Sir, – I wonder if children of Catholic parents had to attend Muslim or Jewish school would Rev Patrick G Burke (September 29th) be so blasé about it.
Would he complain about the daily interruptions to lessons to face Mecca and prayer? Would he complain if the teacher spend an inordinate amount of time reading from the Torah or the Quran? Would he complain about the teacher who said that Jesus did exist but was only a prophet? Would he complain when the theory of evolution gets explained but also ridiculed? Would he complain about gender segregation, the lack of music and dance, or the restrictions on PE for girls?
It is hard to see the injustice when you are on the other side of the fence.
Rule 68 is unfair and discriminatory; it sets a dangerous precedent and should be immediately removed.
If Turkey, a country with an estimated 99.8 per cent Muslim population, can have a secular education system, why can’t Ireland? – Yours, etc,
EOIN O’LOUGHLIN,
Blessington,
Co Wicklow.