Mission Statement
Mid Sussex Freethinkers seeks the separation of state from religion,
and the right of individuals to hold religious beliefs or not.
We want:
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the end of religious interference
in local and national government, especially education
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the end
of religious privilege, financial support, bishops in the House
of Lords.
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the removal
of the Queen as Head of the Church of England
We aim to raise local awareness of the issues through challenging
the way religion is taught in our schools. This will be achieved
in two ways:
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influencing the local RE syllabus drawn up by
West Sussex District Council
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influencing how schools implement the local RE
syllabus.
We will request:
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the inclusion of atheism/secularism in the
RE lesson, in proportion to the number of
non-religious parents
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that religious beliefs are not taught as
fact, either directly or by omission of an
atheist perspective.
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that morality, relationships, sex education,
ehtics, etc. be taught separately from religion
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that religion be taught in its entirety, including
both negative and positive aspects, its true
history, veracity of sources, inconsistencies
and conflicts with other relgions, current affairs
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provision of a real alternative to the RE
lesson and acts of worship, e.g. philosophy,
extra maths or english.
We support the aims and principles of the National Secular Society
and the British Humanist Association.