Cornwall primary school makes trips to mosques mandetory for non-Muslim pupils

That seems illegal but this.. "citing fears about violence and danger to their children from Muslims." is pretty stupid.

If I had children and if they attended that school, I would withdraw them instantly. Not because it's a mosque, but because it's compulsory, regardless of parents' wishes. And for what?

Not really, if you couldn't tell the difference between poisonous berries and non-poisonous it would be best to steer clear of those sorts of berries altogether.

Likewise, when it comes to Muslim extremists we can't tell them apart from the nominal ones.......... we basically have a reactionary method of sub-categorisation.


I also fail to see any benefits in desensitising my (hypothetical) children to the idea of Islam by exposure that would warrant even the slightest of risks.

Calling it stupid doesn't make it stupid.

And yes, this is part of indoctrination. If I force young children to attend a church of any kind with the intention of pushing a generalisation of any sort, it is indoctrination by definition.

They are being forced to go to a mosque and they are being spoon fed the stereotype that Muslims are nice to counter the bad stereotype that has/is being well earned though the actions (and non-actions) of the demographic at large.

You want to teach your children that people from demographic A, who are 15 times more likely to be found guilty of grooming children, are all nice people go right ahead. But you shouldn't be able to force others to do the same.

Definitely not illegal
It was done when I was in year 9, it was compulsory for everyone to visit a Hindu Temple.
It's good because people will increase their respect for human rights.


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I'm not saying that it's right, I've been forced to go to religious institutions such as Churches before. How do you know that they're trying to push a generalisation?

There was a fear of 'violence' cited. People really think that their children will be assaulted in a Mosque, especially during a school trip? I don't recall much violence occurring in Mosques.

I don't think that a stereotype can be 'well earned' at all. You could say that a large percent of the Muslim population does x or believes in x but that doesn't mean all Muslims should be judged with that, especially since those who believe in stereotypes will very likely judge all people of that group in the same way.

If I had children and if they attended that school, I would withdraw them instantly. Not because it's a mosque, but because it's compulsory, regardless of parents' wishes. And for what?

They admittedly took the children there to challenge a negative stereotype that was causing community tensions.

Our whole perception of the world is built on generalisations, it's the foundation of understanding anything. Look up the philosophical concept if you care enough, I would try to explain it but I've been burned so many times before.

We challenge one generalisation with another, we see an anomaly event that doesn't fit the pattern and we theorise the cause re-evaluate ect. Trust me, they were pushing a generalisation to challenge one.

Ah, right. They're challenging negative stereotypes but I doubt that they're saying that all Muslims are angels.

Can't say that I care enough.

I personally do not make assumptions or generalisations when it comes to people.