Opinion: Culture war against Saskatchewan religious schools must cease

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A Canadian think tank warns against opposition against religious education in Saskatchewan because of some serious abuse allegations.

The analysis yielded 86 distinct, statistically significant findings. Fifty showed a clear independent-school advantage, 33 found neutral effects and merely three found a public-school advantage.

The Cardus survey reveals that Canadian Christian school graduates are engaged citizens. Seventy-four per cent give to charity and 66 per cent volunteer, compared to 55 per cent and 45 per cent, respectively, of public school grads.Article content This sense of inclusion and belonging profoundly influences academic performance. Controlling for socio-economic and other variables, good research suggests students whose religious background matched the religion of their school tended to outperform unmatched students in standardized math and reading tests.Article content

“Accordingly, creating a public policy environment that allows for and nurtures such pairing is in the public’s best interest.”

 

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So you think that calling out child abuse and sexual assault are a culture war? I say bring on more of that type of culture war. No more religious cult schools should receive public funding whatsoever. It's time for an actual separation of church and state!

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