Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section) Herald-Sun: February 15, 2011, page 32, comment by Susie O'Brien, `Expel God from class'. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/expel-god-from-class/story-fn56aaiq-1226005967355 The Age: March 24, 2011, page 3, news item by Barney Zwartz, `Religious study contested'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/religious-study-contested-20110323-1c6se.html The Age: March 29, 2011, page 12, letters, incl, `The search for fulfilment / Misleading messages / Pointing to a better way / No place in our schools'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/the-search-for-fulfilment-20110328-1cdeh.html The Age: March 27, 2011, page 1, news item by Michael Bachelard, `Backlash as God forced into schools'. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/backlash-as-god-forced-into-schools-20110326-1cb7c.html The Age: March 27, 2011, page 12, letters, incl, `Church and state must be separate / Colonial ring to policy / Moral codes are cruel'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/church-and-state-must-be-separate-20110327-1cbtr.html The Age: April 11, 2011, page 11, comment by Barney Zwartz, `Why Christianity should be taught, properly, in our schools'. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/why-christianity-should-be-taught-properly-in-our-schools-20110410-1d9bb.html The Age: April 10, page 16, letters incl, `Double-think defence / As a Jewish child in a state school / Teach humanism instead / Have those who want RE opt in'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/doublethink-defence-20110409-1d8tu.html The Age: April 10, page 5, news item by Michael Bachelard, `Anger at schools' Christian "bias"'. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/anger-at-schools-christian-bias-20110409-1d8kw.html The Age: April 8, 2011, page 12, editorial, `RE must not be an exercise in faith'. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/re-must-not-be-an-exercise-in-faith-20110407-1d65e.html The Age: April 8, 2011, page 5, news item by Jewel Topsfield, `Victoria to increase funds for Christian classes'. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/state-to-increase-funds-for-christian-classes-20110407-1d698.html The Age: April 7, 2011, page 7, news item by Barney Zwartz, `Academics call for review of school religious teaching'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/academics-call-for-review-of-school-religious-teaching-20110406-1d4h5.html The Age: April 5, 2011, page 12, letters, incl, `Secular approach good for us all / So, who made God? / We cannot ignore religion'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/secular-approach-good-for-us-all-20110404-1cyqn.html The Age: April 4, 2011, page 11, comment by Jewel Topsfield, `The lesson for today is: let us get God out of the classroom'. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/let-us-get-god-out-of-the-classroom-20110403-1ct2t.html?comments=210 The Age: April 3, 2011, page 17, comment by Evonne Paddison, `Religious instruction teaches much more than faith'. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/religious-instruction-teaches-much-more-than-faith-20110402-1csfy.html The Age: April 18, 2011, page 3, news item (photo) by Jewel Topsfield, `Call to teach students the ethos of all religions'. http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/call-to-teach-students-the-ethos-of-all-religions-20110417-1djt3.html |