Faith Schools Should be Banned

Since you have defined religion as "a person's view of ultimate truth, and how they interpret reality, usually involving some sort of divine god/deity" I feel it necessary to point out the logical contradiction this has with your previous statement "It is fantastic I believe to inform the students of different types of worldviews and religions, as long as it does not take the place of facts" the issue here is that you seem say that truth could be something other than factual. by this logic you would be saying that popular scientific theory is to be taken as more true than truth. Now, before we go any further I must congratulate you: You have managed to touch on several very hotly debated topics. First, In regard to Science, particularly biology, you seem to indicate that everyone MUST accept the idea's put forward by evolution as fact. Second, morals, Religion does not only define morals, it gives a basis for why those morals should be followed, for example: if you tell someone that they should steal just because you said so they are not very likely to listen, if you invoke a higher power though, someone who can enforce that rule, it is much more likely he will not steal. You could say the state is this higher power, but in the end that fact that the state is made of human beings, able to make mistakes, you see the need for a more infallible power. but that is a debate for another time. Now as far as science goes I feel the need to point out a few things. You speak of evolutionary theory as if it were some uncontested fact, but you must see that if any God based religion accepts it they might as well declare themselves false. Also, you speak of bias, you do realize that the Theory of Evolution was hypothesized and pushed for by Naturalists, which is, by your definition of religion, a religion. That would be telling them to teach that their worldview is false. The basic ideology of Biology is still taught in Religious schools, the function of cells, classification of organisms, Mendelian genetics, even evolution is still taught, but unlike public school textbooks these textbooks bring out the contesting theories of Intelligent design and Creationism in contrast too Evolution. You mentioned Indoctrination in these institutes, but in the public institutes they only teach the naturalistic theory of Evolution, an mention of Religion gets you expelled. I would say that Religious schools are giving a MORE complete view of science than the public schools. Finally, on the subject of indoctrination, is it indoctrination if the parent chooses to teach their child these ideas. Most Religious institutes are founded on the want to have their children taught more than Naturalistic science. so to sum up my points are 1. Public schools conceal more information than Religious ones 2. the parents have a right to chose which philosophy is taught to their kids 3. Biological Science is not only Evolution to someone with Religious ideas. 4. Morals are supported more completely by religious truths My questions to you are 1. Is it right to force someone to listen to only one interpretation of science? 2. do parents have the right to choose what Philosophy is taught to their kids, be it direct or indirect?