Strangely this time a "fundamentalist" family wasn't trying to get religion in the schools. Instead, they were trying to force references to other religions than theirs out!
Not exactly... they were trying to get their children exempted from the course. They weren't trying to get the course removed.
But whatever, I get you were adding some flavor
It's only my opinion but I think that that Ethics and Religious Culture course is a really good idea and I don't see any reason why some knowledge about people with different worldview could be bad in a world where you can litteraly knock at the door of someone at the other end of the earth.
Great decision!
What do you think?
Do they not have Catholic schools in Canada!?
I don't know how public education works in Canada, but down here, parents don't decide on their childrens' education, the state does. You can't just decide to not have your kid get taught math, or whatever.
Too, maybe the parents could've had a little more faith in their religion. If this course is such a threat, what does that say about their beliefs...
In the end tho, I don't really see why they would force the kids into the course. What purpose does that serve? You can expose them to that cultural variety, but you can't make them pay attention. You know, horses-n-water and such. I guess its more about the principle.