Reasons or just Christian Myths?
Here’s my response to some reasons that were given supporting religious instruction classes by an Anglican reverend. I believe that they don’t hold up to scrutiny and are actually just popular Christian myths!
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Christian justification for bible in schools
Reverend Christine got back to me again to expand on her reasoning for supporting bible in schools. I’d heard most of these before but I […]
Christian privilege – Are you on the right side of history?
This is a speech to the board of trustees by Pippa Jinks, whose children attend Riverhead School. The comparisons she makes with racial segregation and […]
The CEC is asking congregations to pray for them
The Churches Education Commission has been contacting congregations all over the country asking their parishioners to pray and write to the Ministry of Education and their MP’s to encourage them to support their case for retaining Bible in Schools classes. I thought I would contact one of them and see what they thought!
Reasons for Bible in Schools debunked
Whenever the topic of Bible in Schools comes up on facebook, there’s a lot of supporters who have opinions about why bible classes are important and how the world will end if it’s taken out because our kids will turn to the dark side and the gates of hell will open. But do any of their reasons hold water?
Being against Religious Instruction isn’t anti-Christian!
I’m always a little perplexed by how offended some Christians get when they they are confronted by resistance to their “religious education” classes. Many of […]
Religious Education isn’t what you think it is
“Religious Education” in New Zealand primary schools is a misleading term. What parents remember as “RE Classes”, are for the most part, Christian Religious Instruction […]