Schools: Religious Education Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Schools: Religious Education

Baroness Browning Excerpts
Thursday 30th June 2016

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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As I have said already, a much wider interpretation is being made of this narrow judgment than should be.

Baroness Browning Portrait Baroness Browning (Con)
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My noble friend mentioned science in respect of religious studies. However, will he accept that science is quite properly evidence-based, while whatever faith a person is it is not called faith for nothing?

Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I entirely agree with my noble friend.