Is this the most stupid question ever asked?


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Richard Dawkins
: Why do you support faith schools for children who are too young to have chosen their faith, thereby implicitly labelling them with the faith of their parents, whereas you wouldn't dream of so labelling a "Keynesian child" or a "Conservative child"?
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David Cameron: Comparing John Maynard Keynes to Jesus Christ shows, in my view, why Richard Dawkins just doesn't really get it. I think faith schools are very often very good schools. Why? Because the organisation that's backing them - the church or the mosque or the synagogue - is part of the community. And it brings a sense of community and the backing of an institution to a school. The church was providing good schools long before the state got involved, and we should respect the fact that it's not just the state that can provide education but other bodies, too.
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Good answer, Mr Cameron

Comments

Naomi-Rose said…
It really does annoy me when people devalue religious schools, firstly I find it insulting that people presume that the children in this country are so easily led that attending a faith school would mean they never question those beliefs and are unable to form their own opinions. Also, despite the fact that I no longer consider myself a person of faith, I am still extremely glad that I attended a CofE Primary and if one day I have children would welcome the opportunity to send them to a faith school.
Peter J. Piper said…
Hi James

This is not a comment on this entry, I was just wondering why you stopped writing, when your blog is so good! Please pick it up again.

PJ - a fellow blogger.
Faith schools have had a head start of a few hundred years. Both power and money vested with the church or its equivalent. Location of schools closer to community habitat helped growth. Govt, was requred to spend less on education.But faith in itself is the result of fear of death, disease and poverty.It is always a crutch.You believe in order to belong.You don't question faith because of the net gain. Faith wasat least in the 3 mono theistic religions was lot of mumbo jumbo+ some peasant wisdom. Islam changed all that with its viral nature and fear driven growth.
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