Tag Archives: Australia
Ballarat religious leaders: religious education should be inclusive
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Tagged appreciation of major religions, Australia, Ballarat religious leaders, Buddhism, Christian religious teachings, Christianity, faiths and beliefs, government schools, interfaith dialogue. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/ballarat-religious-leaders-religious-education-should-be-inclusive/2128803.aspx, Islam, Judaism, public schools, Religious Education, Victoria
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Academics call for review of school religious teaching
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Tagged Australia, education ministers, ethical traditions, Ethics and Education Network Australia, multifaith society, new national curriculum, Religious Education, social inclusion, the Religions, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/academics-call-for-review-of-school-religious-teaching-20110406-1d4h5.html
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Priest slams religion curriculum as ‘appalling’
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Tagged Australia, Christian curriculum, Education Department, Interreligious and Intercultural Relations, Melbourne priest, Professor Gary Bouma, Religious Education, Saint John's church. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/priest-slams-religion-curriculum-as-appalling-20110402-1csld.html, secular ethics classes, The Sunday Age, Victoria
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Religious instruction teaches much more than faith
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Tagged Australia, Bahai, Buddhist, Catholic, Catholic priest, Christian programs, Education and Training Reform.http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/religious-instruction-teaches-much-more-than-faith-20110402-1csfy.html, Greek Orthodox, Hindu faith, Islam, Jewish, non-Christian faiths, Protestant, religion classes, the Bible, Victorian system
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Backlash as God forced into schools
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Tagged Australia, Christian education classes, education about religions, guidelines, Melbourne primary schools, Primary schools, special religious instruction.http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/backlash-as-god-forced-into-schools-20110326-1cb7c.html, The Sunday Age, The Victoria Education Department, Victoria, volunteers
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Religious study contested
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Tagged Australia, Christian educational agency, curriculum. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/religious-study-contested-20110323-1c6se.html, Education Department, Human Rights Commission, reigious instruction, Religious Education, state primary schools, Victoria
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Gillard backs religion-lite school agenda
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Tagged Australia, Australian children, beliefs, Bible, concepts, human history.http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8226835/gillard-backs-religion-lite-school-agenda, Mitcham Baptist Church, National curriculum, norms, practices, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Religious Education, school curriculum
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