Half a century ago the weekly Scripture class was something that kid's dreaded ! Some old " Bible basher " would rant and rave on for half an hour about something that did not interest them.
Scripture is an optional decision for parents, and today's kids exert pressure to the extent that up to eighty percent now dodge this lesson - and usually spend the time doing their homework - or playing games.
Now it is proposed that those opting out of Scripture join a secular programme intended to teach ethics - which seems to be badly needed in this day and age.
Hopefully a well devised approach might get young people thinking about the rights and wrongs of living peacefully together in our modern society. It is certainly worth a try.
The churches are howling blue murder, but parents thinking back to to those despised Scripture classes of old might remember that they contained very little about ethics. The whole content was about going to church on Sunday and obeying the laws of that particular religion.
Teaching ethics may not do a lot of good to many young people - but it will certainly not do any harm !
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