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The Cross has been banned in school, a sign of the times?
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10-03-2006, 10:14 PM
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Here in the UK the Anglican Church has announced that in future, in any church schools it builds, at least a quarter of the places will be available to those with other beliefs, or with none.
How would people feel on this one?
On the one hand I can see the 'toleration' and 'multicultural' arguments, even if some of them are simple syncretism; on the other, if Muslims are allowed to have their own faith schools, why not Christians? Or is it simpler than this - there aren't enough Anglicans to go round?
I suspect it is a principled decision by the C of E, but what exercises me is the nature of the principle; does the C of E not think it should be doing all it can to spread the faith? I know of one woman who, having started going to church in order that her daughter might become eligible to go to a local church school, actually rediscovered her faith and now goes 'for real' as it were.
Is there a best way for the Church to view education in our society? Here in the UK it seems that most schools outside the church sector simply ignore it, or use it to teach secular ethics.
Any views?
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John
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