New World Decisions From the Old World

This poster was placed in every school in England in 1870. It bans compulsory religious education (RE). I hope you can make out the print.

This was later overturned and RE became compulsory for all, with conscience clauses for those pupils not of the Church of England. These days state school RE is broad and not intended to propagate any one faith.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Having studied many religions, I am of the clear opinion, that each organized religion is about control.

I see no such attempts of control in the atheistic points of view, simply because, they are not even organized. They have no places of worship either.

Atheists have no churches or places of worship! Therefore they can not be organized.

If you want your child educated with whatever religion, then you must see to it through your own religion. Not through the government.

Even unitarian churches are about control. They are organized by their believers. With their own places of worship.