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How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
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michael


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27-11-2007 12:52 PM

roz wrote:
French state schools do not permit displays of religious icons or dress. There have been a number of cases where pupils have been suspended for going against this. What do you think- is this the way forward- is a secular approach discriminatory or is it best in a multicultural society as a means to avoiding conflict?


Different people use multicultural in a variety of way, but to me it is about integrating people of different backgrounds, with different opinions, and different cultures into mainstream society. People should not be ashamed of their religion and try to hide it away (nor should they force it on other people - particularly in schools). It is important for children to recognise that they do live in a multi-cultural society and to understand the difference between Christmas, Ramadan, Diwali, and Chanukah. And then they can celebrate as many or as few as they want.

The French policy does nothing to help people of different culture integrate and they have significant problems as a result: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7114521.stm

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RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 09-11-2007, 08:19 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - PVP - 09-11-2007, 10:04 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - BT - 10-11-2007, 08:50 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 10-11-2007, 10:07 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 10-11-2007, 05:33 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 24-11-2007, 11:06 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 25-11-2007, 12:15 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 27-11-2007, 08:07 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - michael - 27-11-2007 12:52 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 27-11-2007, 07:59 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - Ian - 27-11-2007, 10:41 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 29-11-2007, 03:24 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 29-11-2007, 08:26 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 03-12-2007, 08:46 AM