School Chaplaincy Scheme Under Threat – PLEASE CONTACT MPs

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Yesterday, Senator Ron Boswell issued a media release saying “Under questioning from Senator Brett Mason, the Estimates Committee heard the Minister representing the Minister for Education, Senator Kim Carr, refusing to guarantee that the chaplaincy program will continue beyond this financial year.”    School Chaplains to be axed under Christian Rudd-Media Release from Senator Ron Boswell

Senator Ron Boswell said that Mr Rudd had promoted his Christian credentials to the electorate prior to the election – he called on Mr Rudd to intervene to ensure that the chaplaincy program continues. He said “Prime Minister Rudd should stand up and be counted on his much marketed Christian status and keep the School Chaplaincy program going.” (more…)

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Hundreds Of Florida Students Make A Stand By Reciting The Lord’s Prayer During Their Graduation

Pace Grads Make A StandBy Aimee Herd

“Neither students nor teachers shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. The students at Pace High School refused to remain silent…”

According to a report by the Liberty Counsel, nearly 400 students at Pace High School participated in an impromptu recitation of the Lord’s Prayer during their graduation on Saturday.

The students were reportedly taking a stand against being denied the right to pray after a decree which “bans all Santa Rosa County School District employees from engaging in prayer or religious activities.” The decree was issued after a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU. (more…)

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Primary School Children Given Gay Assembly With Elton John Song

Primary school children in Broadstairs were given an assembly about homosexuality in which they were played an Elton John song, sparking accusations they had been left “confused”.

Children as young as four were among the pupils told about same sex relationships as part of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

During the talk children at Bromstone Primary in Broadstairs, Kent, were played music by Elton John and told he was homosexual. (more…)

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Pastor Danny Prays For & Challenges Students At A Christian School

Dear Family & Friends in Christ,

 Lighthouse Christian College in Keysborough, Victoria, Australia recently held its ‘Year 11 Blessing Night!’ This Secondary College is one of the best Christian schools in Australia with more than 500 students and an excellent team of Christian teachers, who are totally dedicated to rising up a godly generation of future leaders to impact every sphere of society.

 Lighthouse Christian College is a 100% Christian school which makes every effort to properly educate and to instill godly values among the students. The school comes under the direct covering of the Lighthouse Christian Community Church, with Senior Pastor Richard Warner. (more…)

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Catholic Church Slams New Code Of Conduct Forcing Teachers To Promote Islam And Gay Rights

Oono StannardBy Simon Caldwell

Oona Stannard: ‘It would not be possible for a person of faith to promote another faith this is a matter of conscience’

The Roman Catholic Church has severely criticised a proposed new code of conduct for teachers which it says will force Christian schools to actively promote Islam and gay rights.

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has warned the General Teaching Council, by the professional regulatory body, that many teachers will quit the profession because they will not be able to accept the revised code of conduct in good conscience.

Their advisers say the code would also seriously undermine the religious character of church schools by imposing on them a hostile form of secular morality.

The legally-binding code would discriminate against Christian teachers in recruitment and in the classroom, they say.

Principle 4 of the code demands that teachers ‘proactively challenge discrimination’ and ‘promote equality and value diversity in all their professional relationships and interactions’ before they can be registered. (more…)

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Salt Shakers I-List: Mervyn Bendle And Saudi Funding And unis

A few weeks back, Mervyn Bendle hit the headlines when he spoke about various academics and their views on Islam.
He is a senior lecturer at James Cook University.

This is an article that followed on from that…
Click link to read or make a comment. http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2389000.htm
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How to be a useful idiot: Saudi funding in Australia
Mervyn Bendle

ABC, Unleashed, 13 October 2008

The Griffith fiasco

In 2007 it was revealed that the Saudis were planning a $2.7 billion scholarship fund for Australian universities, designed to facilitate the entry of Saudi students into Australia to undertake tertiary education in the face of restrictions on their entry into the US and UK in the post-9/11 security environment. (more…)

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