Berlin to vote on religion lessons
By JOHN MCMANUS
Added: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:00:00 UTC
Thanks to Monty for the link.
Reposted from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8016990.stm
Sunday's referendum has been organised by Berliners from the city's religious communities, including Muslims.
Ethics classes have been compulsory in Berlin schools since 2006. But in most of the rest of Germany pupils have a choice between religion and ethics.
Opponents say that any changes to the curriculum will be divisive.
Berlin introduced ethics classes after the "honour" killing of a Muslim woman by her husband, a shocking incident in a city that is often seen as a multicultural success story.
...
click to continue reading
Tweet
RELATED CONTENT
Viewpoints: Why is faith falling in the...
- - BBC News Comments
A new poll suggests that atheism is on the rise in the US, while those who consider themselves religious has dropped. What's the cause? Two writers debate.
Blasphemy Laws Exposed: The...
- - human rights first Comments
Blasphemy Laws Exposed: The Consequences of Criminalizing “Defamation of Religions”
Update - Too crazy even for the...
Ed Kilgore - Political Animal Comments
update - too crazy even for the evangelical right
Barton’s Fall From Grace
David Barton says his documents prove that the Founding Fathers were deeply religious men who built America on Christian ideas - but do his sources check out?
Pussy Riot's closing statement
Cory Doctorow - BoingBoing Comments
Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich has given a tremendous closing statement, which is a masterful summary of Russian oligarchy
Refuting Richard: Dawkins Doesn’t “Get”...
Graham Veale - Saints & Sceptics? Comments
Refuting Richard: Dawkins Doesn’t “Get” God
Witchcraft-based child abuse: Action...
- - BBC News Comments
The government has launched an action plan to tackle child abuse linked to witchcraft or religion in England.



















Comments
Comment RSS Feed
Please sign in or register to comment
View Comments Page