Not fit to hold public office


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John Mason, Scottish National Party MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, has (today) tabled the following motion in the Scottish Parliament:

That the Parliament notes that South Lanarkshire Council has issued guidance concerning the appointment and input of chaplains and religious organisations in schools; understands that some people believe that God created the world in six days, some people believe that God created the world over a longer period of time and some people believe that the world came about without anyone creating it; considers that none of these positions can be proved or disproved by science and all are valid beliefs for people to hold, and further considers that children in Scotland’s schools should be aware of all of these different belief systems.

Someone who really thinks this – that it is impossible to “disprove” that the world was created in six days through science and that children should be “aware” of this crackpot fundamentalism is not fit to hold elected public office.

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