published today : I welcome the news that The Scouts are soon to allow an alternative non-religious version of their membership promise. In previous generations the wealthy and socially privileged churches used to run all sorts of public projects and of course used their stewardship to promote their religious beliefs. With 2011 census figures for Scotland showing “no religion” at 37 per cent, higher than The Church of Scotland at 32 per cent, let us hope that, like The Scouts, our schools and governing bodies soon become secular spaces where religion is not assumed to be the default position for all.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:22:53 +0000