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Emptying out my bookmarks . . . hopefully to the interest of some ;-) . . .
Kaka/religion - evangelical christianity in the context of football, football in the context of evangelical christianity. Too short.
The best fan in the world? - frankly, even puts the LFC mob to shame.
Extracts from the new Shevchenko book.
Footie poetry - yes, of course it's ( Read more... )
Kaka/religion - evangelical christianity in the context of football, football in the context of evangelical christianity. Too short.
The best fan in the world? - frankly, even puts the LFC mob to shame.
Extracts from the new Shevchenko book.
Footie poetry - yes, of course it's ( Read more... )
My school was quietly but firmly Catholic. It wasn't in-your-face about religion because it accepts students from all faiths and because it's technically a state school. However, you'd have reminders like a cross over the blackboard in every classroom and a statue of the school saint in the headmistress's office. During examinations, they used to make announcements about which classroom would be set aside for prayers. I also remember taking classes in the nearby cathedral when parts of the school were being refurbished, and we used to have teachers who were nuns from the order the school was attached to.
Back in my day, about 20-25% of the students were Muslims. Of the rest, there were Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs as well. Presently, Muslim parents are still willing to send their children to former mission schools with good academic track records, but fewer and fewer are opting for schools that make their Christian (not just Catholic) heritage obvious. For example, a Muslim couple may happily agree to send their daughter to, say, a school named Greenhill Girls' School, but probably not one named St Francis Convent School or St Mary's Anglican Girls' School.
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I hope you don't mind that I've stripped off specific details like the name of the country I'm from. no, of course not :-).
I also remember taking classes in the nearby cathedral see now, that sounds like a bonus . . . also having nuns as teachers? which may be one of those things that sounds cooler than the actuality turns out . . . how did this pan out when it came to 'religious education'?
For example, a Muslim couple may happily agree to send their daughter to, say, a school named Greenhill Girls' School, but probably not one named St Francis Convent School or St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. and in response to this is there a move to, not conceal, but gloss over the religious heritage of institutions?
here (England in this case) there seems to be two trajectories: either schools which were under the aegis of one or other branch of the church being completely secular, or (and a lot of new start-ups here) schools which are exclusive to one faith; be that Christianity or Islam or other . . . whereas in Scotland where Sectarianism is still a live issue the Catholic/Protestant divide is less nominal and carries more significance . . .
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