Muslims, Schooling, Equality and bigotry.

Trollslayer

Same mentality as HDMI cable fanatics but doing more harm.
much more.

Toko Black

It's actually easy to understand if you don't view the world through the rose coloured lens that religions have convinced us to look through.

Bl4ckGryph0n

I’m not sure I follow. The scriptures clearly talk about loving thei neighbour and shall not kill etc. So somewhere there is a disconnect. I suspect the disconnect is the human element. As a race we are just not that nice. Is that what you mean as well?

Trollslayer

Some are good, some are bad.

robel

“Fiona Onasanya, a former Labour MP jailed for lying about a speeding offence, was among 21 politicians to vote against a bill to strengthen LGBT education in schools”

http://huffp.st/SKTkzdY

Bl4ckGryph0n

Perhaps I'm a bit weird. But whilst I disagree with her view points and the others that share them, I do think it is fair enough to utilise democratic process to vote against something you cannot support.

robel

I agree.

Toko Black

Not really.

I had written 430 words of my reply and not finished - but then I realised no one would want to read it or be bothered. I've deleted the lot and started a fresh.

Often believers of one faith will dispute their scriptures are fundamentally about anything but peace and love, while at the same time condemning other faiths scriptures as advocating violence and aggression. The fact is that they are ALL riddled with dichotomies and contradictions like to forgive or not judge on one hand and to condemn, shun and even put to death on the other.

Given such ambiguity and contradictions, but at the same time the authority and/or guidance of a supreme creator, it is not surprising that people intending or trying to be 'good' in doing what they believe is the right thing, can and do things that are abhorrent to those that don't follow the same exact set of scriptures or the specific 'interpretation' of them by a particular denomination, congregation or individual.

You can be a loving, caring parent that believes strongly they are doing the best and right thing for their children, but still at the same time putting them and others at risk of harm.
All it takes is being convinced by misinformation presented in a convincing way as the truth.
There are many examples of different religious beliefs doing just that, but here is the perfect example that is not from a religious text:

Parents refusing to innoculate their children because they are convinced by misinformation that it causes autism. Just look at the current news about NY State and the measles outbreak.

Sonic67

Not just those with a religion.

"There are people from the Jewish community, people from the Christian community, atheists, agnostics, Hindus... they've all been saying exactly the same thing: 'our parental rights are being breached'."

Some people have a problem with teaching on relationships and homosexuality and they don't have a religion.

rustybin

They should home-school their children. I'd argue that if you have a problem with homosexuality you shouldn't be allowed children at all.

A publically, state funded school should reflect the overriding values of the state, not those of minority groups.