Thanks a lot for your thoughtful reflection; it really resonates. I agree, the act of disclosing one’s religion in an academic space that often assumes neutrality (but isn’t neutral at all) can feel like stepping into vulnerability. I appreciate how you framed it: that identifying can be both empowering and risky.

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Thank you for your honest and thought-provoking reflection! While you say you haven’t offered a solution, your insights are very powerful and inspiring.

You raise an important point about how institutional “neutrality” can function as a form of exclusion, particularly around religion. As Kitching and Gholami (2023) note, s…Read more

Thank you for your thoughtful and reflective comment. The issues you’ve raised about inclusion, adaptation, and institutional norms warrant a deeper examination of power, privilege, and whose experiences are centred or marginalised in educational settings.

You rightly note that inclusion is not merely about representation, but…Read more

Thank you for your generous and thoughtful comment. I’m really glad the post resonated with you, and I deeply appreciate the hopeful framing you bring, especially around joy, community, and accountability.

You’re right: discussions about inclusion often focus on harm, and while that’s essential, we must also make space for joy…Read more

Applying the social model of disability (Oliver, 2013) alongside intersectional frameworks like the Social GRACES and Duckworth’s Wheel makes sense (I did not know this wheel, and although I find it a bit reductive at points (i.e. What is significant neurodivergence? Also, one could be mostly stable but a…Read more

Thank you so much for your thoughtful response — I really appreciate your honesty and the questions you raise. I completely relate to your position; as fellow atheists, it can be challenging to step outside our own frameworks and truly consider how religion (or the absence of it) shapes classroom experiences for others.

You’re abs…Read more