Lorraine Kelly speaks out.

[Wasp]

BREAKFAST telly queen Lorraine Kelly has called for an end to single faith schools in Scotland.

The GMTV star said having separate Catholic schools was a cause of trouble in society, and prolonged the "scandal of sectarianism".

The 48-year-old said she was shocked at the level of violence between pupils from the local Catholic primary and her non-denominational school when she grew up in Glasgow's East End.

Kelly, who has a Catholic mother and protestant father, said: "To split kids up from their pals at five years old only leads to conflict and suspicion.

"It gives bigots a chance to pollute the minds of impressionable youngsters and until that stops you will never stamp out the scandal of sectarianism and the deep divisions between all religions."

A Catholic Church spokesman said there is no evidence that Catholic schools promote bigotry.

Publication date 08/09/08

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[Jim]

Remove faith schools completely imo.

[blueman]

The Roman sokesman states that there is no evidence that the Sectarian schooling system promotes bigotry in Scotland. Well he should come to Ireland and the Roman controlled schooling system has produced bigotry, hatred, and sectarian intolerance of anything remotely connected with Protestantism Unionism or Loyalism. The Celtic Church were the last to stand against Rome and the only English Pope sent his English Army to beat the Celts into their warped religion and it is sad that the Irish are now the most devoted sons and daughters of Rome. Perhaps the Irish will one day waken up and smell the coffee and fight Roman Catholic Imperialism with the rest of the dissenting Protestants who refuse to bow the knee to the creature who sits in the city of the seven hills pretending to be God.

[Shades40]

But what if Catholic schools are better?

[earl]

I'm not a fan of single faith schools, but to think that they are the cause and that things would be better if they were gone is ignoring where kids learn their bigotry. Kids of all creeds learn their bigotry at home.

[Jim]

Not specifically, yes bigotry can and is learnt at home for many but for a fair lot of kids they get these ideas into their heads from their mates in school, and thats backed up by single faith schools, where you'll never meet a hun or a taig until you leave the place.

But its not solved by mixed schools either, imo the only way to solve it through school systems is to remove religion all toghether from the class room, let THAT be learnt at home.

[Wasp]

Not specifically, yes bigotry can and is learnt at home for many but for a fair lot of kids they get these ideas into their heads from their mates in school, and thats backed up by single faith schools, where you'll never meet a hun or a taig until you leave the place.

Agreed!!!!

[Jim]

Are you in agreement about secular schools?

[Wasp]

Oct 20, 2008 16:30:11 GMT Jim said:

Are you in agreement about secular schools?

If a parent wants to send their child to a Catholic/Muslim/Anglican school etc then they should have that choice. All schools should teach Christian beliefs to their pupils in RE classes as this is meant to be a Christian nation, but they should also teach other faiths and what they believe.

Jim did you do RE for A level?? My son is and it is fascinating, wish I could do it. Very little is on the bibnle such as quoting verses, so far it is aminly the various Christian attitudes to things like abortion, adultery etc. Situational ethics is really interesting and it gets people talking and debating.

[Jim]

Should be a private school then, state schools should be secular imo and if they DO teach religion it should be education on the religion not indoctrination. I didn't do RE for A level, I didnt do my A levels in school I done them 3 or 4 years after leaving school, I'm not referring to GCSEs or A levels though as they're the same no matter what the school is.