"Two thirds oppose state-aided faith schools" (Guardian)

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"Faith schools, a central plank of the government's education reforms designed to increase parental choice, are opposed by almost two thirds of the public.

A Guardian/ICM poll published today shows that most respondents are against ministers' plans to increase the number of religious schools amid growing anxiety about their impact on social cohesion.

The survey reveals that following last month's terror attacks, the majority of the public are uneasy about the proposals, with 64% agreeing that "the government should not be funding faith schools of any kind"."

http://education.guardian.co.uk/faithschools/story/0,13882,1554593,00.html

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Absolutely right. If religious sects (and that includes Christians) want to have their own schools then let them pay for them themselves and keep them out of the public system.

[RogueTrooper]

1. I would go one step further and say

that religious sects should not be allowed their own school: whether those schools are state funded or privately ( this is not America we have property responsibility enshrined in our laws too ). If a community wishes to reliously educate their children then it should be done outside of school hours.

[Kicked in the Taco]

2. Agreed 100% eom

[Kipling]

3. Those places shouldn't even count as schools.

All children should have to attend State schools seven hours a day. Any whackjob cult can indoctrinate them in their own damn time.