A REPORT to members of Swindon's standing advisory committee revealed that there are increasing numbers of parents who don't want their children visiting mosques or synagogues on a school trip.

The committee is made up of councillors, teachers and representatives of faith groups who encouraged children to learn about interfaith places of worship.

Adver readers had a lot to say about this.

LINDA MARIE WILSON: "I would let my children attend a mosque. I love for my kids to grow up and not be biased towards anyone.

"I've already started on that. I am an atheist but my nine-year-old believes in God. so I let him. I also tell him it is each persons choice and opinion on what they believe.

"I am just bringing up my children to know that we are all different and that it's ok to be different.

"I am very fed up with religious beliefs, skin colour, sexuality, gender etc being such a big issue between humans. Being biased towards anyone for any reason is just not something I am interested in my children being a part of."

PAULINE NEIL: "I don't think religion has a place in school. My children had to learn about different religions but the children who followed them didn't have to learn about Christianity.

"Leave religion to the churches and mosques, teach British history in schools, teach children what our freedom cost."

CARL TOOP: "Let kids learn about everything and then they can make their own decisions and not just believe what their parents do."

COLIN CROWTHER: "Teaching kids to hate and fear others because of their skin colour, religion or sexual orientation only breeds hate. All communities should be looking to grow together and help each other not to rip each other apart."

DEBBIE BROWN: "I have taken school trips to the mosque several times - it is really informative and the children definitely enjoy their visit."

KAY HOWE: "I would happily allow my children on a school trip to a mosque."

KEANA MARSH: "So much scaremongering around this its ridiculous. it's about learning other religions, they do it in the classroom. Taking them to a mosque isn't the issue, it's the closed-mindedness of the parents."

RAVEN DAVIES: "I went when I was in school and it was A learning curve and had great food after. They were so welcoming I can still remember it today."

EMMA COLE: "All my kids have visited mosques ,come back and told me all about it. they enjoyed it. No harm in learning about different cultures."

NICHOLAS INNOCENT: "Parents have a right to stop children visiting any religious place if they wish."

CARLY EMBLING: "They should be encouraged to learn about other faiths."

WILLIAM GULLIVER: "Surely life is understanding about each other, after all we are all brothers and sisters."

AMJAD QAZI: "Muslims don’t have any issues with their kids attending churches, temples, etc to learn about other religions."

TRACEY THOMAS: "I think it’s a great idea, IT also helps children to understand why some other children dress differently and why some children do things differently.

"There isn’t any harm and I don’t understand why some people are so against it."

LEIGH STONE: "Integration and education about other religions is crucial. I remember at school I learnt about all the different religions and I think that's important."

WENDY TUCKER: "You don't have to believe what other people believe to learn about them and understand them."