http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/union-supports-religion-and-ethics-program/2253538.aspx

The stakeholders are getting behind a “religion and ethics” program … this is the future for Victoria.  FIRIS parents who have taken this up, this is to your credit, this is the future, the families who stood up and said “enough is enough” … we can do better, will be the reason that this policy changed.  It will take some time, but mark this down as the watershed.

We are going to prevail, and the day is fast approaching when our schools will not be used a venue for “ministry” …

Please send a note to Mary Bluett, AEU president to thank her for her interest and leadership on this!

http://www.aeuvic.asn.au/309623_11_22710952.html

here is the contact address:

http://www.aeuvic.asn.au/contact.html

 

Please let Mary and her staff know that you care, and you support her leadership!

The Australian Education Union backs the idea of a general religion and ethics program to replace the Christian Religious Education system in place in many Ballarat schools.

“The AEU does not support the inclusion of special religious instruction in school time, currently delivered by volunteers,” AEU branch president Mary Bluett said. “It is important that students gain an understanding and knowledge of the role religion has played throughout our history and its influence on human society.

“As such, the AEU does support teaching about religions from a cultural and historical perspective, by qualified teachers.”

Access Ministries provides the volunteers for most CRE programs, and this is the crux of the problem, according to the AEU. Chief executive of Access Ministries Evonne Paddison recently said that “we need to go and make disciples”.