Atheists under attack

[blues1 10]

It has infuriated me today that a young boy has been refused from joining the scouts because he is athiest.Now all his mates are going camping without him.As a child this would have been a severe punishment for me as my single parent dad couldnt afford holidays and camping with the scouts were my only breaks which were fantastic. Also my son who is 5 has school dinners where there is a coloured band system for them to choose either vegatarian halal and non halal.Because sometimes he didnt like the non halal meal i would put him the band on for the halal meal which he liked.My child is white and at the moment doesnt have a religion and hopefully never does but thats his decision to make. This went on for mths and surprisingly he often returned home hungry saying i had chosen him the wrong food.One day i took him and his moslym friend to school who saw what coloured band i had put him on and he allerted me to the fact that the teacher would only take it off as he wasnt allowed halal because he wasnt of the moslym faith.This his teacher comfirmed so i set off straight to the office to find out why my son was being discriminated against.They said i had to fill a consent form in and phone the sheffield council to have it okayed.This they did but was this necessary i ask !

[sheffeeld 10]

Sorry to hear about your son's issues. Religion ruins everything.

[alchresearch 214]

Nice tabloid link to aid the OUTRAGE:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219513/Atheist-schoolboy-11-banned-joining-Scouts-refuses-swear-duty-God.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

Seems to me like it's the kid and father with the problem.

 

If he doesn't believe in God, then why should it matter if he pledges allegiance to something that doesn't exist?

 

Why doesn't he just pay lip service?

Edited October 19, 2012 by alchresearch

[blues1 10]

I s diversity in schools letting us down if we never celebrate athiesim the same way as we celebrate and respect other re ligions cultures and belieths!

[mumkin 10]

Then the Kid has learned a valuable life lesson, ie Make a decision, stand by it and then live with the consequences. But don't go squealing to the press just because you don't like the result.

[blues1 10]

what u on about his only allegiance is to the food he likes hes not bothered about the way in which the animal is killed he just doesnt want to go hungry

[blues1 10]

sorry you meant the scout kid yes it would have been better maybe to play lip service but i think hes a fan of Richard D awkins and why not make a stand

[mumkin 10]

what u on about his only allegiance is to the food he likes hes not bothered about the way in which the animal is killed he just doesnt want to go hungry

 

Eh?? What are you on about?

[LeMaquis 10]

This went on for mths and surprisingly he often returned home hungry saying i had chosen him the wrong food.

 

When I was a kid the only people I knew who were involved in the Scouts were staunch Catholics. It was known to be a religious organisation. I'm an atheist and would advise people to join the Woodcraft Folk instead.

 

As for your quote above you seem to be saying that you waited months before doing anything about your child not having a dinner at school. That's hardly the fault of the school or religion.

[Nicholas85 10]

An amateur group of Islamic film makers have posted a video on YouTube which mocks Christianity and Jesus Christ

 

It is believed to be so offensive that St Peters church in Shrewsbury have postponed their tea and cake morning until next Wednesday, and Dorothy Green from Margate has written in to Points of view

[goggles 10]

An amateur group of Islamic film makers have posted a video on YouTube which mocks Christianity and Jesus Christ

 

It is believed to be so offensive that St Peters church in Shrewsbury have postponed their tea and cake morning until next Wednesday, and Dorothy Green from Margate has written in to Points of view

 

That's strange... They are making fun of their own Prophet?

[Chris_Sleeps 10]

Seems to me like it's the kid and father with the problem.

 

If he doesn't believe in God, then why should it matter if he pledges allegiance to something that doesn't exist?

Why not just drop God from the pledge? Is he that needy that he needs scouts to bow down to him all the time?