Or you will, now the Government has adopted a Lords amendment to itsEducation Bill. "There is no justification for forcing young people totake part in a religious service," says Baroness Joan Walmsley.
But don't younger children have the right to their own say?
Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, statesmust respect the child's right to freedom of thought, conscience andreligion. They are also bound to respect parents' rights and duties "toprovide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in amanner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child".
Evolving capacities of the child is a fine phrase. But who thinks theysuddenly kick in at age 16?
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