| The effects of "faith" schools? Apr 12th 2013, 10:04 IMO they reinforce tribalism, certainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/c...eriff.20738798 Quote:
A CONTROVERSIAL sheriff has been criticised by the Catholic Church after saying the best way to deal with sectarianism in Scotland was to "do away with" denominational schools.
Sheriff Richard Davidson made the comments as he cleared a Celtic fan of singing sectarian songs during a Boxing Day match with Dundee.
Addressing the court yesterday, Sheriff Davidson denounced attempts to tackle sectarianism in football through laws banning certain songs.
He said: "If they can prescribe a list of songs which people are banned from singing, they will find the courts are full and the football grounds are empty.
"Sectarianism is a blight on Scottish society, but this isn't the way to tackle it. The way to tackle it is to do away with denominational schools."
The comments provoked an immediate backlash from the Catholic Church who described them as "deeply regrettable".
A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Dunkeld said: "Catholic schools exist throughout the world without being accused of leading to sectarianism."...
...The issue of separate Catholic schools is also a controversial one, with concerns the different systems perpetuate divisions within society.
However, others argue the criticisms stem from communities in the west of Scotland and point out separate religious schools exist in other parts of Scotland, and elsewhere in the UK, without causing concern.
| I would say that there is plenty of concern elsewhere in the UK as well. |  |
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