Tag: Schools

Free schools that teach ‘intelligent design’ as science will lose funding.

The Christian “truth” about America’s founding has long been taught in Christian schools, but not beyond. Recently, however some activists have decided that the time was right to try to reshape the history that children in public schools study.

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.

More than half of adults in a survey of 10 countries thought school science lessons should teach evolutionary theories alongside creationism. Among those who knew of Darwinism, on average 53% felt other possible perspectives should also be taught.

Sectarian, conservative leadership is driving confused young Muslims into the arms of radicals.