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Teacher Left Out in the “Cold”
Let’s face it, most of us respond, “Bless You” to a sneeze simply because it’s a tradition, not because of any religious reasons. I’ve always wondered why one gets a “Bless You” for a sneeze but...
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I Thought Christmas Was About Good Will?
I thought Christmas was about family, community, good will, acceptance, tolerance and togetherness. Turns out I was wrong. Should a teacher have told her class that Santa doesn’t exist? Of course...
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Teacher Fired For Having a Baby Through Artificial Insemination
I understand that teachers in a religious school cannot be “seen” to have radically opposed views to the school they are teaching at. For instance, I am not opposed to a religious school requesting...
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Should Schools Be Allowed to Fire Pregnant Unmarried Teachers?
I believe that religious schools, within reason, should be allowed to enforce extra regulations on their staff as they see fit. This is of course provided that the staff are made fully aware of the...
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Filling Our Children With Hate and Negativity
This picture makes me worry about the rising number of extremists and their indoctrination of our precious young. Our children need to see the positive aspects of humanity and be reminded of all the...
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Why Are Parents Defending this Sick Priest?
Playing sexualised games is indefensible, yet the parents of these children disagree: A police investigation has been launched after a series of disturbing photos emerged showing schoolchildren...
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No Wonder Children Are Not Buying Into Religion
I am not Christian but I respect the great work Christianity has done in charity and support for the sick, aged and homeless. That is why I am bewildered that a religion with acts of kindness as its...
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Students are Continually Treated Like Prisoners
One of my biggest goals since entering teaching was that my students appreciate my classes enough to actually want to attend them. My dream is to have my students wake up on a school morning and say:...
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Should Non-Muslim Teachers Be Forced to Wear a Hijab?
This story is making waves in Australia at the moment. I have no problem with a school making its teachers wear a hijab on condition of employment. However, if a teacher has been working without a...
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It is Shameful to Claim that Paedophilia is NOT a Crime
This comment does no good for the Catholic institution and the cardinal should be in the very least disciplined for his misguided comments: A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis has...
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The Quality Most Parents Want to Teach Their Children
A very interesting survey asks, What is the quality most parents want to teach their children? The Pew Research Center study on parenting attitudes sampled more than 3000 adults who were asked to...
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