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Atheists back BBI, want CRE removed from syllabus

Society also recommends the National anthem be rewritten to remove God from it.

In Summary

• The Atheists in Kenya Society want CRE, HRE, and IRE removed from the school syllabus likewise, God be removed from the National Anthem.

• The society also wants Kadhi courts be removed from the Constitution.

Atheists in Kenya Society chairman Harrison Mumia
Atheists in Kenya Society chairman Harrison Mumia
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The Atheists in Kenya Society want religious education (CRE, HRE, and IRE) removed from the school syllabus.

They also want God be removed from the National Anthem.

The society wants all religious specific subjects abolished and replaced with a subject called Religion, Belief and Values (RBV).

"What we have in Kenya is religious instruction, where a child will learn about a particular religion that is not related to a broader education of religious thought, belief and expression," their Chairperson Harrison Mumia said in a report.

 

"Our religious education system is outdated and should be replaced with a new subject: religion, belief and values for all government-funded schools, especially at the primary school level".

Mumia also recommends the National anthem be rewritten to remove God from it.

"Our new national anthem should reflect our history, struggles and values, our diversity as a people and serves as an expression of national identity," he said.

He said Kenyans who do not believe in God find no relevance in the sentiments of the national anthem.

These were some of the recommendations the society is pushing for in the Building Bridges Initiative.

Mumia said the society recognizes the opportunity they have under the umbrella of BBI as Atheists hence their support for the report.

The society also wants Kadhi courts to be removed from the Constitution.

 

"Abolish Article 170 of our Constitution that establishes the Khadhis Courts," he said.

Mumia proposes a distinct separation of the Church from the state.

 "The separation of church and state is a philosophic and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the nation-state," he said.


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