Disestablishmentarianist - re non church schools?

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OK I'll put my cards on the table first. I'm a very very humanist Quaker attender (sporadic), married to a secular Jew.

My DDs school isn't a church or other faith school, just a Village J&I school.

I have no objection to nativity stories BUT don't like having my 5 year old child coming back to me and saying things like "Jesus died to save us from our sins". I mean, what sins might those be?

Why does religion as opposed to a more philosophically based "morals" have a place on the curriculum?

I have only recently made the connectionthat a lot of State village schools/local schools are Cof E and thus can understand parents not being happy and fully support that POV.
BUT for parents who choose (for whatever resons) a faith school then I believe they must embrace the whole ethos of the school.
I am willing to be told that i am nieve about state eduction - don't know why I join in really

HI there

only going on personal experience but I went to a school where there was a morning assembly, readings, christmas celebrations etc but coming from a totally non-religious household, had no feeling that it was any more than a lot of entertaining stories and something fun to sing.

people of other religions were exempt from (got out of!) the religious part of the service which I was vaguely envious of.

I think if the parents are clear what they think about religion, then the children will be. If the school takes a heavy handed approach then I think you are pefectly entitled to ask that these things be moderated. My parents felt that re had a place in literature (bible v influential and good narratives) and history and i do agree with that.

We were also gien comparative religion classes for a year so that we had some knowledge of other beliefs.

Some of you on this thread might be able to advise me, my little boy is due to start reception in Jan and the only good school we can get him into is Catholic. We had a look over it yesterday and it was very nice and we were impressed. We are not catholic nor are we church goers or religious in any way. We have been accepted and we havent heard a bad word about the school from anyone, we do have other problems with our little boy in that he does not socialise well and in we are in the process of seeing a speciliast to assess his motor skills, dyspraxia has been mentioned. We dont want to risk passing up a good school but at the same time am concerned he will find it all a bit confusing when they are asked to pray every day. Our children are not christened or anything as we want them to choose their faith when the grow up. An advice appreciated as Im a bit at odds.