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The lunatic fringe will always be there...it's just a question of how much lunacy is extolled when compared to the average

Not religious myself, nor are my family & we have an interesting situation at my childrens school...the debate over whether ethics should be taught as an elective alternative to religious studies

My daughter chooses to visit the school library instead of attending the classes - which is fine as she's a librarian but she wants to attend ethics classes. My son visits different religious classes depending on which one he thinks will be most fun or gives him the best rewards for attending (here's my first issue). There has been an ethics class trialed at the school & it went well by all accounts however the religious voice dominated subsequent post trial discussions & the insipid school administration caved in to their demands

So the first issue I have is with my son being given vouchers for McDonalds or similar junk food places - why is a bribe required or offered? I can't understand the arguments offered to prostitute religion

Second issue is with the simmering fear that so many religious people appear have when alternatives are put forward. We are supposed to live in a tolerant society, that accepts people of any race, creed, belief etc

The situation surrounding this ethics debate, in my view puts the religious element at the school into the wacko, paranoid set & this damages the values they try & promote. My daughter especially is developing an unhealthy disrespect for religion in general because she sees the hypocrisy in the situation & she sees the parents & the school promoting it. Sad times for religion