In Stoke on Trent, the SACRE has recently published a Public Document Pack which includes advice on Ramadan.
Sex and relationship educationOther sections advise schools to avoid parents' evenings and after school functions during the fast, and to avoid swimming lessons because of the danger of accidentally swallowing water. There is also advice on Muslim requirements for modesty, particularly decrying any possibility that while changing for swimming, the Muslim requirement of avoiding nakedness before others should not be compromised.
Whilst fasting, Muslims are not permitted to engage in any sexual relations and are expected to take measures to avoid sexual thoughts and discourse. Schools are therefore advised to avoid scheduling the teaching of sex and relationship education, including aspects that are part of the science curriculum, during Ramadan.
To be honest, I'm fairly sanguine the idea of schools making provision for the religious observance of Muslims although I find it most interesting that where Muslims are concerned, even the aspects of sex education taught in the science curriculum can be suspended for religious reasons. And one wonders what they think of cartoon pictures of naked children being shown in the sex-ed programmes.
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How long will it be before it will be forbidden for non-Muslims to eat food, drink liquids or chew gum in any areas where a Muslim might observe them doing so during the days during Ramadan?
Priceless. If they can understand Muslim sensibilities for Ramadan, why can't they understand chastity?
I'm glad they mentioned SRE in the science curriculum. At our last parent's evening to discuss school SRE, one teacher gleefully told us we couldn't withdraw our child from SRE in science. It was as if to say 'Gotcha!'.
.................................no problem with them doing that for muslims, BIG problem how they give equal attention and sensitivity to other faiths like oh say Catholicism and Christianity in general (apparently atheistism and, in somewhat distant 2nd place, Islam are becoming the new state religions in the UK)
"BIG problem how they give equal attention and sensitivity to other faiths like oh say Catholicism and Christianity in general "
Well it is Catholics to blame for that for been so pathetic the government knows when push comes to shove Catholics surrender.
Respect has to be earned, and you don't earn it through appeasement and surrender.
Islam is a false religion. Let us pray daily for the destruction of this perverted creed and the conversion of its adherents to the true faith.
Let us also pray that Catholics will stop being so prissy and lukewarm in their own asceticism. I wonder if anyone reading this post has done any corporal mortification today for the conversion of sinners?
Father,
I agree with Volpious. Probably the world does not think we take our religion seriously. If we really thought our immortal souls were as real as our mortal bodies, and sin as dangerous for us as cancer or aids, would we be so tolerant and accomodating with it? (with sin, I mean).
Early christians didn't hesitate in choosing death at the hands of the Emperor, when the option was losing their immortal souls to sin. If those martyrs were able to see us, what would they see, christians or pagans?.
Javier
Argentina
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