Church and state

• Who thinks a secular state should not fund religious schools?

  British Humanist Society
• What does Dawkins say about religious schools?


  “Ruins the scientific education of countless young minds.”
• What did Leslie Frances discover?


  Evidence that Christian young people are more open to people from religious backgrounds
• What do critics of Dawkins say?

  His views are too extreme, teaching religious beliefs is important as it teaches about identity and culture
• What does Charles Taylor say?


  There should be recognition that societies are increasingly multicultural. Religious schools should nurture cultural diversity
• What did James Conroy argue?


  Religious schools have an important role in society. They allow parental choice and provide counterbalance to any driving forces in education