{"id":4623,"date":"2012-11-02T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?page_id=4623"},"modified":"2012-11-02T19:23:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T19:23:18","slug":"diwali-parents-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/diwali-parents-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"DIWALI – A PARENTS’ GUIDE – CONTENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIWALI – A PARENTS’ GUIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION
\nThe Hindu festival of Diwali falls in late October or early November, which for British schools makes the autumn term Diwali-time.\u00a0 This paper expresses deep misgivings about children participating in Hindu practice, and reminds parents that they have an absolute right under the Education Reform Act 1988 to remove their children from religious education and assemblies.\u00a0 However, we believe it better for schools not to observe the Diwali festival at all, and we present evidence in this paper to help Christian parents approach teachers with their concerns.<\/p>\n

Contents\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 WHY THEY CELEBRATE DIWALI<\/a><\/p>\n

2 PARTICIPATION<\/a><\/p>\n

3 LEARN TO FEAR THE LORD<\/a><\/p>\n

4 WHAT IS DIWALI?<\/a><\/p>\n

5 DIWALI TODAY<\/a><\/p>\n

6 HINDU BELIEFS<\/a><\/p>\n

7 THE HINDU ‘TRINITY’<\/a><\/p>\n

8 OTHER HINDU ‘GODS’<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

9 HINDU WORSHIP<\/a><\/p>\n

10 REINCARNATION<\/a><\/p>\n

11 THE CASTE SYSTEM<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

12 HINDU TREATMENT OF WOMEN<\/a><\/p>\n

13 DOWRY MURDER<\/a><\/p>\n

14 FEMALE INFANTICIDE<\/a><\/p>\n

15 ANIMAL SACRIFICE<\/a><\/p>\n

16 HUMAN SACRIFICE TODAY<\/a><\/p>\n

17 BRAHMIN CHILDREN EXEMPTED<\/a><\/p>\n

18 RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE<\/a><\/p>\n

19 CHRISTIANS PERSECUTED<\/a><\/p>\n

20 NIRVANA<\/a><\/p>\n

21 CONCLUSION<\/a><\/p>\n

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