Humanists “appalled” that creationism taught in 40
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has reacted to news that there are at least 40 schools in
Andrew Copson, BHA Director of Education and Public Affairs said:
“It is appalling that there are thousands of children in
The BHA has written to the Education Minister Ed Balls, urging greater effort in promoting good science education in all schools.
For more information please contact the British Humanist Association on 020 2079 3584 or 07855 380 633.
Notes to Editors:
The report broadcast on More 4 News on Tuesday 2 July 2008 found that:
14 of the 19 Jewish schools that responded teach creationism .
All 21 of the Evangelical schools following the Accelerated Christian Education syllabus that responded teach creationism.
5 of the 10 Islamic schools that responded teach creationism.
In all there are 5,822 pupils in the schools teaching creationism mentioned in the report. Of these, 992 are in one of the 5 state schools that admitted teaching creationism.
I feel so sorry for humnists and atheists. Their 'religion' is losing ground because of the public's awareness of the lack of relaity in the evolutionary hypotheses.
ReplyDeleteIt just cannot work. No matter how many billions of years they alow for, curretly up to 14 billion, it still does not work.
The fact is, atheists and humanists are not people who don't believe in God and creation. They are people who do not want to believe in God and creation. There is a difference.
But one day they will kow the truth, but by then it will be too late to do anything about it.
By the way, just on the off chance they are right, it won't matter for Christians. We will have a great life, had a lot of fun. If there is nothing after deah, it won't matter. But if there is, as we believe, then humanists and atheists will lose out, big time.
Oh, just a final thought. Evolution is unscientific. It ails the defintion of science in all respects. Sorry folks, but that is the reality.
Salaam
ReplyDeleteLondon School of Islamics is an educational Trust. Its aim is to make
British public, institutions and media aware of the needs and demands of the
Muslim community in the field of education and possible solutions.
Slough Islamic school Trust Slough had a seminar on Muslim
education and schools in Thames Valley Atheltic Centre. The seminar was
addressed by the education spokesman of MCB. I could not attend the seminar
but I believe lot of Muslims from Slough and surrounding areas must have
attended. Very soon, the Muslims of Slough will have a state funded Muslim
school but there is a need for more schools. A day will come when all Muslim
children will attend state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim
teachers as role model.
Muslim schools are not only faith schools but they are more or less
bilingual schools.
Bilingual Muslim children need to learn standard English to follow the
National Curriculum and go for higher studies and research to serve
humanity. They need to be well versed in Arabic to recite and understand the
Holy Quran. They need to be well versed in Urdu and other community
languages to keep in touch with their cultural roots and enjoy the beauty of
their literature and poetry.
Bilingualism is an asset but the British schooling regards it as a
problem. A Muslim is a citizen of this tiny global village. He/she does not
want to become notoriously monolingual Brit. Pakistan is only seven hours
from London and majority of British Muslims are from Pakistan.
More than third of British Muslim have no qualifications. British school
system has been failing large number of Muslims children for the last 60
years. Muslim scholars see the pursuit of knowledge as a duty, with the
Quran containing several verses to the rewards of learning. 33% of British
Muslims of working age have no qualifications and Muslims are also the least
likely to have degrees or equivalent qualifications. Most of estimated
500,000 Muslim school-aged pupils in England and Wales are educated in the
state system with non-Muslim monolingual teachers. Majority of them are
underachievers because they are at a wrong place at a wrong time.
Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual
Muslim teachers during their developmental periods. There is no place for a
non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school. As far as higher education
is concerned, Muslim students can be educated with others. Let Muslim
community educate its own children so that they can develop their own
Islamic, cultural and linguistic identities and become usefull members of
the British society rather than becoming a buden.
We are living in an English speaking country and English is an
international language, therefore, we want our children to learn and be well
versed in standard English and at the same time well versed in Arabic, Urdu
and other community languages. Is there anything wrong with this approach?
It is not only the Muslim community who would like to send their children to
Muslim school. Sikh and Hindu communities have started setting up their
schools. Last week. British Black Community has planned the first all black
school with Black teachers in Birmingham.
Scotland's first state funded Muslim school could get the go-ahead within
months after First Munister Alex Salmond declared he was sympathetic towards
the needs and demands of the Muslim community.
Iftikhar Ahmad
London School of Islamics Trust
www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk