Does God Have A Future In The Classroom

A debate about faith and education on 3 March at the National Assembly for Wales.

01 March 2010

Does God have a place in the Welsh classroom?

This provocative question is being debated at the National Assembly of Wales’ Ty Hywel building on 3 March at 1200.

Hosted by the National Assembly for Wales’ Cross Party Group on Faith, the event will be chaired by Darren Millar AM for Clwyd West. The main speaker will be Bishop Gregory of St.Asaph and the debate will be of particular interest to anyone concerned about the relationship between religion and education.

Jim Stewart, National Liaison Officer for Evangelical Alliance Wales said: “In the week that we celebrate St.David’s Day, this is crucial subject in the development of education in modern Wales. This nation has been profoundly influenced both by the Bible and innumerable outstanding Christian leaders, so we need to get this right for our children and young people.

“The signs are promising. Ed Balls, the UK government’s Children’s Secretary has recently signalled that faith schools in England will be allowed to give their own perspective on sex education in parallel with the national curriculum.”

The debate will take place on 3 March at Ty Hywel, starting at 1200 and finish at 1.30pm. For further information please contact Jim Stewart on j.stewart@eauk.org or ring him on 07921 080 464.

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