6.2 - Religion in public life
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- Created on: 06-03-20 17:15
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- 6.2 - Religion in public life
- Bishops in the House of Lords
- None of the Lords are elected
- Role = hold government to account for its actions and spending and making laws
- Includes 26 Lords Spiritual
- All bishops of CofE
- Play significant role in the government
- Christian services to mark key events
- Religions have developed traditions to commemorate key milestones
- C rites of passage include:
- Baptism
- celebrates the birth of a baby and welcomes it to the church
- Marriage
- coming together of 2 people to start a new family
- Funerals
- lives are remembered and loved one can say goodbye to the deceased
- Baptism
- Not confined to C's
- Mark key events in British public life
- Example: National Service of Remembrance
- Public holidays based on Christian celebrations
- 8 public holidays, 4 mark Christian occasions
- Good Friday
- Death of Jesus
- Easter Monday
- Celebrates resurrection of Jesus
- Christmas Day
- Birth of Jesus
- Boxing Day
- Feast of St Stephen / workers given gift by employer
- Good Friday
- 8 public holidays, 4 mark Christian occasions
- Church schools
- 1st school founded by the church
- CofE responsible for most educational establishments until 1830s
- 1/3 of state funded schools and state schools
- Have 'religious character'
- The religious organisation may appoint a large proportion of governors who may appoint teachers and leaders who share their faith
- 1/6 selects some / all by their religion
- By law:
- must be taught religious education
- should reflect that the traditions of england are, in the main, Christian
- all should provide a daily act of worship
- must be taught religious education
- Some people and organisations are against principle that religious groups should be able to use public money to found schools
- National Secular Society / British Humanist Association
- If churches want faith schools, fund themselves
- Believe pick wealthiest families that don't represent local communities
- Religious groups may argue:
- Since contribute 10% of costs of faith schools, paying for public education
- If some religious families are wealthy = higher taxes = contribute more to state education
- Curriculum is the same for both
- Values and ethos of faith schools that are grounded in the spirituality and morality of the faith organisation
- Parents should be able to choose schools that share their values
- Bishops in the House of Lords
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