Some of the worst war lords in history were
Guilty of waging war for the church.

The pope had his own army back in the days of the Holy Crusades.
Just as the Muslim religion has its own modern army warlords now,
Isis.

It soon becomes evident that the Holy Crusades were all about conquest
And the taking of land and territorial wealth. Nothing holy about it, just
The usual human self interest dressed up in holy clothes.

Ditto, Isis. Nothing clean or pure about these defenders of the faith.

CHERFUL "Democracy itself is not perfect, but it is the only system in the world where the people have any say at all."

And what "say" do "the people" have in the educational curriculum?

The religion class is one of few where people outside the education department have any direct involvement and that's the one class you want to ban.

Since most "people" have some metaphysical belief system, a truly "democratic" curriculum would inevitably include the very class you're all bitching about.

You do not speak for "the people".
You speak for a particular mindset just as narrow in outlook as religious fanatics.

You can have your "say" by your kids not attending.

Cherful, you're nothing but a liar,the holy Crusades were purely defensive, by the 11th century the Jihad had consumed 2/3 of Christendom and for a mere 200 years Europeans valiantly tried to take back what was rightfully theirs, they failed and were only able to slow the horde in 1917 giving us a few decades of peace. What you see now is merely the resumption of the Jihad after one of it's shorter hiatus and more minor setbacks.

Meanwhile non religious people murder the unborn in masses and even profit from the body parts. Obviously Cherful is wilfully ignorant of this fact

With all the emphasis on 'hate speech' of late it makes me wonder why the koran has not been banned. There are so many examples of bigotry and incitement to violence within its covers; and it is supposed to be the unchangeable word of god so it can't simply be modified.