I really don’t like these preachy religious days that the R.E department in school seem to love so much. I can just look around the room and see that all they’re doing is turning people further away from any kind of faith because they’re having religion pushed down their throats. So when my form tutor said we we’re going to spend another morning at a ‘Religious Conference’ I groaned inwardly. I guess I judged too quickly. It was arranged by a local charity, that goes round schools giving not only the Christian perspective but also Muslim and Hindu ones, while giving pupils the opportunity to think for themselves and give their opinions. It was completely different to anything I’ve been to before, it seemed like someone had finally thought about trying to engage with people rater than lecturing them and force feeding them unwanted opinions. The way it was received by everyone was completely different too and for once I saw some real value to what they were doing. I also learnt a lot about my classmates, what they believe, and how they feel towards what I believe. I think it actually went well.