An extraordinary Cabinet row has broken out over plans by Ministers to force Muslim schools to teach pupils about Christianity.
The move by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is intended to stop Islamic extremists from ‘brainwashing’ children. But it has led to a clash at the top of Government, with Home Secretary Theresa May lining up with Mrs Morgan against Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
Mrs Morgan drew up the proposals in the wake of the ‘Trojan Horse’ plot by radical Muslims to take over schools in Birmingham, which led to the Government rushing in new measures to compel schools to teach ‘British values’ of tolerance.
[TOP RATED COMMENT 461 votes] why not they are in UK i suppose..christian country...so why not...if they don't like...bye..bye
[SECOND 311v] Either NO religion should be taught in schools (as in France) or ALL religions should be taught equally. This is absolutely vital if we are to have an harmonious society in the future. It might have been fine in the past for different church schools to teach predominantly their own beliefs, but with such a diversive religion as is/lam - which in many ways is diametrically opposed to western beliefs - allowing these schools to become the 'norm' will cause horrendous problems in the future. We need to think about the type of society we are leaving our grandchildren.
[THIRD 255v] Why teach any religion? surely our children would be far better off if all that wasted time was use to teach them facts not fantasies. [Daily Mail] Read more
