As pathetic as your quick read over the answers and not understanding what people here posted? We didn't analyze the situation, we stated what's culturally accepted here in CH, as the OP requested. Kids talk rubbish and so they should, but when her daughter gets older it might be good for her to know that God small-talk isn't done here, as stated several times by several posters.
I don't quite get what you would want to ask the school? You got some ten replies by now that there are no formal rules but everyone will avoid religious discussions. Your religion is considered something fairly private here and nothing to talk about unless you go to a specificly religious event.
The kid gave her opinion on God, the other one did not want to hear it. I believe there is nothing you should be doing except of explaining your daughter that religion is a sensitive topic and not everyone wants to hear her opinion about it. She should limit the god discussions to the religion lessons or other religious activities.
Questioning one's surroundings and only accepting a logical and worked answer and admitting the lack of knowledge in an area is the beginning of science.
Accepting blindly inadequate answers and indicating that you know implicitly how things have come to be and how things will eventually end, based on a highly dubious premise, is the door way to delusion.
I wouldnt mind closing the thread but i just got a note about a teacher-parent meeting. It is to inform the parents of how the primary school will be like. Id like to share if they mention anything about this. I didnt say i dont like the answers i got. Thanks for all the input. Its just that one comment said something that contradicted the others (crucifix taken down from a classroom?)
So ja, of course ive told my daughter that there are other beliefs besides ours and that if her friend is not interested then dont talk about it anymore. But i wouldnt allow her to use "blablabla" in any kind of conversation. No more questions here, you can all stop hating me now.
I don't hate you, I just don't get what you want... What do you want the new school to mention or what did you plan to discuss with the current guys? "How to behave regarding religion?" I think they have more pressing problems and most likely inform you more on timetables, transportation and other practical stuff.
Maybe you can explain the problem again, I do not see anyone doing anything bad here.
It is quite common in us (Indians) to 'preach' about 'God' , especially to the kids. It's a cultural thing to be a 'God fearing person'. Her blah blah would be very well due to the (over) preachings at home. I don't think it is something to worry about. And I don't think a 6 year old's blah blah could be against any religion
It's very true. But even lately in the US the line between Church and State is becoming so blurred that it's frightening. One of the reasons I did not hesitate to come to Switzerland.
I agree with a lot of the posts here that this situation provides a perfect opportunity for you to teach your daughter about the fact that not everyone will share her religious beliefs and about the importance of being mindful and tolerant of beliefs that differ from hers.
I think this is crucial if you want to raise an intelligent child, because children are such "sponges" and tend to instinctively believe everything they are told and taught. So I think the real issue for you here is whether you want to raise an intelligent and open-minded child or whether you want to raise a child that just automatically believes everything you tell her to believe.
I agree. And my only hope is the line will start to become a bit less blurred now that Bush is finally out of office. (I fear that may only be wishful thinking, though).
But I actually find that the line is still quite blurred here in Switzerland. And I suspect this one of the reasons why, for example, Sunday is still, by law, a "quiet day of no work" -- which, if I'm not mistaken, is is remnant of Christian rule (?).
I would say it's a remnant but has probably been kept for convenience i.e. workers get Sunday (and Saturday) off to break up the week and it would be silly to randomly change this to a Monday and a Thursday, for example, in a display of moving to secular values.
Forcing people to go to church on a Sunday by a law, would be an in-your-face display of church getting involved with the state.
No, but education is NOT a Federal affair but a Cantonal affair, administered by the Cantonal and by municipal governments. And so, in Catholic Cantons and even in Catholic towns in Protestant Cantons, you may find a Crucifix in many places.
Why are the beliefs of others always pushed? What if I like to rest on Wednesday? why do I have to follow Christian, Jewish or any other remnants that happen to be unamended?
As mentioned in the report, Wallis/Valais is as Catholic as Catholic can be. One remark however is wrong. The Papal guards also come from Freiburg, Solothurn, Luzern, Central Switzerland and Appenzell-Innerrhoden.