them. The source of my comments are borne from what often of appears to be little more than political pandering by politicians or thinly veiled xenophobia to my eyes. I completely agree that certain people may well have had a poor church experience in the past; but if we are to impose that past on others should we have not reconciled ourselves about it first before doing so?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top