Funding Granted for New Religion Syllabus in England
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
The Religious Education Council of England and Wales has just been granted 150,000 pounds to develop a new syllabus for religion classes in schools.
The new curriculum will include other non-religious world views such as ‘humanism’.
The Curriculum and Assessment Bill which recently passed, will change the term “religious education” to “religion, values and ethics”.
Thousands of pounds of funding for a new syllabus, has been provided by the Templeton World Charity Foundation – an organisation which says its mission is to fund “research on what it means to be human.”
Jordan and Gwendolyn Janzen welcomed their rainbow baby this week, a son. (Supplied)
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The snow is melting (finally), new life came into the world, and Manitobans are trying to actively spread joy and positivity throughout the province.
Among the $6.4 million that the federal government is issuing to 24 community-based agencies to deliver enhanced supports and services to victims of crime, the Portage Bear Clan is getting $99,000.
Bear Clan executive director Manon Timshel says it feels quite good to have been notified of their approval. It s darn good, especially since I accidentally deleted all the grant work on my first draft, then I had to redo it, says Timshel. We really got down to the crunch-wire and we weren t sure if we were going to be able to make it, but our team pulled together and we got approved. So, we re really, really excited.
Thursday, April 15th, 2021
A church leader in the UK has revealed, Prince Philip encouraged the Queen to talk more about her Christian faith in her Christmas broadcasts.
Rev. Professor Ian Bradley told Premier Christian News, Prince Philip really encouraged the Queen to talk about her own faith in the broadcasts.
Since the year 2000 the Queen has spoken very movingly about her own Christian faith.
The Duke explained that prior to this, the presentation was more like a travelogue of where the family had been.
Mr Bradley who was a visiting preacher for the Queen and Duke, described Prince Philip as having a wonderful knowledge of the Bible and a deep interest in theology.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in Downing Street on April 09, 2021, in London, United Kingdom. | Pippa Fowles/No 10 Downing Street via Getty Images
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured that pastors will not face criminal charges for counseling individuals seeking help with unwanted same-sex attraction as Parliament seeks to ban so-called conversion therapy.
In a March 27 letter responding to concerns raised by the Evangelical Alliance and its 3,500 member churches that clergy might potentially face criminal prosecution, the prime minister said: As the Government made clear in 2018, when we first made our commitment to end conversion therapy, we will continue to allow adults to receive appropriate pastoral support (including prayer), in churches and other religious settings, in the exploration of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Duke of Edinburgh encouraged Queen Elizabeth to publicly share her faith Written by CHVN Wednesday, Apr 14 2021, 6:53 AM The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II were married for 73 years. (The Royal Family/Creative Commons)
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As Prince Philip s funeral nears, people are reflecting on his faith and how he encouraged the Queen in sharing her own faith with others.
Rev. Professor Ian Bradley, the author of the book
God Save the Queen, told Premier Christian News that the Duke was “extremely interested in theology” and “had a wonderful knowledge of the Bible.”
Bradley said that Prince Philip used to take notes of the sermons and then asked the preachers challenging questions about them.