Oh Barry, of course it's possible that some of it is going to be dangerous. It's possible that anything is going to be dangerous. It's possible that people who haven't been indoctrinated or brain washed will be dangerous.
I really couldn't care less if someone thinks I'm going to Hell. My husband's father was pretty convinced we were going to Hell because we lived together, had a baby before we were married (so clearly, well, kind of, you know, had to have been AT IT before we were married) etc. It doesn't really matter to us. Obviously, if he takes a gun and decides to kill us because he thinks he should send us to Hell, then that will be a bit of a bummer, but I'll sit in Hell blaming him rather than religion or the person who first told him sex before marriage meant you should go to Hell.
I'm not sure if you believe everything you've been taught by your parents, but I don't. I'd like to think, in essentials, I'm as different to them as is humanly possible (Isis will need to comment on that one!). I know I'm far more accepting and open-minded. I know I don't have any of the prejudices that were prevalent in our household and I wouldn't dream of behaving to my children the way they behaved to us. I can't understand why you seem to equate religious belief (and being raised with a religious belief) with an inability to think for oneself.
I don't think these kids will be any more potentially dangerous than other children from normal schools.
Having said all that, I do wish that it wasn't possible to have separate faith schools. I don't think it's a good thing and I think that children would be better off with a rounded and balanced education. I'm not defending the school featured in the programme, I'm merely wondering if it's a huge danger to society.
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