What's the Place of Faith in Schools?
By LANCASTER UNIVERSITY FAITH DEBATE - RELIGION & SOCIETY
Added: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:08:51 UTC
Speakers:
Professor Linda Woodhead [Lancaster University, Director of the Religion and Society Programme] introduced the debate. Preceded by a welcome by Charles Clarke. 8.45
Professor Robert Jackson [Director of the Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, Warwick University] rooted his argument for improving religious education in human rights. 10.16
Professor James Conroy [University of Glasgow] produced evidence that what is happening to RE in schools is “a disaster for Britain”. 11.00
Professor Richard Dawkins [author of The God Delusion], responding, said education about religion has value, but no child should ever be labelled by the faith of her parents. Introduced by Charles Clarke. 11.29
The Rt Revd John Pritchard [Bishop of Oxford], responding, valued good RE and argued for proper recognition and resources. Introduced by Charles Clarke. 9.54
Questions and comments from the audience, and responses by the panel. 52.09
Tweet
RELATED CONTENT
The spectre of militant secularism
Nick Cohen - The Spectator 40 Comments
If you turn on the news tonight and hear of a bomber slaughtering civilians anywhere from Nigeria to the London Underground, I can reassure you of one point: the bombers will not be readers of Richard Dawkins.
Countless millions of taxpayers’ money...
Terry Sanderson - secularism.org.uk 70 Comments
We often complain about the increasing amount of religion in schools, but it is not until you look at the job advertisements in papers like the Times Educational Supplement and the Church Times that you come to realise just how determined the churches are to use schools as recruiting grounds.
Church schools shun poorest pupils
Jessica Shepherd and Simon Rogers -... 33 Comments
Most Catholic and Church of England school have a higher proportion of middle-class children than the local population
Shocking news on state-funded religious...
Andrew Copson - British Humanist... 58 Comments
If the Church and the Government have their way and their ambitions are realised, the Church will become the single largest provider of schools, totally funded by the state. That means that a majority of schools may be allowed to discriminate religiously in employment, discriminate religiously in admissions, and teach curricula heavily skewed towards Christianity right across the board.
At religious campuses, atheist groups...
Kimberly Winston - Washington Post 34 Comments
More than 400 claims of physical abuse...
Murray Wardrop - The Telegraph 31 Comments
RSS Feeds
Comments
Comment RSS Feed
Please sign in or register to comment
View Comments Page