Richard Dawkins: An "Atheist Free School"

Summary:
The author of 'The God Delusion', Richard Dawkins, is interested in setting up what he calls a "free thinking school" under the government's plan to encourage independent education establishments.
Under plans disclosed by the Coalition last week, parents, charities and voluntary groups will be able to set up “free schools” funded by public money but independent from state control. The former Oxford University professor and evolutionary biologist is glad he was asked to set up a “secular school” or an “atheist free school” as an antidote to faith schools by women who believe they are divisive and anti-scientific. Dawkins thinks children should not be indoctrinated by any religion but be taught to ask for evidence, to be sceptical, critical, open-minded. This "free thinking school" would provide lessons about the gods of ancient Greece and Norse legend, and would treat the Bible as a work of literature rather than a basis for morality.
The current rules for all schools provide collective worship daily in assemblies with exception that that parents can withdraw their children. The schools have to teach religious education under the National Curriculum. The new "free thinking school" will not be obligated under this.

Reaction:
I think it is very immoral of England's government to come up with the idea of an atheist school. I always thought the government and the law were founded on the Protestant faith. I can imagine that some parents do not want their children, what they call "indoctrinated" but that doesn't mean you give this group the freedom to set up a school that teaches children that the Bible, Gods word, is unreliable and just literature. To me there you have drawn the line.
Besides, the Christian faith means that you believe without seeing; that you believe with all your heart that it's true. So there is no need to provide evidence for the Christian belief as Dawkins opinions. To me that belongs to atheism because that's is it's foundation: evidence and proof to support an opinion or argument. Therefore I think that this "free thinking school" should not teach children to be critical and to support evidence for belief: because that is contradicting the Christian faith.


Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7849563/Richard-Dawkins-interested-in-setting-up-atheist-free-school.html