… And it is all my own!

As you will no doubt be aware, there is a brouhaha brewing over religious indoctrination classes in NSW schools.

These (Christian only) brainwashing sessions are held during normal class-time, (unlike South Australia where they are held outside of school hours), and are supposed to be on an ‘opt in’ scheme, under the law. But of course, over the decades it has (illegally) morphed into an ‘opt out’ scheme.

The pupils who do ‘opt out’ have to spend the time in a supervised classroom . Supervised so that they can be checked that they are doing NOTHING USEFUL, such as homework, and thereby getting ahead of their poor comrades in the equally pointless RE classes.

They are not even allowed to read books that may have a bearing on their class work.

Naturally, there is a considerable stigma to having your uncool atheist parents make you stay in a class doing nothing, whilst your mates are in RE.

But! I have conjured up a solution!

If the atheist parents can install enough gaming consoles such second-hand PS2s in the apostate room, or even donate their gaming gear for the hour, the kids will flock away from RE! The class will be nearly empty, and the children cannot be accused of gaining any advantage in terms of coursework.

Bingo. Problem solved.

What are you waiting for, atheist parents?