Clashes between religious and secular values in education- 6.3

Question 1

What is compulsory in all state schools?

Answer 1

Religious education

Question 2

What do Christian faith schools think is the aim of religious education?

Answer 2

reinforce the faith of pupils and promote a christian world view

Question 3

What is the National secular society against?

Answer 3

Against the idea of the state promoting religion

Question 4

What does the National secular society oppose?

Answer 4

Confessional teaching of Christianity in Christian schools

Question 5

What does the society believe?

Answer 5

Non-religious and humanist world views should be taught alongside religion, and no world view or religion should have greater importance that the other

Question 6

What does British Humanist Association oppose?

Answer 6

religious worship in state schools

Question 7

Why does British Humanist Association oppose?

Answer 7

Religious worship ignores the right of children’s freedom of belief