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Religious Schools v. Children's Rights Author: James G. Dwyer

ISBN: 9780801487316 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 216 Published: 17 May 2001 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 1.27 x 15.24 x 22.23 Description: Despair over the reported inadequacies of public education leads many people to consider religious schools as an alternative. James G. Dwyer demonstrates, however, that religious schooling is almost completely unregulated and that common pedagogical practices in fundamentalist Christian and Catholic schools may be damaging to children. He presents evidence of excessive restriction of children's basic liberties, stifling of intellectual development, and the instilling of dogmatic and intolerant attitudes, as well as the infliction of psychological and emotional harms.

Courts, legal and political theorists, and the public typically argue that families and religious communities are entitled to raise their children as they see fit, and that the state must remain neutral on religious matters. Dwyer proposes an alternative framework for state policy regarding religious schooling and other child-rearing practices, urging that the focus always be on what is best, from a secular perspective, for the affected children.

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