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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
Well said Bob!
Every single festival in the religious calendar seems to offend someone else;my child has no idea why we make a fuss over Halloween but she can draw you a perfect Muslim prayer mat!
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We have the same issues here in Canada. Almost every school holiday is based around a Church event. We no longer have prayer in school, no religous expressions to celebrate what ever holiday comes upon us and no school nativity plays at Christmas.
This is so we do not offend other religeons but there is no concern about us being offended.
The kids know very little about their own religious beliefs if their parents do not attend church but they can tell you all about the regions of their classmates. It is freely discussed in class. A wee bit one sided to my mind and we are on the lsoing side.