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UN Committee Says Religion Should be Banned as Criteria for School Admission in England
Anglican Mainstrream ^ | 6/7/23

Posted on 06/08/2023 7:05:08 PM PDT by marshmallow

from Religion Media Centre:

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has recommended that schools in England should be prevented from using religion as a selection criterion for school admissions. It also recommended repealing legal provisions for compulsory attendance in collective worship and establishing statutory guidance to ensure the right of all children to withdraw from religious classes without parental consent. A further recommendation was that the education syllabus in Northern Ireland should be revised to include education of and respect for a diversity of religions.

The routine report is compiled by an 18 person team of people from different countries. It raised a litany of other concerns about the high numbers of children living in poverty; the long waiting lists for children seeking mental health services; the high prevalence of domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violence against children; the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on children; the criminalisation of arrival without prior permission; and restrictions on the rights of asylum and family reunification. It advised the government to urgently amend the Illegal Migration Bill to repeal all draft provisions that would have the effect of violating children’s rights.

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1 posted on 06/08/2023 7:05:08 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

How many men can they field, how big is their navy? How many nuke subs can them surge at a moments notice?

That's what I thought... Send me your stupid letter so I can deposit in the round file by my desk.

2 posted on 06/08/2023 7:26:42 PM PDT by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: marshmallow

Muslims aren’t going to like this.


3 posted on 06/08/2023 7:27:19 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: marshmallow

The noose keeps getting tighter.


4 posted on 06/08/2023 9:16:30 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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To: marshmallow

No Religion is a religion


5 posted on 06/08/2023 9:34:18 PM PDT by nevermorelenore ( If My people will pray ....)
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