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The Media
Topic Started: 1 Nov 2017, 11:12 PM (581,007 Views)
littlegmbhoy
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Baillieston Born, Celtic Bred
10 Jul 2018, 08:31 PM
Gothamcelt
9 Jul 2018, 04:38 PM
This is not a bad article. It actually shows how good Catholic Schools are but some of the comments are bonkers, like this one;
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Is Glasgow's Lord Provost Eva Bolander right to celebrate Catholic schools?
Catriona Stewart @LadyCatHT
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Interesting article if a little light. Perhaps it should mention that the reason we have Roman Catholic schools is because the 1918 act brought almost a hundred thousand RC children under the auspices of state-funding for the first time.

The Irish Catholic community educated their own, funded by the Church, as there were few, if any RCs on any of the almost one thousand school boards across Scotland, most being filled with the ministers and elders of the Kirk. Another provision of the 1918 Act was to transfer Church owned buildings used as schools to the state to improve their fabric etc. The Act also had to allow for RC representation on school boards.

Perhaps the Church should press for repayment for all the money it pumped into education prior to the act as the reason for the 1918 act was the failure of the supposedly universal 1872 act to provide for its congregation
Interesting comments from you that i was not aware of.

I try to take an interest in defending catholic schools but they seem to be under constant attack for really no bona fide argument of substance. It seems to relate from downright ignorance to bigotry or fear of what is being taught in them. My own experience was of understanding and respect of all cultures and faiths not just our own.

No coincidence that catholic faith schools generally top the rankings of exam results and markings from local authorities. Catholics pay there taxes like everyone else and from people of my faith have every right to be able to be educated in an environment of what i experienced growing up.

It seems fear and ignorance of things you know nothing about only seems to intensify peoples hatred of something different.

ET article was pretty fair and decent from that lady...well done for writing it.

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Baillieston Born, Celtic Bred
10 Jul 2018, 08:31 PM
Gothamcelt
9 Jul 2018, 04:38 PM
This is not a bad article. It actually shows how good Catholic Schools are but some of the comments are bonkers, like this one;
Spoiler: click to toggle

Is Glasgow's Lord Provost Eva Bolander right to celebrate Catholic schools?
Catriona Stewart @LadyCatHT
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Interesting article if a little light. Perhaps it should mention that the reason we have Roman Catholic schools is because the 1918 act brought almost a hundred thousand RC children under the auspices of state-funding for the first time.

The Irish Catholic community educated their own, funded by the Church, as there were few, if any RCs on any of the almost one thousand school boards across Scotland, most being filled with the ministers and elders of the Kirk. Another provision of the 1918 Act was to transfer Church owned buildings used as schools to the state to improve their fabric etc. The Act also had to allow for RC representation on school boards.

Perhaps the Church should press for repayment for all the money it pumped into education prior to the act as the reason for the 1918 act was the failure of the supposedly universal 1872 act to provide for its congregation
Very good and interesting points.
Never knew any of that.

It's a pity that Catriona Stewart couldn't / never put that into her article.
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