Race and who we are...
Just listening to Radio 4 while I work on my thesis (this research is turning me elderly!) and there's a fascinating debate on faith schools and whether Jewish schools only allowing children of Jewish mothers and Catholic schools who only accept students who were baptised in the first weeks of their life are discrinimitory practices and should be removed.
Brings uop interesting questions about who we are and whether we should be who our roots and family define us as or stand in our own right, and if the latter should be as respected as some pre-determined right to faith or race...the added legal factor just adds to it!
I have Jewish, Catholic and strong athiest beliefs within my family and I have been very lucky to have been allowed to decide for myself which route I will follow...I'd count myself as athiest like my parents but having the choice has made me more open minded to other peoples choices, even if I can't empathise their passion and dedication to their faith.
So are you defined by your religious roots or have you gone against them? I don't personally agree with faith schools either - I think religion is such a definitive part of who you are and how you live it shouldnt be dictated to you from an age where you'd believe mice ran Parliament if someone told you it earnestly enough....anyway thought I'd see what anyone else thought?
Brings uop interesting questions about who we are and whether we should be who our roots and family define us as or stand in our own right, and if the latter should be as respected as some pre-determined right to faith or race...the added legal factor just adds to it!
I have Jewish, Catholic and strong athiest beliefs within my family and I have been very lucky to have been allowed to decide for myself which route I will follow...I'd count myself as athiest like my parents but having the choice has made me more open minded to other peoples choices, even if I can't empathise their passion and dedication to their faith.
So are you defined by your religious roots or have you gone against them? I don't personally agree with faith schools either - I think religion is such a definitive part of who you are and how you live it shouldnt be dictated to you from an age where you'd believe mice ran Parliament if someone told you it earnestly enough....anyway thought I'd see what anyone else thought?