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Comment on pro and anti-religious literature in schools
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Ekklesia examines and analyses the work of faith schools and works for their positive reform. It is a founder member of Accord which works to make admissions and recruitment policies in all state-funded schools free from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief. Research includes:
Comment on pro and anti-religious literature in schools
The plan by science communicator turned anti-religion campaigner Professor Richard Dawkins to take his crusade into schools has been met with concern and scepticism by some of his peers and allies - and by one leading charity.
Critics have suggested that 'flooding' schools with propaganda for or against religion is equally wrong and that the new foundation will score an own goal if it goes down the tit-for-tat confrontation route.
Ekklesia's Simon Barrow commented: "Such an approach will be deemed unacceptably polarizing and simplistic by many people who also oppose inappropriate proselytizing (of whatever ideology), faith-based selection in publicly-funded schools, creationism, and tax breaks for the promotion of particular beliefs. That, of course, includes both religious and non-religious people alike."