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We were heartened to hear that the Welsh Government is considering a change to Religious Education in Wales.

Hoping to be called “Religion, Philosophy and Ethics”, this new approach will continue to cover different world religious beliefs but invite young people to consider other ethical and philosophic ideas equally.

In addition to tackling extremism and community division in schools, the subject will discuss religion as one of many ways of approaching life’s bigger ­questions and not as a one-stop solution.

Neil Barber

Edinburgh Secular Society

Saughtonhall Drive

Edinburgh

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