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School Becomes a Religious Battleground

National Secular Society
Posted: February 11, 2010.
Published: February 12, 2010.

Print: National Secular Society

An employment tribunal case being heard this week illustrated just how serious an issue religious bigotry is becoming in schools.  Nicholas Kafouris, who claims he was forced out of his job at Bigland Green Primary School in east London, was accused by one parent of believing that “Christianity is better than Islam”. She said he had made an “insulting” remark about her daughter wearing a headscarf in class.

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all religions are equally bad

posted on February 13, 2010
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It’s another good example of Christopher Hitchen’s assertion that “Religion poisons everything”

posted on February 15, 2010
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All religions are not equally bad. They may be equally false, but bad? The Amish aren’t blowing shit (or themselves) up and it would be extremely difficult to get them to. People of other religions, like Islam, will do so, as a matter of duty and honour. So there are often drastic differences in the amount of harm caused by different religions. This point was part of Horseman Harris’ thesis.

posted on February 18, 2010
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