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We need righteous education
On Sunday, August 15, I preached that Jamaica needed to add righteousness to its school programme as an integral component of the educational enterprise. The occasion was the 46th annual Jamaica Teachers Association Conference (JTA) conference church service held at … Continue reading
Harry Potter essential to learn morals
AUSTRALIA'S young are growing up in a moral vacuum because many schools do not teach ethics or religious education and values, a visiting UK academic says. The vice principal of the University of London's Heythrop College, Dr Peter Vardy, believes … Continue reading
Religious opposition to Religious Education reform challenged
A leading Rabbi who heads up an inclusive schools campaign says religious people should stop opposing quality RE in publicly-funded schools.At present, Religious Education (RE) in schools is not part of the National Curriculum, meaning that its provision varies greatly … Continue reading
Teachers
Experts agree that teachers have a significant role in instilling religious tolerance among Indonesia’s youth by providing lessons that emphasize universal religious values. Instructors must teach young children religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence with members of different faiths, former Nahdlatul … Continue reading
Training Pastors, Rabbis, and Imams Together
When Jerry Campbell became president of California's renowned Claremont School of Theology four years ago, low enrollment and in-the-red books threatened to close the 125-year-old institution. But since Claremont is the only United Methodist seminary west of Denver, Campbell resolved … Continue reading
Learning without God
TV REVIEW: Faith Schools Menace? More4, Wednesday Nationwide Special, RTÉ1, Monday, Vexed, BBC2, Sunday The Great British Bake Off, BBC1, Tuesday, First Cut: Teen Undertaker, Channel 4, FridayDOES ANYONE USE the term “faith schools” here? It says much about the … Continue reading
Dawkins: Faith schools should teach RE in line with curriculum
Atheist and scientist Richard Dawkins has called for Ofsted to force faith schools to teach religious education (RE) in line with the national curriculum, the Daily Telegraph has reported. Speaking in an interview with the Times, Professor Dawkins claims that … Continue reading
Further rise in students taking A-level Religious Studies
The number of students taking Religious Studies A-level continues to rise, figures out from the Church of England today reveal.Millions of students received their A-level results today, among them 21,233 who had taken the Religious Studies A-level. That figure is … Continue reading
Church submission supports ethics classes
The Uniting Church has told the academic responsible for evaluating the trial of ethics classes in New South Wales public schools that it supports the introduction of ethics classes for those who do not attend Special Religious Education. Pilot ethics … Continue reading