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I would like this to remain a discussion, not go into any racism or slagging off.
Mods, feel free to lock it at any time, I won't get ratty, and if you feel it's no good from the offset, lock it, but a polite message as to why would be greatly appreciated (but not necessary
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Now, onto the topic at hand.
My mum runs a pre-school, and there is a Muslim family with a child there.
Now, the Government states that P.E is part of the national curriculum, and is therefore the law for children in eduction to participate in Physical Eduction unless there is health risk or reason as stated by a doctor.
This Muslim family have been making my mum's job very difficult since their child has been there, since they are demanding that their child be treated differently to the rest of the children in the pre-school.
For example, they have demanded their child not partake in P.E, since in their Muslim faith they don't not believe in P.E.
One of my mum's members of staff told them that P.E is national curriculum and is therefore the law. After a long argument, they finally agreed to allow their child to participate in P.E, but demanded she get changed in a different room to all the other children, her own private room, since, and I quote, "Muslim people do not take their clothes off in front of anyone."
Now, the pre-school isn't exactly big, it has a kitchen area which is still visible from the main hall, a 'quiet' room with a computer, with windows making it visible from the main hall, leaving 3 toilets left - male, female and disabled.
Giving the child her own private room would cause great trouble to my mum, since she would have to get changed in one of the toilets.
Treating this child differently because of her faith isn't fair. I could understand adhering to the rules if she went to a Muslim based school.
It seems that the Government of (not so) Great Britain are bending over backwards to help out people with religions different to the majority of England, and they're taking advantage of it.
Sure, don't serve lamb to someone who doesn't believe in eating animals.
Sure, allow someone a quiet area during breaktime to have a prayer.
But asking a christian to take off a cross necklace because it is offensive to people of other religions?
Hold on, aren't we building mosques and god knows what else?
Not allowing the Red Arrows to fly during Olympics 2012 because they're too British? Hold up, aren't the Olympics HELD IN ENGLAND?
I wouldn't like to see what would happen if we pranced into Pakistan in shorts and sandals, carrying a christmas tree, demanding a Christian church be built so we have somewhere to worship OUR God.
No doubt limbs would be cut off, followed by heads.
I think we should stop changing our national values as British citizens to accommodate for people who's national values should have stayed within their nation.
Just my two pennies worth.
Feel free to carry on the discussion, and mods, jump in whenever appropriate.
Mods, feel free to lock it at any time, I won't get ratty, and if you feel it's no good from the offset, lock it, but a polite message as to why would be greatly appreciated (but not necessary
)Now, onto the topic at hand.
My mum runs a pre-school, and there is a Muslim family with a child there.
Now, the Government states that P.E is part of the national curriculum, and is therefore the law for children in eduction to participate in Physical Eduction unless there is health risk or reason as stated by a doctor.
This Muslim family have been making my mum's job very difficult since their child has been there, since they are demanding that their child be treated differently to the rest of the children in the pre-school.
For example, they have demanded their child not partake in P.E, since in their Muslim faith they don't not believe in P.E.
One of my mum's members of staff told them that P.E is national curriculum and is therefore the law. After a long argument, they finally agreed to allow their child to participate in P.E, but demanded she get changed in a different room to all the other children, her own private room, since, and I quote, "Muslim people do not take their clothes off in front of anyone."
Now, the pre-school isn't exactly big, it has a kitchen area which is still visible from the main hall, a 'quiet' room with a computer, with windows making it visible from the main hall, leaving 3 toilets left - male, female and disabled.
Giving the child her own private room would cause great trouble to my mum, since she would have to get changed in one of the toilets.
Treating this child differently because of her faith isn't fair. I could understand adhering to the rules if she went to a Muslim based school.
It seems that the Government of (not so) Great Britain are bending over backwards to help out people with religions different to the majority of England, and they're taking advantage of it.
Sure, don't serve lamb to someone who doesn't believe in eating animals.
Sure, allow someone a quiet area during breaktime to have a prayer.
But asking a christian to take off a cross necklace because it is offensive to people of other religions?
Hold on, aren't we building mosques and god knows what else?
Not allowing the Red Arrows to fly during Olympics 2012 because they're too British? Hold up, aren't the Olympics HELD IN ENGLAND?
I wouldn't like to see what would happen if we pranced into Pakistan in shorts and sandals, carrying a christmas tree, demanding a Christian church be built so we have somewhere to worship OUR God.
No doubt limbs would be cut off, followed by heads.
I think we should stop changing our national values as British citizens to accommodate for people who's national values should have stayed within their nation.
Just my two pennies worth.
Feel free to carry on the discussion, and mods, jump in whenever appropriate.
That was 20 odd years ago (that makes me sound old 
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( still if you have an hour or so free I have a few ceilings .......
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I must have slept in and missed it 