Re: Faith-based schools help multiculturalism

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Posted by Joseph Adler on 08:28:00 2007/08/09

In Reply to: Re: All kids should go to school together posted by Salim Mansur responds to UJA

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First, he argues that faith-based schools are divisive, breeding grounds for extremism and a "threat to national security," but offers no evidence for this preposterous accusation (there is none). I am a product of faith-based schools; the last time I checked, I was not an extremist, a threat to national security or a danger to society. Second, while he acknowledges that funding Catholic schools to the exclusion of all other faith based schools is unfair, he offers no remedy. He also ignores Mr. Koschitzky's compelling argument that government funding would serve as a means of monitoring what is being taught in our schools, as opposed to the status quo where there are very few controls in place. Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * If anything can be accused of being divisive and a "path to sectarianism, " it is the funding of one religious group to the exclusion of all others. 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Re: Faith-based schools help multiculturalism - David Horowitz in National Post 08:29:57 2007/08/09 (4)
- Re: Catholic funding - Why does one historical gaffe deserve another? - Bryan Kerman in National Post 09:49:11 2007/08/10 (2)
  - Re: Accommodating Jihad in public schools - Cosmo French 10:18:30 2007/08/10 (1)
    - Re: Funding religious schools is bad policy - Muslim Canadian Congress 07:09:20 2007/08/11 (0)
- Re: Catholic funding - Why does one historical gaffe deserve another? - Bryan Kerman in National Post 09:48:38 2007/08/10 (0)

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