Don’t ban religious teaching, let’s broaden it

Sydney Morning Herald – Jim Pavlidis – ‎May 19, 2011‎
The announcement of a $222 million injection into the National School Chaplaincy program and money from the Baillieu government for Access Ministries to continue Special Religious Instruction has again brought the issue of religion in schools to the 

Warrnambool schools likely to defy anti-chaplaincy push

Warrnambool Standard – Peter Collins – ‎May 16, 2011‎
The union branch, representing 46000 state school teachers, passed a resolution at its Friday council meeting calling for Special Religious Instruction during school hours to be scrapped. Its resolution stated public education must remain ”free and 

Teacher union calls for end to religious classes

The Age – Michael Bachelard – ‎May 14, 2011‎
The Victorian branch, representing 46000 state school teachers, passed a resolution at its Friday council meeting calling for Special Religious Instruction during school hours to be scrapped. Its resolution stated that public education must remain 

Chaplaincy program participants beyond a prayer

The Australian – Christopher Bantick – ‎7 hours ago‎
Schools “may” provide special religious instruction. It would seem that the “may” has morphed into “must”. Not everyone is happy. Say you are an atheist. Would you like your child to be taught by a hot gospel volunteer that Jesus is the way, 

Chaplain joins religion row

The Age – Jewel Topsfield – ‎May 19, 2011‎
”The Archbishop believes that in the vast majority of cases Christian religious education teachers give their time to teach, not to proselytise.” By law, Victorian government schools must offer special religious instruction classes if approached by