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Two small asks and one big one!

Two small asks and one big one!

by Jac Tomlins · Nov 9, 2015

This week the same-sex adoption legislation will be voted on in the Victorian state parliament. That makes me anxious. The Australian Christian Lobby has launched a full-blown attack on the Safe School’s Coalition. That makes me anxious too. And next year we will almost definitely have to face a plebiscite on marriage equality and that […]

Filed Under: Marriage Equality, Rainbow families, Religion, School and education Tagged With: Australian Equality Party, change.org, Equality Party, Safe Schools Coalition

One small school, one big problem

by Jac Tomlins · Sep 30, 2014

This week I received a request to sign a petition. These days petitions appear on my desk fairly regularly as I’m sure they do on yours; about as often as the kids come home with nits, in fact. (Sorry, it’s been that sort of week.) Some petitions I sign, some I don’t. Some are effective, […]

Filed Under: Religion, School and education Tagged With: Campbells Creek Primary School, Chaplaincy, NSCP

Removing Special Religious Instruction from your school: A ‘How to’ guide

by Jac Tomlins · Jun 18, 2014

Last week the principal of my children’s local, state primary school sent home a letter explaining to parents that the Special Religious Instruction (SRI) program would finish at the end of this semester. This was something I had been working towards for some time and so the news was very welcome. In this blog, I […]

Filed Under: Rainbow families, Religion, School and education Tagged With: Access Ministries, Kew Primary School, Special Religious Instruction

Kew Primary School ends Special Religious Instruction

by Jac Tomlins · Jun 18, 2014

One parent’s crusade?…A David and Goliath battle?…Blow your trumpet loud enough and walls come tumbling down! This week the principal of Kew Primary School (KPS) sent a letter to all parents announcing the end of Special Religious Instruction (SRI). Here’s the letter on my fridge! (Actually, I photocopied a few extra just for the hell […]

Filed Under: Rainbow families, Religion, School and education Tagged With: Access Ministries, Kew Primary School, Special Religious Instruction

Special Religious Instruction: A letter to School Council

by Jac Tomlins · May 6, 2014

Last month I wrote a blog about Special Religious Instruction at my kids’ local state primary school. The blog generated lots of schoolyard discussion which was fantastic. I had some great conversations with parents of different faiths – Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, Anglican – and parents of no faith. The overwhelming sense I got from these […]

Filed Under: Religion, School and education Tagged With: Access Ministries, Fairness in Religion in Schools, Special Religious Instruction

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