eChurch Blog » Education http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:23:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Higher proportion of Catholic School students come from deprived areas http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/05/higher-proportion-catholic-school-students-deprived-areas/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/05/higher-proportion-catholic-school-students-deprived-areas/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:45:50 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=24217 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/05/higher-proportion-catholic-school-students-deprived-areas/feed/ 2 A Professor’s Letter to Students http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/01/professors-letter-students/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/01/professors-letter-students/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:08:56 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=24181 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/02/01/professors-letter-students/feed/ 0 Government changes Free School model funding agreement to ban creationist schools http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/01/10/government-free-school-model-funding-agreement-ban-creationist-schools/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/01/10/government-free-school-model-funding-agreement-ban-creationist-schools/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:48:28 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=23798 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2012/01/10/government-free-school-model-funding-agreement-ban-creationist-schools/feed/ 5 Proposed Everyday Champions (Creationist) School rejected by Department for Education (DfE) http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/10/proposed-everyday-champions-creationist-school-rejected-department-education-dfe/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/10/proposed-everyday-champions-creationist-school-rejected-department-education-dfe/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:58:26 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=22267 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/10/proposed-everyday-champions-creationist-school-rejected-department-education-dfe/feed/ 1 Catholicity of Catholic Schools Some Statistics http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/06/catholicity-catholic-schools-statistics/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/06/catholicity-catholic-schools-statistics/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:04:15 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=22197 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/10/06/catholicity-catholic-schools-statistics/feed/ 6 Most Secondary schools breaking law by not providing daily group Christian worship in Assmebly http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/06/secondary-schools-breaking-law-providing-daily-group-christian-worship-assmebly/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/06/secondary-schools-breaking-law-providing-daily-group-christian-worship-assmebly/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:23:10 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21787 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/06/secondary-schools-breaking-law-providing-daily-group-christian-worship-assmebly/feed/ 7 Are educated people really just as religious? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/03/are-educated-people-really-just-as-religious/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/03/are-educated-people-really-just-as-religious/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:59:09 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21727 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/09/03/are-educated-people-really-just-as-religious/feed/ 1 Everyday Champions – of what? (Should schools teach creationism?) The proposed Free School in Newark, Nottinghamshire. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/26/everyday-champions-schools-teach-creationism-proposed-free-school-newark-nottinghamshire/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/26/everyday-champions-schools-teach-creationism-proposed-free-school-newark-nottinghamshire/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:03:32 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21630 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/26/everyday-champions-schools-teach-creationism-proposed-free-school-newark-nottinghamshire/feed/ 41 Ken Ham: Church in UK in mess because of non-literal reading of Genesis http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/22/ken-ham-church-uk-mess-nonliteral-reading-genesis/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/22/ken-ham-church-uk-mess-nonliteral-reading-genesis/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:51:31 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21593 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/22/ken-ham-church-uk-mess-nonliteral-reading-genesis/feed/ 7 4.9% more UK candidates sat A Level Religious Studies (RS) in 2011 than in 2010 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/18/49-uk-candidates-sat-level-religious-studies-rs-2011-2010/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/18/49-uk-candidates-sat-level-religious-studies-rs-2011-2010/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:05:40 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21550 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/08/18/49-uk-candidates-sat-level-religious-studies-rs-2011-2010/feed/ 1 Religion and Belief in Higher Education: The Experiences of Staff and Students http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/18/religion-belief-higher-education-experiences-staff-students/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/18/religion-belief-higher-education-experiences-staff-students/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:46:17 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21184 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/18/religion-belief-higher-education-experiences-staff-students/feed/ 1 UK Christian teacher reprimanded for explaining religion to children http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/14/uk-christian-teacher-reprimanded-explaining-religion-children/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/14/uk-christian-teacher-reprimanded-explaining-religion-children/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:09:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21139 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/14/uk-christian-teacher-reprimanded-explaining-religion-children/feed/ 29 Quote of the Day http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/03/quote-day-38/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/03/quote-day-38/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:19:23 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=21018 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/07/03/quote-day-38/feed/ 0 A few good links http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/13/good-links-39/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/13/good-links-39/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:20:44 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=20682 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/13/good-links-39/feed/ 1 New elite private university – New College of the Humanities – Set up by leading atheist luminaries http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/06/new-elite-university-new-college-of-the-humanities-set-up-by-leading-atheist-luminaries/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/06/new-elite-university-new-college-of-the-humanities-set-up-by-leading-atheist-luminaries/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:26:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=20544 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/06/06/new-elite-university-new-college-of-the-humanities-set-up-by-leading-atheist-luminaries/feed/ 1 Anglo-EU Translation Guide – This is genius http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/05/16/angloeu-translation-guide-genius/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/05/16/angloeu-translation-guide-genius/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:20:32 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=20169 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/05/16/angloeu-translation-guide-genius/feed/ 1 A few good links http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/25/good-links-33/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/25/good-links-33/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:12:56 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=19902 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/25/good-links-33/feed/ 5 Attacking Secularists on Easter Sunday? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/24/there-somethimg-theme-developi/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/24/there-somethimg-theme-developi/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:56:15 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=19885 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/04/24/there-somethimg-theme-developi/feed/ 3 THE University of Wales, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Christian fundamentalist colleges http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/31/university-wales-equality-human-rights-commission-ehrc-christian-fundamentalist-colleges/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/31/university-wales-equality-human-rights-commission-ehrc-christian-fundamentalist-colleges/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:47:14 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=19675 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/31/university-wales-equality-human-rights-commission-ehrc-christian-fundamentalist-colleges/feed/ 3 European Court of Human Rights overturns ban on displaying crucifixes in school classrooms. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/18/european-court-human-rights-overturns-ban-displaying-crucifixes-school-classrooms/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/18/european-court-human-rights-overturns-ban-displaying-crucifixes-school-classrooms/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:30:54 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=19417 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/03/18/european-court-human-rights-overturns-ban-displaying-crucifixes-school-classrooms/feed/ 1 Made-up words to be included in government’s new reading test for six-year-olds. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/20/madeup-words-included-governments-reading-test-sixyearolds/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/20/madeup-words-included-governments-reading-test-sixyearolds/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:28:02 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=18986 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/20/madeup-words-included-governments-reading-test-sixyearolds/feed/ 1 The Everyday Champions Church plans to open free secondary school in Nottingham with Creationism as embodied belief http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/05/everyday-champions-church-plans-open-free-secondary-school-nottingham-creationism-embodied-belief/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/05/everyday-champions-church-plans-open-free-secondary-school-nottingham-creationism-embodied-belief/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:07:54 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=18781 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/02/05/everyday-champions-church-plans-open-free-secondary-school-nottingham-creationism-embodied-belief/feed/ 6 Mothers should be taught how to cuddle and talk to their babies as part of a major Government drive http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/01/19/mothers-taught-cuddle-talk-babies-part-major-government-drive/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/01/19/mothers-taught-cuddle-talk-babies-part-major-government-drive/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:32:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=18594 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2011/01/19/mothers-taught-cuddle-talk-babies-part-major-government-drive/feed/ 11 Psychologist Philip Zimbardo: Time & Identity http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/12/14/psychologist-philip-zimbardo-time-identity/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/12/14/psychologist-philip-zimbardo-time-identity/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:41:50 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=18142 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/12/14/psychologist-philip-zimbardo-time-identity/feed/ 2 Coffee and cake are good for the brain http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/24/coffee-cake-good-brain/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/24/coffee-cake-good-brain/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:54:15 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=17865 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/24/coffee-cake-good-brain/feed/ 1 Changing Education Paradigms http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/20/changing-education-paradigms/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/20/changing-education-paradigms/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:01:22 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=17792 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/20/changing-education-paradigms/feed/ 5 Cheating at Seminary http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/18/cheating-seminary/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/18/cheating-seminary/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:31:51 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=17714 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/18/cheating-seminary/feed/ 2 O Brave New World http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/11/brave-world/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/11/brave-world/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:10:27 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=17610 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/11/11/brave-world/feed/ 19 Centre For Intelligent Design opens in Glasgow http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/06/centre-intelligent-design-opens-glasgow/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/06/centre-intelligent-design-opens-glasgow/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:59:28 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16808 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/10/06/centre-intelligent-design-opens-glasgow/feed/ 14 For the love of God don’t call it Religious Education http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/30/love-god-call-religious-education/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/30/love-god-call-religious-education/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:29:37 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16688 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/30/love-god-call-religious-education/feed/ 113 Pew Research Center: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/28/pew-research-center-religious-knowledge-survey/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/28/pew-research-center-religious-knowledge-survey/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:03:34 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16658 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/28/pew-research-center-religious-knowledge-survey/feed/ 3 Barna Group Survey: Lots of Spiritual Dialogue But Not Much Change http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/barna-group-survey-lots-spiritual-dialogue-change/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/barna-group-survey-lots-spiritual-dialogue-change/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:18:34 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16641 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/barna-group-survey-lots-spiritual-dialogue-change/feed/ 2 Sacred Heart RC Primary School in Blackburn to convert to an Islamic faith school. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-blackburn-convert-islamic-faith-school/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-blackburn-convert-islamic-faith-school/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:13:01 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16635 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/27/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-blackburn-convert-islamic-faith-school/feed/ 0 Diarmaid MacCulloch: A History of Christianity – Medieval Western Church http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/01/diarmaid-macculloch-history-christianity-medieval-western-church/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/01/diarmaid-macculloch-history-christianity-medieval-western-church/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:43:58 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16371 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/09/01/diarmaid-macculloch-history-christianity-medieval-western-church/feed/ 0 Professor Clive Seale: The role of doctors’ religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life palliative care http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/26/professor-clive-seale-role-doctors-religious-faith-ethnicity-ethically-controversial-decisions-endoflife-care/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/26/professor-clive-seale-role-doctors-religious-faith-ethnicity-ethically-controversial-decisions-endoflife-care/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:50:50 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16173 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/26/professor-clive-seale-role-doctors-religious-faith-ethnicity-ethically-controversial-decisions-endoflife-care/feed/ 11 CBBC Horrible Histories – The Crusades: Historical revision? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/25/cbbc-horrible-histories-crusades-historical-revision/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/25/cbbc-horrible-histories-crusades-historical-revision/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:50:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16165 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/25/cbbc-horrible-histories-crusades-historical-revision/feed/ 2 Faith School Menace? Richard Dawkins denounces religious education as ‘wicked practice’ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/18/faith-school-menace-richard-dawkins-denounces-religious-education-wicked-practice/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/18/faith-school-menace-richard-dawkins-denounces-religious-education-wicked-practice/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:50:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=16032 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/18/faith-school-menace-richard-dawkins-denounces-religious-education-wicked-practice/feed/ 266 Academia and Christians: Professor Kenneth Howell and Dr Tali Argov http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/02/academia-christians-professor-kenneth-howell-dr-tali-argov/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/02/academia-christians-professor-kenneth-howell-dr-tali-argov/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:58:56 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=15604 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/08/02/academia-christians-professor-kenneth-howell-dr-tali-argov/feed/ 0 Free Online Course on Islam http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/03/free-online-islam/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/03/free-online-islam/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:37:04 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=15061 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/03/free-online-islam/feed/ 3 Noah’s Ark Ministries International (NAMI): The Misuse of Archaeology for Evangelistic Purposes http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/01/noahs-ark-ministries-international-nami-misuse-archaeology-evangelistic-purposes/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/01/noahs-ark-ministries-international-nami-misuse-archaeology-evangelistic-purposes/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:12:11 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14990 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/07/01/noahs-ark-ministries-international-nami-misuse-archaeology-evangelistic-purposes/feed/ 0 An Abnormally Interesting Lexicon Of Scholarly Usage http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/28/abnormally-interesting-lexicon-scholarly-usage/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/28/abnormally-interesting-lexicon-scholarly-usage/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:22:39 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14913 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/28/abnormally-interesting-lexicon-scholarly-usage/feed/ 0 Religious Education (RE) in schools – evangelise or secularise? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/27/religious-education-schools-evangelise-secularise/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/27/religious-education-schools-evangelise-secularise/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:31:07 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14816 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/27/religious-education-schools-evangelise-secularise/feed/ 1 Richard Dawkins wants to set up an “atheist school” or “free-thinking school” or “secular school” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/24/richard-dawkins-set-atheist-school-freethinking-school-secular-school/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/24/richard-dawkins-set-atheist-school-freethinking-school-secular-school/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:34:01 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14680 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/24/richard-dawkins-set-atheist-school-freethinking-school-secular-school/feed/ 6 More than 40 per cent of Americans believe Jesus Christ will return to Earth by 2050, according to a poll. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/23/40-cent-americans-jesus-christ-return-earth-2050-poll/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/23/40-cent-americans-jesus-christ-return-earth-2050-poll/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:41:21 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14638 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/23/40-cent-americans-jesus-christ-return-earth-2050-poll/feed/ 5 Sharing our ignorance http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/08/sharing-ignorance/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/08/sharing-ignorance/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:39:18 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14357 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/08/sharing-ignorance/feed/ 1 Schools are failing to teach pupils about Christian beliefs in religious education lessons, education watchdog Ofsted said today. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/06/schools-failing-teach-pupils-christian-beliefs-religious-education-lessons-education-watchdog-ofsted-today/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/06/schools-failing-teach-pupils-christian-beliefs-religious-education-lessons-education-watchdog-ofsted-today/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:27:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=14343 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/06/06/schools-failing-teach-pupils-christian-beliefs-religious-education-lessons-education-watchdog-ofsted-today/feed/ 1 Why atheism will replace religion http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/18/atheism-replace-religion/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/18/atheism-replace-religion/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 14:11:46 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=13941 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/05/18/atheism-replace-religion/feed/ 14 Ekklesia’s Jonathan Bartley confronts David Cameron’s Conservative manifesto pledge to “end the bias towards the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools.” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/30/ekklesias-jonathan-bartley-confronts-david-camerons-conservative-manifesto-pledge-to-%e2%80%9cend-the-bias-towards-the-inclusion-of-children-with-special-needs-in-mainstream-schools-%e2%80%9d/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/30/ekklesias-jonathan-bartley-confronts-david-camerons-conservative-manifesto-pledge-to-%e2%80%9cend-the-bias-towards-the-inclusion-of-children-with-special-needs-in-mainstream-schools-%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:31:37 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=13604 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/30/ekklesias-jonathan-bartley-confronts-david-camerons-conservative-manifesto-pledge-to-%e2%80%9cend-the-bias-towards-the-inclusion-of-children-with-special-needs-in-mainstream-schools-%e2%80%9d/feed/ 10 Compulsory sex education for 15 year olds and the controversial home education register, which were part of the Children, Schools and Families (CSF) Bill, have been ditched. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/07/compulsory-sex-education-15-year-olds-controversial-home-education-register-part-children-schools-families-csf-bill-ditched/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/07/compulsory-sex-education-15-year-olds-controversial-home-education-register-part-children-schools-families-csf-bill-ditched/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:43:58 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=13103 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/04/07/compulsory-sex-education-15-year-olds-controversial-home-education-register-part-children-schools-families-csf-bill-ditched/feed/ 2 Questioning Easter http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/30/questioning-easter/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/30/questioning-easter/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:11:09 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12928 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/30/questioning-easter/feed/ 1 Six prominent bishops and Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, describe the “discrimination” against churchgoers as “unacceptable in a civilised society”. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/28/prominent-bishops-lord-carey-archbishop-canterbury-describe-discrimination-churchgoers-unacceptable-civilised-society/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/28/prominent-bishops-lord-carey-archbishop-canterbury-describe-discrimination-churchgoers-unacceptable-civilised-society/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:12:18 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12842 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/28/prominent-bishops-lord-carey-archbishop-canterbury-describe-discrimination-churchgoers-unacceptable-civilised-society/feed/ 12 Letter-writer in National Secular Society mailout says Bulger killers went to a Church of England school where they were ‘fed violent Bible stories’. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/12/letterwriter-national-secular-society-mailout-bulger-killers-church-england-school-fed-violent-bible-stories/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/12/letterwriter-national-secular-society-mailout-bulger-killers-church-england-school-fed-violent-bible-stories/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:46:55 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12372 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/12/letterwriter-national-secular-society-mailout-bulger-killers-church-england-school-fed-violent-bible-stories/feed/ 2 A study by Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics claiming that liberals and Atheists are “more intelligent” than religious believers is causing a buzz in the news media and academic circles. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/08/a-study-by-satoshi-kanazawa-of-the-london-school-of-economics-claiming-that-liberals-and-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-religious-believers-is-causing-a-buzz-in-the-news-media-and-academic-cir/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/08/a-study-by-satoshi-kanazawa-of-the-london-school-of-economics-claiming-that-liberals-and-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-religious-believers-is-causing-a-buzz-in-the-news-media-and-academic-cir/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:19:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12149 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/08/a-study-by-satoshi-kanazawa-of-the-london-school-of-economics-claiming-that-liberals-and-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-religious-believers-is-causing-a-buzz-in-the-news-media-and-academic-cir/feed/ 0 Where do atheists come from? Time to accept that atheism, not god, is odd http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/04/atheists-time-accept-atheism-god-odd/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/04/atheists-time-accept-atheism-god-odd/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:53:56 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12053 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/04/atheists-time-accept-atheism-god-odd/feed/ 0 Ed Balls has tabled an amendment to his own bill to permit state-funded faith schools to teach Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) according to the tenets of the religion of the school, and to permit parents to withdraw their children from SRE altogether http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/19/11694/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/19/11694/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:56:41 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=11694 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/19/11694/feed/ 0 Michael Gove MP told BBC1′s Andrew Marr programme: “To my mind you cannot have a school which teaches creationism” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/14/michael-gove-mp-told-bbc1s-andrew-marr-programme-mind-school-teaches-creationism/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/14/michael-gove-mp-told-bbc1s-andrew-marr-programme-mind-school-teaches-creationism/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:19:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=11563 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/14/michael-gove-mp-told-bbc1s-andrew-marr-programme-mind-school-teaches-creationism/feed/ 45 Primary school children should be taught about obscure religions that believe plants have souls and the dead must be eaten by vultures, according to government guidance. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/02/primary-school-children-taught-obscure-religions-plants-souls-dead-eaten-vultures-government-guidance/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/02/primary-school-children-taught-obscure-religions-plants-souls-dead-eaten-vultures-government-guidance/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:34:08 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=11323 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/02/02/primary-school-children-taught-obscure-religions-plants-souls-dead-eaten-vultures-government-guidance/feed/ 3 According to the Telegraph, Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said that faith schools should be required to have anti-homophobic bullying policies in place. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/14/telegraph-nick-clegg-leader-liberal-democrats-faith-schools-required-antihomophobic-bullying-policies-place/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/14/telegraph-nick-clegg-leader-liberal-democrats-faith-schools-required-antihomophobic-bullying-policies-place/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:58:21 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=10573 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/14/telegraph-nick-clegg-leader-liberal-democrats-faith-schools-required-antihomophobic-bullying-policies-place/feed/ 0 Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, has said that children attending faith schools should be taught that homosexuality is “normal and harmless”. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/nick-clegg-liberal-democrat-leader-children-attending-faith-schools-taught-homosexuality-normal-harmless/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/nick-clegg-liberal-democrat-leader-children-attending-faith-schools-taught-homosexuality-normal-harmless/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:26 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=10527 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/nick-clegg-liberal-democrat-leader-children-attending-faith-schools-taught-homosexuality-normal-harmless/feed/ 3 Cristina Odone, (who has, at various times been editor of the Catholic Herald and deputy editor of the New Statesman), has a piece in the Telegraph entitled “Why does Labour hate faith schools?” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/cristina-odone-times-editor-catholic-herald-deputy-editor-statesman-piece-telegraph-entitled-labour-hate-faith-schools/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/cristina-odone-times-editor-catholic-herald-deputy-editor-statesman-piece-telegraph-entitled-labour-hate-faith-schools/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:59:58 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=10497 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/01/13/cristina-odone-times-editor-catholic-herald-deputy-editor-statesman-piece-telegraph-entitled-labour-hate-faith-schools/feed/ 0 The Rt Rev John Goddard, the Bishop of Burnley says a plan to open Britain’s largest Muslim all girls’ school in stoke a town still recovering from race riots eight years ago “makes him weep” and claims it risks creating tensions. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/23/the-rt-rev-john-goddard-the-bishop-of-burnley-says-a-plan-to-open-britain%e2%80%99s-largest-muslim-all-girls%e2%80%99-school-in-stoke-a-town-still-recovering-from-race-riots-eight-years-ago-as/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/23/the-rt-rev-john-goddard-the-bishop-of-burnley-says-a-plan-to-open-britain%e2%80%99s-largest-muslim-all-girls%e2%80%99-school-in-stoke-a-town-still-recovering-from-race-riots-eight-years-ago-as/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:40:25 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=10014 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/23/the-rt-rev-john-goddard-the-bishop-of-burnley-says-a-plan-to-open-britain%e2%80%99s-largest-muslim-all-girls%e2%80%99-school-in-stoke-a-town-still-recovering-from-race-riots-eight-years-ago-as/feed/ 3 The Supreme Court has ruled a Jewish school in London did act unlawfully by only offering places to pupils it considered to be ethnically Jewish. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/16/supreme-court-ruled-jewish-school-london-act-unlawfully-offering-places-pupils-considered-ethnically-jewish/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/16/supreme-court-ruled-jewish-school-london-act-unlawfully-offering-places-pupils-considered-ethnically-jewish/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:06:59 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9753 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/16/supreme-court-ruled-jewish-school-london-act-unlawfully-offering-places-pupils-considered-ethnically-jewish/feed/ 0 The government in Salzkotten, Germany, is sending the fathers of the children to jail for terms of one week because they have refused to turn their children over to school officials for mandated sex education classes. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/12/government-salzkotten-germany-sending-fathers-children-jail-terms-week-refused-turn-children-school-officials-mandated-sex-education-classes/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/12/government-salzkotten-germany-sending-fathers-children-jail-terms-week-refused-turn-children-school-officials-mandated-sex-education-classes/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:02:00 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9633 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/12/government-salzkotten-germany-sending-fathers-children-jail-terms-week-refused-turn-children-school-officials-mandated-sex-education-classes/feed/ 0 The nation’s primary schools are watering down Britain’s Christian identity for fear of offending other cultures, according to leading education professor Alan Smithers http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/10/nations-primary-schools-watering-britains-christian-identity-fear-offending-cultures-leading-education-professor-alan-smithers/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/10/nations-primary-schools-watering-britains-christian-identity-fear-offending-cultures-leading-education-professor-alan-smithers/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:14:23 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9553 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/10/nations-primary-schools-watering-britains-christian-identity-fear-offending-cultures-leading-education-professor-alan-smithers/feed/ 0 Open University Christianity survey for viewers of the BBC 4 History of Christianity audience http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/02/open-university-christianity-survey-for-viewers-of-the-bbc-4-history-of-christianity-audience/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/02/open-university-christianity-survey-for-viewers-of-the-bbc-4-history-of-christianity-audience/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:16:51 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9301 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/02/open-university-christianity-survey-for-viewers-of-the-bbc-4-history-of-christianity-audience/feed/ 3 Intelligent design should not excluded from the study of origins – Complex biological systems have not been explained by neo-Darwinian processes http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/01/intelligent-design-excluded-study-origins-complex-biological-systems-explained-neodarwinian-processes/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/01/intelligent-design-excluded-study-origins-complex-biological-systems-explained-neodarwinian-processes/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:11:51 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9254 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/12/01/intelligent-design-excluded-study-origins-complex-biological-systems-explained-neodarwinian-processes/feed/ 4 Secondary schools run by faith groups are better than non-religious schools at building community relations, research in England suggests. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/27/secondary-schools-run-faith-groups-nonreligious-schools-building-community-relations-research-england-suggests/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/27/secondary-schools-run-faith-groups-nonreligious-schools-building-community-relations-research-england-suggests/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:39:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9112 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/27/secondary-schools-run-faith-groups-nonreligious-schools-building-community-relations-research-england-suggests/feed/ 0 In a change to Government plans, officials will not be able to insist on one-on-one interviews with home-schooled children. But parents who block interviews may find that their children are forced to attend school. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/26/change-government-plans-officials-insist-oneonone-interviews-homeschooled-children-parents-block-interviews-find-children-forced-attend-school/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/26/change-government-plans-officials-insist-oneonone-interviews-homeschooled-children-parents-block-interviews-find-children-forced-attend-school/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9082 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/26/change-government-plans-officials-insist-oneonone-interviews-homeschooled-children-parents-block-interviews-find-children-forced-attend-school/feed/ 0 CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER WHO WARNED AGAINST RELATIVISM http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/25/christian-philosopher-warned-relativism/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/25/christian-philosopher-warned-relativism/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:16:11 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9053 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/25/christian-philosopher-warned-relativism/feed/ 2 Abusing Israel: The Fashionable Thing to Do & Gale Cengage Encyclopedia Uses Falsehoods to Equate Zionism and Racism http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/abusing-israel-fashionable-gale-cengage-encyclopedia-falsehoods-equate-zionism-racism/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/abusing-israel-fashionable-gale-cengage-encyclopedia-falsehoods-equate-zionism-racism/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:10 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9024 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/abusing-israel-fashionable-gale-cengage-encyclopedia-falsehoods-equate-zionism-racism/feed/ 0 Conservative plans to grant schools freedom from central control risk bringing the creationist doctrines of a “Religious Right” into the classroom, Ed Balls, the Education Secretary warned http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/conservative-plans-grant-schools-freedom-central-control-risk-bringing-creationist-doctrines-religious-classroom-ed-balls-education-secretary-warned/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/conservative-plans-grant-schools-freedom-central-control-risk-bringing-creationist-doctrines-religious-classroom-ed-balls-education-secretary-warned/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:43:42 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=9020 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/24/conservative-plans-grant-schools-freedom-central-control-risk-bringing-creationist-doctrines-religious-classroom-ed-balls-education-secretary-warned/feed/ 0 The government is facing criticism from the National Secular Society over claims that it allows faith schools to refuse jobs or promotion to staff with different, or no, spiritual beliefs. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/14/claims-that-it-allows-faith-schools-to-refuse-jobs-or-promotion-to-staff-with-different-or-no-spiritual-beliefs/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/14/claims-that-it-allows-faith-schools-to-refuse-jobs-or-promotion-to-staff-with-different-or-no-spiritual-beliefs/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:45:03 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8593 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/14/claims-that-it-allows-faith-schools-to-refuse-jobs-or-promotion-to-staff-with-different-or-no-spiritual-beliefs/feed/ 0 Whose authority? – Decisions on sex education and crucifixes in classrooms are highly illiberal intrusions into our lives and those of our children http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/authority-decisions-sex-education-crucifixes-classrooms-highly-illiberal-intrusions-lives-children/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/authority-decisions-sex-education-crucifixes-classrooms-highly-illiberal-intrusions-lives-children/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:51 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8286 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/authority-decisions-sex-education-crucifixes-classrooms-highly-illiberal-intrusions-lives-children/feed/ 1 The EU has barred crucifixes in Italian state schools. Are Nativity plays next? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/eu-barred-crucifixes-italian-state-schools-nativity-plays/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/eu-barred-crucifixes-italian-state-schools-nativity-plays/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:31:07 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8268 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/eu-barred-crucifixes-italian-state-schools-nativity-plays/feed/ 0 Increasing custody cases in Europe are proof that officials there have declared war against home schooling and parental rights, according to some residents. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/increasing-custody-cases-europe-proof-officials-declared-war-home-schooling-parental-rights-residents/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/increasing-custody-cases-europe-proof-officials-declared-war-home-schooling-parental-rights-residents/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:02:15 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8232 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/06/increasing-custody-cases-europe-proof-officials-declared-war-home-schooling-parental-rights-residents/feed/ 1 Media Education Headlines: Sex and drug lessons from age 5 & Sex education opt out is reduced http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/05/media-education-headlines-sex-and-drug-lessons-from-age-5-sex-education-opt-out-is-reduced/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/05/media-education-headlines-sex-and-drug-lessons-from-age-5-sex-education-opt-out-is-reduced/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:58 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8200 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/05/media-education-headlines-sex-and-drug-lessons-from-age-5-sex-education-opt-out-is-reduced/feed/ 0 A scheme encouraging schoolgirls as young as 11 to request the morning-after pill by text message is to be expanded. After an initial trial among six secondary schools, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) hopes to roll out the scheme across the county. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/03/scheme-encouraging-schoolgirls-young-11-request-morningafter-pill-text-message-expanded-initial-trial-secondary-schools-oxfordshire-primary-care-trust-pct-hopes-roll-scheme-county/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/03/scheme-encouraging-schoolgirls-young-11-request-morningafter-pill-text-message-expanded-initial-trial-secondary-schools-oxfordshire-primary-care-trust-pct-hopes-roll-scheme-county/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:24 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=8018 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/11/03/scheme-encouraging-schoolgirls-young-11-request-morningafter-pill-text-message-expanded-initial-trial-secondary-schools-oxfordshire-primary-care-trust-pct-hopes-roll-scheme-county/feed/ 0 Christian group banned from schools – Focus on the Family has been accused of vilifying homosexuality, and preaching religion to students without parental consent. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/31/christian-group-banned-schools-focus-family-accused-vilifying-homosexuality-preaching-religion-students-parental-consent/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/31/christian-group-banned-schools-focus-family-accused-vilifying-homosexuality-preaching-religion-students-parental-consent/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:04:58 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7797 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/31/christian-group-banned-schools-focus-family-accused-vilifying-homosexuality-preaching-religion-students-parental-consent/feed/ 0 Will an ignorant, but so-called racist, remark by a child of four be held against them for the rest of their life? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/29/ignorant-socalled-racist-remark-child-held-rest-life/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/29/ignorant-socalled-racist-remark-child-held-rest-life/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:41:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7702 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/29/ignorant-socalled-racist-remark-child-held-rest-life/feed/ 0 Is being a Jew a matter of bloodline or religious practice? The UK’s new Supreme Court is debating the subject this week, in a case that could have a wider impact on faith schools http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/jew-matter-bloodline-religious-practice-uks-supreme-court-debating-subject-week-case-wider-impact-faith-schools/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/jew-matter-bloodline-religious-practice-uks-supreme-court-debating-subject-week-case-wider-impact-faith-schools/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:57:54 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7488 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/jew-matter-bloodline-religious-practice-uks-supreme-court-debating-subject-week-case-wider-impact-faith-schools/feed/ 1 The British Humanist Association (BHA) has responded today to the findings of a survey for the British Council, conducted by Ipsos Mori, which found that 54% Briton’s agreed with the view that “Evolutionary theories should be taught in science lessons in schools together with other possible perspectives, such as intelligent design and creationism.” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/british-humanist-association-bha-responded-today-findings-survey-british-council-conducted-ipsos-mori-54-britons-agreed-view-evolutionary-theories-taught-science-lessons-schools-perspectives-intellig/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/british-humanist-association-bha-responded-today-findings-survey-british-council-conducted-ipsos-mori-54-britons-agreed-view-evolutionary-theories-taught-science-lessons-schools-perspectives-intellig/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:19:31 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7442 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/27/british-humanist-association-bha-responded-today-findings-survey-british-council-conducted-ipsos-mori-54-britons-agreed-view-evolutionary-theories-taught-science-lessons-schools-perspectives-intellig/feed/ 0 David Bebbington, professor of history at Scotland’s University of Stirling, delivered this year’s Deere Lecture at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, speaking on “Revivals, Revivalism and the Baptists.” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/23/david-bebbington-professor-history-scotlands-university-stirling-delivered-years-deere-lecture-golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary-speaking-revivals-revivalism-baptists/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/23/david-bebbington-professor-history-scotlands-university-stirling-delivered-years-deere-lecture-golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary-speaking-revivals-revivalism-baptists/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:25 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7173 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/23/david-bebbington-professor-history-scotlands-university-stirling-delivered-years-deere-lecture-golden-gate-baptist-theological-seminary-speaking-revivals-revivalism-baptists/feed/ 0 The Government is taking its powers “a step too far” if officials are allowed to question children without their parents present, warns a Daily Telegraph columnist. Philip Johnston, writing about new proposals for controlling home-schooling families, said parents should oppose the “pied pipers of Whitehall”. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/government-powers-step-officials-allowed-question-children-parents-present-warns-daily-telegraph-columnist-philip-johnston-writing-proposals-controlling-homeschooling-families-parents-oppose-pied-pipe/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/government-powers-step-officials-allowed-question-children-parents-present-warns-daily-telegraph-columnist-philip-johnston-writing-proposals-controlling-homeschooling-families-parents-oppose-pied-pipe/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:52:57 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7146 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/government-powers-step-officials-allowed-question-children-parents-present-warns-daily-telegraph-columnist-philip-johnston-writing-proposals-controlling-homeschooling-families-parents-oppose-pied-pipe/feed/ 0 Independent faith schools must ensure all resources used to teach about other religions are accurate, inspectors say. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/independent-faith-schools-ensure-resources-teach-religions-accurate-inspectors/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/independent-faith-schools-ensure-resources-teach-religions-accurate-inspectors/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:06:22 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7094 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/independent-faith-schools-ensure-resources-teach-religions-accurate-inspectors/feed/ 0 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has launched an extraordinary attack on the “oppressive” system of state education in England. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/archbishop-canterbury-dr-rowan-williams-launched-extraordinary-attack-oppressive-system-state-education-england/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/archbishop-canterbury-dr-rowan-williams-launched-extraordinary-attack-oppressive-system-state-education-england/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:55 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7079 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/archbishop-canterbury-dr-rowan-williams-launched-extraordinary-attack-oppressive-system-state-education-england/feed/ 0 BBC slurs evangelicals in home school debate – Some evangelical parents need monitoring by the state because they may ‘intimidate’ their children with ideas about God, sin and hell, a BBC radio host Roger Bolton said. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/bbc-slurs-evangelicals-home-school-debate-evangelical-parents-monitoring-state-intimidate-children-ideas-god-sin-hell-bbc-radio-host-roger-bolton/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/bbc-slurs-evangelicals-home-school-debate-evangelical-parents-monitoring-state-intimidate-children-ideas-god-sin-hell-bbc-radio-host-roger-bolton/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:30:02 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=7030 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/21/bbc-slurs-evangelicals-home-school-debate-evangelical-parents-monitoring-state-intimidate-children-ideas-god-sin-hell-bbc-radio-host-roger-bolton/feed/ 0 Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Zoo http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/20/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-zoo/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/20/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-zoo/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:21:32 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6954 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/20/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-zoo/feed/ 3 Multi-culturalism has reached new heights in the London boroughs of Waltham Forest and Newham. Both councils require all state schools under their control to close, not just for Easter and Christmas, but also for the Muslim religious holiday of Eid-Ul-Fitr, the Hindu celebration of Diwali, and the Sikh commemoration of the birthday of Guru Nanak, the religion’s founder. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/18/multiculturalism-reached-heights-london-boroughs-waltham-forest-newham-councils-require-state-schools-control-close-easter-christmas-muslim-religious-holiday-eidulfitr-hindu-celebration-diwali-sikh-co/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/18/multiculturalism-reached-heights-london-boroughs-waltham-forest-newham-councils-require-state-schools-control-close-easter-christmas-muslim-religious-holiday-eidulfitr-hindu-celebration-diwali-sikh-co/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:06:41 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6855 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/18/multiculturalism-reached-heights-london-boroughs-waltham-forest-newham-councils-require-state-schools-control-close-easter-christmas-muslim-religious-holiday-eidulfitr-hindu-celebration-diwali-sikh-co/feed/ 0 Professor Robin Alexander, head of the Cambridge Primary Review says the current system of primary education is ‘squeezing the curriculum’ and suggests we need to ask whether formal schooling should start later. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/17/professor-robin-alexander-head-cambridge-primary-review-current-system-primary-education-squeezing-curriculum-suggests-formal-schooling-start/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/17/professor-robin-alexander-head-cambridge-primary-review-current-system-primary-education-squeezing-curriculum-suggests-formal-schooling-start/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:07:53 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6804 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/17/professor-robin-alexander-head-cambridge-primary-review-current-system-primary-education-squeezing-curriculum-suggests-formal-schooling-start/feed/ 0 The Department for Children, Schools and Families published a consultation on home schooling. Please respond in order to preserve the freedoms of those parents who wish to educate their children at home. The closing date is Monday, 19th October 2009. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/16/department-children-schools-families-published-consultation-home-schooling-respond-order-preserve-freedoms-parents-educate-children-home-closing-date-monday-19th-october-2009/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/16/department-children-schools-families-published-consultation-home-schooling-respond-order-preserve-freedoms-parents-educate-children-home-closing-date-monday-19th-october-2009/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:15:50 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6730 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/16/department-children-schools-families-published-consultation-home-schooling-respond-order-preserve-freedoms-parents-educate-children-home-closing-date-monday-19th-october-2009/feed/ 1 Following student protests, the University of Sheffield in England decided to not close the department of biblical studies. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/15/student-protests-university-sheffield-england-decided-close-department-biblical-studies/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/15/student-protests-university-sheffield-england-decided-close-department-biblical-studies/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:41:55 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6670 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/15/student-protests-university-sheffield-england-decided-close-department-biblical-studies/feed/ 0 Children as young as four are to become the youngest in Scotland to be given sex education lessons under a new curriculum from Glasgow City Council. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/children-young-youngest-scotland-sex-education-lessons-curriculum-glasgow-city-council/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/children-young-youngest-scotland-sex-education-lessons-curriculum-glasgow-city-council/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:23:37 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6308 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/children-young-youngest-scotland-sex-education-lessons-curriculum-glasgow-city-council/feed/ 0 Keep families free – The Christian Institute http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/families-free-christian-institute/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/families-free-christian-institute/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:35:18 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6300 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/08/families-free-christian-institute/feed/ 0 A spokesman for the Catholic Church has compared a Scottish government plan to set up sex clinics in all secondary schools to “pouring petrol on a fire.” http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/07/spokesman-catholic-church-compared-scottish-government-plan-set-sex-clinics-secondary-schools-pouring-petrol-fire/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/07/spokesman-catholic-church-compared-scottish-government-plan-set-sex-clinics-secondary-schools-pouring-petrol-fire/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:26:56 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6251 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/07/spokesman-catholic-church-compared-scottish-government-plan-set-sex-clinics-secondary-schools-pouring-petrol-fire/feed/ 0 Every Scottish secondary school should have a sex clinic, the Scottish Government has announced. The Roman Catholic Church has strongly criticised the move saying it is “arguably the most counterproductive development in public health ever seen”. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/06/scottish-secondary-school-sex-clinic-scottish-government-announced-roman-catholic-church-strongly-criticised-move-arguably-counterproductive-development-public-health/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/06/scottish-secondary-school-sex-clinic-scottish-government-announced-roman-catholic-church-strongly-criticised-move-arguably-counterproductive-development-public-health/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:48:55 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=6202 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/06/scottish-secondary-school-sex-clinic-scottish-government-announced-roman-catholic-church-strongly-criticised-move-arguably-counterproductive-development-public-health/feed/ 0 Unnoticed Anniversary: Rome Fell 1600 Years Ago; Greeks Beat Persians 2500 Years Ago, Lessons for the Present? http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/30/unnoticed-anniversary-rome-fell-1600-years-greeks-beat-persians-2500-years-lessons-present/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/30/unnoticed-anniversary-rome-fell-1600-years-greeks-beat-persians-2500-years-lessons-present/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:34:14 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=5981 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/30/unnoticed-anniversary-rome-fell-1600-years-greeks-beat-persians-2500-years-lessons-present/feed/ 1 Atheists angry over Christian intro to Darwin’s book – Well-known Christian author and evangelist (Ray Comfort) says atheists are up in arms over a planned book giveaway at universities nationwide this November. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/29/atheists-angry-christian-intro-darwins-book-wellknown-christian-author-evangelist-ray-comfort-atheists-arms-planned-book-giveaway-universities-nationwide-november/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/29/atheists-angry-christian-intro-darwins-book-wellknown-christian-author-evangelist-ray-comfort-atheists-arms-planned-book-giveaway-universities-nationwide-november/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:12:04 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=5921 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/29/atheists-angry-christian-intro-darwins-book-wellknown-christian-author-evangelist-ray-comfort-atheists-arms-planned-book-giveaway-universities-nationwide-november/feed/ 0 Sex education should include teaching children about sexual pleasure in order to cut teenage pregnancies, according to an influential lobby group. The Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group (TPIAG) was involved in pushing for the compulsory sex education lessons to be rolled out in primary and secondary schools next year. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/sex-education-include-teaching-children-sexual-pleasure-order-cut-teenage-pregnancies-influential-lobby-group-teenage-pregnancy-independent-advisory-group-tpiag-involved-pushing-compulsory-sex-educati/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/sex-education-include-teaching-children-sexual-pleasure-order-cut-teenage-pregnancies-influential-lobby-group-teenage-pregnancy-independent-advisory-group-tpiag-involved-pushing-compulsory-sex-educati/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:21:13 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=5865 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/sex-education-include-teaching-children-sexual-pleasure-order-cut-teenage-pregnancies-influential-lobby-group-teenage-pregnancy-independent-advisory-group-tpiag-involved-pushing-compulsory-sex-educati/feed/ 0 During a meeting with academics held at the famous Castle of Prague Sunday evening, Pope Benedict called professors and students to exercise academic freedom as a gift that must bring them to know and proclaim the truth. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/meeting-academics-held-famous-castle-prague-sunday-evening-pope-benedict-called-professors-students-exercise-academic-freedom-gift-bring-proclaim-truth/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/meeting-academics-held-famous-castle-prague-sunday-evening-pope-benedict-called-professors-students-exercise-academic-freedom-gift-bring-proclaim-truth/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:56:10 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=5817 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/28/meeting-academics-held-famous-castle-prague-sunday-evening-pope-benedict-called-professors-students-exercise-academic-freedom-gift-bring-proclaim-truth/feed/ 0 Quebec Bishops ‘Concerned’ With Compulsory Course in Relativism, Will Continue ‘Monitoring’ – “On our part, we will continue, as we said we would, to carefully monitor the ERC program and its implementation,” they state. http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/25/quebec-bishops-concerned-compulsory-relativism-continue-monitoring-part-continue-carefully-monitor-erc-program-implementation-state/ http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/25/quebec-bishops-concerned-compulsory-relativism-continue-monitoring-part-continue-carefully-monitor-erc-program-implementation-state/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:51:38 +0000 webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=5672 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/09/25/quebec-bishops-concerned-compulsory-relativism-continue-monitoring-part-continue-carefully-monitor-erc-program-implementation-state/feed/ 0