Category: Education
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Claiming that ‘homosexuals are invading the Church’ is not homophobic, bleats sacked evangelical lecturer
Dr Aaron Edwards, above, a father of five, was dismissed for misconduct by Cliff College, a Methodist college in Derbyshire, after he was accused of bringing the college into disrepute on Twitter. He now making suing noises. EDWARDS, 37, is “considering his legal options” and believes the college has discriminated against him by breaching its…
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‘Call me a Nazi’, says pastor who vows to rid Texas of all ‘immoral’ books
IN 2014, blowhard Baptist preacher Rick Scarborough, above, said God would be justified to nuke America for having gay ambassadors. A year later the self-declared “Christocrat” vowed to set himself on fire if same-sex marriage was legalised – and he urged like-minded pastors to shoot themselves if such a horror were ever to befall the…
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Attendance at religious classes in Victoria slumps by a stupendous 99 percent
A WHILE back the state did a very smart thing. It scrapped religious education from schol classes. Now the non-mandatory classes, called Special Religious Instruction (SRI)— are held during lunchtime and before and after school. The move, according The Age, has seen attendances at these classes plummet by 99 percent in a decade. This is…
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Being gay is a ‘choice’ says Christian mother who is suing a London school
Recent comments Central London County Court is expected to rule soon on a case brought against Heavers Farm Primary School in Croydon. Izzy Montague, above, alleges that her son, aged four, was “forced” into taking part in an LGBT+ event in 2018 and claims that being gay is a “choice.” The bigot’s case, which began…
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Row erupts over a pig’s ‘penis’ at a Michigan school
Back in 2010 all hell broke loose at an Oklahoma Catholic Church—St. Charles Borromeo—over a crucifix that many claimed was obscene. Now something similar has occurred in Michigan where a schoolgirl, aged 11, was traumatised after being accused by an art teacher of drawing a pig with ‘boy parts’. JUST when I a thought I’d…
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Catholic Church snooper found a photo of a teacher kissing her girlfriend. She’s now out of a job
All Souls Catholic School in Englewood, Colorado, found Maggie Barton, inset above, ‘unfit’ to teach kids for leading a lifestyle contrary Catholic teaching. THE photo that got Barton, 32, sacked was kept secret and never posted on social media for fear of repercussions. But she underestimated the lengths the RCC will go to to stick…
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Why is worship in schools still mandatory when religious belief among the young in the UK is plummeting?
Images via Pexels LUDICROUS as it may seem, each pupil attending a community, foundation or voluntary school in England is required to take part in an act of collective worship each school day. This, despite the fact that more than 50 percent of young people—the baby boomers, the millennials and generation Z—are all turning away…
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Acclaimed novel prompted Florida teacher to start a campaign against ‘objectionable’ school books
Screenshot of Vicki Baggett via Facebook/Studio 850 When meddling Vicki Baggett, an English teacher at Northview High School in Florida, began whining about the acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower, little did she realise there would be a blowback that includes allegations that she’s a racist who opposes interracial marriage for biblical reasons. Last…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist 