All gifts to our children take second place to education. Stupidity is a cancer and a burden. It is to be stressed that educational systems must cater for teaching as many of the interests of the children as possible
The state can and should teach what is right and what is wrong for the first duty of the state is to encourage everyone to be of benefit to society which it represents and guides. It is wrong for children to be indoctrinated by religion in schools for it is against their right to liberty and healthy self-development and religion teaches guesses not facts. Things like maths and geography that we know are true should be what is taught in school for it is better to study the best verified things. The state has an obligation to take over the instruction of children in right and wrong. Instead of religion classes there should be basic psychology classes that are relevant to their lives and the production of self-esteem and a bit about the justification of right and wrong and the application of its principles. The law must see to it that sound basic logic which will cover the truths of right and wrong is taught in schools for such is the source of order. We will not use the public schools to propagate Humanism. The children of both religious and Humanist parents can learn about Humanism and different religions without being indoctrinated. They should be given the chance to follow what faith or none they want to instead of being told what to think by any religion.
Humanism will campaign for secular schools and will set up schools of its own.
