*Ø* Blogmanac | Children to study atheism at school

"Children will be taught about atheism during religious education classes under official plans being drawn up to reflect the decline in churchgoing in Britain.

"Non-religious beliefs such as humanism, agnosticism and atheism would be covered alongside major faiths such as Christianity or Islam under draft guidelines being prepared by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, which regulates what is taught in schools in England ..."
Source: Guardian

Thanks Baz le Tuff for sending this. As I remarked to the Mighty Tuff, more or less, I'm all for agnosticism and atheism, and also alternative world views. However, I can't help but notice there seems a remarkable lack of welfare institutions (hospitals, soup kitchens and crisis accommodation included) bearing such signage as 'Atheist', 'Agnostic', 'Anarchist', 'Marxist-Leninist', 'New Age', 'Hippie' or 'Pagan'. Apparently I live in the wrong town.