Why can't my children go to a Catholic school of the council fund them? Post Reply

[SW17 Dad]

Ah,ha! yes, "sect" does have a pejorative interpretation these days though I was using the word in the traditional sense: It is a section of the Catholic offering.

[SouthLondonDaddy]

@muddyboots, are you for real???

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So I wish to reverse the argument!
Why is a child in a state school treated differently just because it happens to attend a religious STATE school. If they allow state funded religious schools they should find them equally. Or get rid of them. This is unfair to me .
"

Education is a crucial service. Circa 1/3 of state-funded schools are faith schools. The comparison with services you can't use, like specialist schools, is either silly or in bad faith.

Imagine the same happening with, I don't know, hospitals.
Let's say you get injured and have to rush to the local A&E. You would really like to go to a non-faith-based hospital, but, unfortunately, the closest one to you happens to be a "Christian" hospital.
When you register, the first question they ask you is if you are a Christian.
You say no, so they send you to a longer queue because Christians get a priority queue.

Your taxes pay for the staff of both Christian and non-Christian hospitals.
It is not your fault if the non-faith hospital is either too far or crumbling down.
The fact that the churches tend to own the buildings is irrelevant  - you are still discriminated in the provision of a basic service your taxes pay for.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH STATE EDUCATION!!!

@muddyboots, how would you like the same happening with hospitals?  Surely you realise how nonsensical your point is?

And this is without even getting into whether, in a modern 21st century democracy, the concept of faith school even makes sense. Why do people need a religious school where they are insulated from people of different or, God forbid!, no faith? Why can't they do whatever religious indoctrination they want in the afternoon or at weekends?

 

[SouthLondonDaddy]

I frankly find out of place calling the jesuits a sect. They are the largest Catholic religious order dating back to the XVI century and with a vital role in education for centuries.

Best not to get into all the cases of sexual abuse covered up by the Jesuits in their "vital role in education", then...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_ab ... y_of_Jesus

Bad apples will always exist anywhere, but when they are covered by the institution it becomes a problem with the institution, and not with some isolated cases

 

[SouthLondonDaddy]

PS Forgot to mention: faith schools are among the most socially selective.. Search the Sutton Trust website for details.