All Religious Education articles
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OpinionReligious Education and LGBT lessons: Why the Supreme Court is falling for a dangerous double standard
Northern Ireland’s Christian-based curriculum breaches human rights law, according to a new Supreme Court ruling. And yet similar challenges to LGBT teaching have repeatedly failed, notes Christian Concern lawyer Roger Kiska — an inconsistency he says reveals a troubling double standard
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OpinionReligious Education in Northern Ireland is under the spotlight. But Christians need not panic
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has declared Christian-focused religious education in Northern Ireland state schools unlawful, yet Peter Lynas says there are grounds for hope. The way we teach the faith may need to change, but our right to communicate the Gospel remains unhindered, he says
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OpinionChristian schools in Australia are under attack
Legislators are questioning the right of faith schools in Australia to recruit staff that hold orthodox Christian views. Stephen McAlpine explains why he believes this is an attack on religious freedom
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OpinionRishi is wrong. Maths isn’t missing from children’s education, RE is
The prime minister has called for all pupils in England to study some form of maths up until the age of 18. But Rev George Pitcher believes education should help children to understand the world they live in – and numbers can only go so far in doing that
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OpinionThe BBC may be trying to silence us but we’re proud to be pro-life
Why did the BBC recently remove references to the oldest pro-life campaign group in the world, asks Alithea Williams.
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OpinionNorthern Ireland says Christian-focused RE is unlawful. Even the Church agrees reform is needed
The requirement for schools in Northern Ireland to provide Christian religious education at the exclusion of other faiths breaches human rights legislation, the High Court has ruled. Dr Andrew Brown says the Church may welcome the decision
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OpinionSo a comedian walks into a parliamentary debate on religious education... But it’s no laughing matter
In a world of increasingly polarised views, teaching RE well has many benefits. Yet it has been removed from school performance measures, received no government funding for five years and despite recruitment targets being missed, training bursaries for RE teachers have been scrapped. Paul Kerensa went to parliament to make his case
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OpinionOxford University apologised for hosting a Christian event. But was it really an attack on religious freedom?
Protecting free speech in universities is crucial, says Cambridge lecturer Gemma Simmonds. But while Christians still have the right to preach the gospel, they’d do well to remember Jesus’ overriding law of love
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OpinionTeenagers want to study religion, but hundreds of schools don’t offer RE
One-third of secondary schools do not provide RE for their 14-16-year-olds. The subject has been neglected for too long, and more investment is needed from the government, says RE teacher Ben Wood
