Church of England reaffirms commitment to education

The Church of England has said it expects to create 200 more schools over the next five years, as it set out its vision for its role in education.

In a new report, the Church says its schools must maintain their distinctive Christian character in an increasingly fragmented education system.

Church schools must stand firm amid attacks from secular groups against faith-based schooling, the report adds.

The National Secular Society said religion was for the home, not school.

The Church of England (CofE) is responsible for more than 4,800 primary and secondary schools, educating more than a million pupils.

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Bobseeks

Christian based schools may be the only way to save civilzation from the onslaught of atheist/lieberls whose goal is to indoctrinate rather than educate. Having dealt with the products of the public indoctrination centers (fka "schools") to some degree over the past few years I believe these indocrination centers are a clear and present danger to western civilization due to the fact that they are controlled by atheist/lieberal/unionists who see their mission as turning the schools into factories that turn out witless zombies who believe the lies of darwin, accept lieberal dogma as truth, are incapable of critical thinking, actually believe what they read in the Huffington Post, and who despise anything of GOD. We can see the results in the violence, sloth, selfishness,lying, and general depravity in our society. In a few years, our world will look like vision of Geoge Orwell and public mis-education will have played a large part in getting us there.
- Chris
  
  These Anglican schools are NOTHING like American fundamentalist schools. They have to follow the normal school rules. They are not exempt from discipline requirements. They generally provide a good education that is based on science. They do not hate gays. They do not evangelize. They teach Christian ethics not dogma.
  - keyboardshark
    
    In other words, they are wishy-washy imitations of secular schools rather than being distinctly Christian with Christian world-views, doctrine and morality.
    - Chris P
      
      And they produce knowledgeable and well balanced students as against flaming morons. The following video describes fundamentalist schools.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5U4prBnQss&fe…
      - keyboardshark
        
        That is not anything like Christian schools, Chris. Christian schools do not drag people behind ATV's or whatever other nonsense they are talking about. What does a "religious bootcamp", as named in the video, have to do with Christian schools? It figures it is from atheist Richard Dawkins group, so we can be sure it is unbiased (note sarcasm).
        
        I'm not about to watch the entire 33 minutes of malarkey. I doubt you even have a clue as to what a Christian school is or what they teach, other than the caricature version presented by this video. It is the secular public schools, complete with liberal social indoctrination including homosexuality, promiscuity, historical revisionism, atheism, and evolution that is producing the morons.
- msjallen
  
  The teaching of children starts at home and the schools should never be the ones we should depend on to make our country great. Our schools have degenerated to teaching liberal lies and we as parents have to be on the alert everyday to help our children counter those lies by starting with our children at a very young age what the Bible teaches and how to relate it to our daily lives. Of course, we as parents have to be their example. We have done this and even with all our mistakes our children have turned out to be good Christian conservatives and are teaching their children the same way.
  Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old (mature), he will not depart from it.
Wendy

I am thrilled. Europe is becoming more and more secular, and with more and more Muslim integration. In order to survive, Christian schools can help maintain their country's Christian foundations. I hope and pray Christian Schools do well and survive and teach true Christian doctrine.
- Chris
  
  There is no such thing as "True" Christian doctrine
  - Bobseeks
    
    Liar.
    - Chris P
      
      Really – Mr Knowitall – which is the universally accepted definition of true Christian Doctrine. WHICH BIBLE?
      
      I presume you cannot to get everybody to agree with you so you certainly are the liar.
  - keyboardshark
    
    It's called "The Bible", Chris.
    - Chris P
      
      Which one?
      - http://rationalresponses.blogspot.com/ Jeff Dixon
        
        Every version of Christianity believes it is the correct one. And they all believe the other versions are wrong. Chris is correct. There is not one version accepted by all Christians.
      - msjallen
        
        Only the original languages of Hebrew and Greek are the "true" Words of God; every translation have mistakes made by man. This is why those who teach the Word of God need to know the original languages to teach the Bible correctly using ICE:
        Our pastor teaches from the original languages of Hebrew and Greek using ICE:
        I= isagogics, the interpretation of scripture with its framework of historical setting or prophetical environment.
        C=categorical, communication of scripture – comparing scripture with scripture which results in Biblical systematic theology. Theological nomenclature must be assigned to give retention of categories.
        E=exegesis, the expository approach to scriptures and based on the analysis of the grammar, etymology, syntax of the scripture. Every verse must be correctly translated so it can be accurately interpreted. Must be interpreted in the time of writing. This is to determine under the ministry of God the Holy Spirit the exact thought of any given writer under any given context.
      - http://rationalresponses.blogspot.com/ Jeff Dixon
        
        And of course, this exact method has rendered the one perfect translation. (eyes roll)
      - keyboardshark
        
        The King James translation is the most faithfully translated version we have now in circulation. Here's why:
        http://www.biblebelievers.com/Grady/Final_Authori…
Jim

Williams needs to learn a few things before he starts any Church schools and that is that homosexuality is not compatible with Christian teaching. You know the Bible speaks out against that sort of beahvior. Which means you can't have homosexuals being priests or priestesses.
- Chris P
  
  Yes and the bible says a load of other ridiculous garbage too that you don't abide by. Hypocrite.