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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]