Posted: May 24, 2015 8:44 pm
Bud's Brain wrote:Scot Dutchy wrote:I agree about the islam bit but it is an exact example of what is wrong allowing any speaker from a sect to speak to kids. It is misinformation because it is impossible to give all sides of the story. Which is why it should never happen.
Agreed. Do you think I should insist that the school invites a mainstream speaker to speak to the kids? Perhaps a slew of other religions, too. I have asked if they will allow a secular speaker. I can't do that, though.
You think a "mainstream" Islamic speaker is going to say "Sure, yeah, in Islam we believe in beating your wives, and killing apostates, and all that stuff. We follow a violent, blood thirsty religion"? You kids will get the same sort of lecture they're getting from the Ahmadi.
For the record, I don't think someone should be going into the class and telling students Islam is all that stuff, either. The UK school system needs to figure out what RE is actually supposed to be. As it is, it seems like it is treated as either a license to proselytize or as a means to keep the kids supervised while the regular teachers take a break. (Again, just based on what I hear about it hear on the board.)