SCOTUS to Hear Arguments on Students Using State Aid to Attend Christian Schools
SCOTUS is set to hear oral arguments in a case from Maine about whether students can use state aid to attend religious schools.
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British Parents Removing Children from Lessons on Islam, Report Finds
A report that found that parents in Essex are removing their children from lessons on Islam and school trips to mosques.
School that Taught God Only Saved Muslims on Noah’s Ark First Fined for Operating Illegally
The leaders of an “Islamic learning centre,” that taught only Muslim were saved by God, have become the first-ever in the UK convicted for operating an illegal and unregistered school in England.
Erdogan: Islamic Education Will Forge ‘Pious Generation’ to Build ‘New Civilization’ for Turkey
Turkey was long renowned for its secular government, a modern state guided by the vision of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk when he built the Republic of Turkey from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire in the early years of the last century.
School Sets Homework Making Pupils ‘Write to Family About Your Conversion to Islam’
A father has refused to allow his 12-year-old daughter to do a school homework assignment – which is “in line with the National Curriculum” – asking her to write a letter to her family telling them she has converted to Islam.
Islamic Groups Sue Regional Government to get More Influence in Schools
Two Islamic associations are suing the regional government of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) to have more of a say in Islamic religious studies in government-funded schools.
Church of England Spokesman: ‘Children Should Be Forced to Learn About Islam’
The Church of England has called for parents to lose the right to withdraw their children from religious education classes – because some parents are apparently using it to pull their children out of lessons on Islam.
China Tells Citizens to Report Parents Who ‘Lure’ Kids into Religion
In a new set of education rules, the Chinese Communist Party is urging citizens to spy on their neighbors and report parents who raise their children in a religious faith or have them attend religious services.
Religious Education Under Strain As Secular and Religious Interests Clash
Religious education (RE) in Ireland is seen as a “doss” subject as it struggles to maintain relevance amid a cultural clash between the religious and the secular, a new report has claimed. However, members of the Catholic Church have cast doubt upon
New Report Calls for Abolition of Religious Education in Favour of Lessons on “Morality”
The former Labour education secretary Charles Clarke has called for the abolition of Christian assemblies in British schools as part of a radical reform of the relationship between schools and religion. He would also like to see religious education replaced
Students Publicly Humiliated by School Because Parents Refused Permission for Mosque Visit
Ten young children who were pulled out of a school trip to a mosque by their parents have been publicly humiliated by their school in Cornwall. The children, aged between eight and 11, were singled out in assembly and made
