Considered Abolition of Faith Schools

Following the trend of school articles I was watching a

programme on the Beeb this morning and one of the topics they were talking

about was (aside from the cat in the wheelie bin) the possible abolition of

faith schools in the country. I’m bringing this up because this does affect a

lot of schools in the area, many of which are C of E. They were debating

whether it was a good idea to send children to faith schools and what sets them

apart from non-faith schools. One of the guests was saying that it is not right

that they teach their religion as if it were fact rather than belief. I cannot

really comment on all schools but I volunteered at a C of E school recently and

it was not impressed upon the class I was working in that this was absolute

truth, it was up to them to believe what they wanted. Another guest said that

she went to a faith school because there was not another option in the area,

which in villages is often the case. I went to a C of E school because it was

the best one geographically but I have never been religious and probably never

will be. We had the local vicar take some assemblies and we said prayers two or

three times a day but it never affected my opinion. It was just part of the

school routine rather than anything else. If I have any children go to a faith

school, whichever one it may be, it will be because it is a good school and for

no other reason.

I was interested in what you thought considering we have so

many faith schools dotted around the area. Whether you went to one or send your

children to one. What is your opinion about them? Should they be abolished?