tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post116189507107873455..comments2024-01-30T09:22:08.167+00:00Comments on Newmania In Lewes: Beatrix Potter and FreedomNewmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-1161979687646774252006-10-27T21:08:00.000+01:002006-10-27T21:08:00.000+01:00Oh well said that man. View hallooOh well said that man. <BR/><BR/>View hallooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-1161944167817082572006-10-27T11:16:00.000+01:002006-10-27T11:16:00.000+01:00Welll the idea has been dropped after seven days w...Welll the idea has been dropped after seven days which shows just how badly thought out it was. It is ameasure of just how much i hate this govt. that I wanted them to try to do it . I also hope they will try to have councill workers barging into your house to phtograph your extaension for taxation . Before the election please.!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-1161937617719356012006-10-27T09:26:00.000+01:002006-10-27T09:26:00.000+01:00I agree with your conclusion about faith schools. ...I agree with your conclusion about faith schools. The supposed principle which allows Islamic schools is in fact a misapplication of the principle of freedom. Maybe it's accidental and lazy, maybe it's deliberate and cynical - I don't know.<BR/><BR/>The argument goes that if I am allowed to wear a cross then someone else should be able to wear a black headscarf. Fine. But this cannot be extended to say that if I am allowed to run a C of E school then it should be open season for others to run any sort of Islamic school.<BR/><BR/>When Muslims make up 5% of the population (I think) it stands to reason that - notwithstanding indivisible principles of personal choice - the host culture should broadly carry 20 times the weight of the 5% minority. This cannot happen if someone is brought up in an Islamic faith school (at least not as the majority of them are now constituted). You are creating ghettoes.<BR/><BR/>By the way, it's different for Jews, because the Judaeo-Christian culture is infinitely more closely aligned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com