Report Teach Christianity

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by: Bea

Dear all but in response to Saffron's mum.
I would like to apologise for the impressions that Christians whom you have obviously met have left upon you, I am so very sorry and extremely saddened that you would feel that those people exhibited intolerance, bigotry, racism and homophobia. These 'isms' as you refer to them certainly have no place in our diverse or indeed any other society, and have ABSOLUTLY NO place within Christianity. Any Christian who acts as such needs to read their Bible and reassess what their belief is based upon.

I would like to reassure you that this is not what Christianity is about and your experience is a small minority of a vast body of people who call themselves Christians. I am a little confused that you seem to be saying that children need to be taught about all faiths yet you started by saying it terrifies you that someone trying to teach Christianity to children, do you discount Christianity when you refer to all. I'm sure you would appreciate that within any large group of people e.g. Religious group, football club etc. a minority of people do things which are morally wrong in that name e.g. violence at football matches, the taliban etc. this however does not mean all that groups opinion or actions are the same.

I understand your fear entirely if the above 'isms' have been your only experience of Christianity so far. I too stand strongly with your stance that these are not what I would want my child to learn. As you have probably guessed i myself am a Christian (who does not believe in those 'isms") I also work in a school where I am responsible for taking some assemblies which are on the whole Christian based. In those assemblies the overriding theme is help the children foster a sense of wonder at the world around them and help them to know that they are loved, respected and valued and that they should do the same for others. Values which i feel are key to Christianity, views that you yourself also share. I admit that i sometimes use Bible stories to illustrate these points, but if as is your opinion our society is to 'teach' all religions then this can not be discounted.

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