Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2049 John 2014-06-03T22:28:42.623 Hi John I agree with what you say but unfortunately we don't have the modern society others do even tho we have the l...
1962 Leeze Lawrence 2014-06-05T20:42:07.057 i feel that sexual expression in education should cover all sexualities and genders, this will reduce hate crime in s...
1962 JRichards 2014-06-09T18:13:02.957 Important
1962 Lewis Hughes 2014-06-09T18:43:37.723 Why is this not a thing.
1962 Laura Sinclair 2014-06-19T19:12:53.177 If I ever have a child, I would like for it to be well educated, this would then reduce the chance of it being ignora...
1962 Maura Stott 2014-06-20T13:56:01.997 education and awareness are key factors and Schools are a good target audience.
1962 Megan Birtill 2014-06-21T12:20:36.793 This needs to happen the only way we progress is through education. We can never accomplish great things with our eye...
1962 gul wakil 2014-06-21T19:01:03.757 goood
1962 Kathleen Murray 2014-06-23T10:59:10.36 reality is that whether we like it or not children are having multiple sexual partners from an early age. it is impe...
1962 Jennifer Forsyth 2014-06-24T08:41:04.813 It is important that all young people are able to recognise what constitutes non- exploitative and non violent sexual...
1962 Bridget 2014-06-24T20:35:16.013 Sex is not something that cannot be ignored
1962 Rachel Fitzpatrick 2014-06-24T21:15:35.55 This should not be a taboo subject in 2014. It is time young people were taught about healthy attitudes towards sex.
1962 Les Morgan 2014-06-25T00:32:20.663 we need this in England, well we need it in all schools world-wide, plus #NoMorePage3
1962 Frann Leach 2014-06-27T21:55:04.28 It's difficult for gay and trans children in any case, they should have education to help them work out where they ar...
2047 Lydia Reid 2014-07-01T21:49:17.23 Over many years I listened to Grandparents and fathers on the phone telling me the stories of the loss of contact to ...
2112 Mark Gordon 2014-07-22T15:27:21.697 Such anti-scientific nonsense has no place in Scottish schools save for discussion as a particular minor worldview in...
2112 Richard Cox 2014-07-22T20:24:03.667 Creationism is religion-based and has no place in (any of) our schools.
2112 Gordy 2014-07-23T19:52:52.387 If a newly independent Scotland outlawed all faith schools I would be even more impressed. It's the 21st century Scot...
2112 Terence Martin 2014-07-24T11:43:13.39 Young people deserve the best in scientific teaching. Creationism and Intelligent Design is anti-science and goes aga...
2112 Bill Oliver 2014-07-24T20:55:16.61 The actual science of evolution should be taught in schools and alongside this an explanation of the religious belief...
2112 Dr Gail Addis 2014-07-25T08:18:05.733 The Scottish Government must take a strong stance on this. Children must not be taught lies about the origins of life...
2112 David Kelly 2014-07-26T14:31:37.43 Creationism is a licence to indoctrinate children to know otherwise in religious values in their Science classroom. I...
2112 Achilleas Paul Zotos 2014-07-26T16:03:09.49 We've moved past the time for beliefs in creationism and magical beings, it's the Era of science, and people should b...
2112 Gordon Drummond 2014-07-27T12:49:09.587 The recent reports into governance of Birmingham schools demonstrate that religious infiltration into education is fa...
2112 kay saxon 2014-07-27T17:23:37.687 Children should be taught to question everything and the prevailing theory, amounting to truth by way of evidence, is...
2112 The Rev. Dr. J. Stuart Wells 2014-07-29T21:42:41.15 Science and religion are not enemies. Each has something important to tell us about human life.
2112 Kevin Cargill 2014-07-30T20:27:19.94 Education must be about facts and evidence. Religious fairy stories must be presented as such to malleable young minds.
2112 S Murray 2014-07-31T10:51:15.7 We will be a laughing stock in the international setting if creationism is taught in our schools (other than in a Cur...
2112 Michael Roberts 2014-08-01T11:50:54.037 I am a Church of England priest and geologist and oppose teaching nonsense dressed up a science anywhere whether in m...
2112 frank gillingham 2014-08-02T17:05:13.687 The Scottish parliament is restricted in its powers by the ECHR. 1st. Protocol Article2 of which states that -"the S...
2112 Ron McLaren 2014-08-08T12:16:15.72 God Centred life views or Young Earth advocates should only have presence in Religious, Philosophical & Moral Educati...
2112 Paul J. McConnochie 2014-08-08T17:48:52.453 The children of Scotland have a right not to be preached at, and not to have their education affected by religion.\r\...
2112 Richard Reid 2014-08-09T15:54:12.657 We are plagued by support for this drivel by the 'government' in Northern Ireland sad that a more enlightened country...
2112 John Armour 2014-08-09T17:12:05.09 As a retired secondary school teacher in Northern Ireland I am shocked to learn that creationism has found its way in...
2112 Jonathan Dore 2014-08-09T23:34:14.363 Frank Gillingham, the State has to respect the right of parents to make their own provision for their child's educati...
2112 Alexander Robert Fraser 2014-08-10T15:42:26.79 Creationism is not fact and has no place in the classroom. Leave it in church where it belongs.
2112 John Ogden 2014-08-11T15:54:35.3 Scotland is noted for leading in science and technology. Let's not lose this. Facts not myth based lessons in the sci...
2112 Patricia Caird 2014-08-15T09:45:49.677 The most important tool we can give our children is the ability to question and to recognise bad arguments. The only...
2112 john duffin 2014-08-17T13:24:35.45 Be sure to teach a class how humpty dumpty was born, fell, then tried to be put back together again.\r\nEvery school ...
2112 Iain Bowles 2014-08-17T22:50:31.627 Belief does not belong in the classroom the same as facts are not accepted in Chuches
2118 Professor Brian Boyd 2014-08-21T22:19:43.783 If we want to achieve a fairer, more equal society, we need to realise that private schools are a barrier to this aim...
2118 Doug Daniel 2014-08-22T12:38:04.323 Agree with Professor Brian Boyd - this is the very least that should happen. I was bemused when I first found out a f...
2118 Dale Bilson 2014-08-22T13:26:42.977 I'm sorry, but this argument is too one-dimensional, sensationalised, and ill-informed. \r\n\r\nWhat, pray, do you th...
2112 ROBERT BROWN 2014-08-22T15:28:18.587 I find it incomprehensible that teaching of creationism is permitted and offered as an alternative to evolution. \r\n
2118 ALISTAIR DONALDSON 2014-08-25T14:24:38.213 I'm all for level playing fields - look at the current Westminster cabinet line-up.
2112 Ian Collacott 2014-08-25T16:44:36.073 Creationism, or "Creation Science", is not a testable scientific theorem which might be modified in the light of new ...
2112 M. Herbert 2014-08-25T18:27:03.59 Young generation should learn science not creationism tales. Science has been proven as very useful to human history,...
2112 Ritchie Annand 2014-08-25T23:26:59.243 Creationism is no mere religion on its own terms, it is also a smear against scientists and a smear against teachers,...
2112 Andy Nimmo 2014-08-26T10:42:49.12 Keep religion in the churches and science in schools!
2112 Liam McGrady 2014-08-26T12:00:58.157 Creationsim? No thanks. But my son's first school assembly this week is all about the Son of God?! Why? I clearly sta...