Another ridiculous case of political correctness...
Educators in Norfolk, UK, have drawn up some new guidelines on teaching religion.
Teachers are being told not to mention that Communion bread and wine represent the body and blood of Christ in case children get it in their heads that Christians are cannibals.They also want to stop using the term, old testament, because it might lead students to believe that it is no longer relevant. Gee, you can't make this stuff up!
Christians are not alone in having the terms of their faith redefined. In teaching Judaism, teachers are told to refer to the "Western Wall" rather than "Wailing Wall", just in case the children believe that Jews are moaners.
Muslims should not be shown in photographs "holding swords, Kalashnikovs, etc" to avoid Islam being equated to terrorism.
Also out are pictures of Hindu holy men caked in mud because they give the impression that it is a religion for "weirdos or masochists".
As for Sikhs, the guidance says: "Do be careful when showing pupils the kachs. Without preparing pupils, they seem to some like merely voluminous underpants and can give rise to a poor response."
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