Tags: School evangelism
Child evangelism isn’t charitable
Religious organisations with a focus on evangelising and converting children are exploitative and potentially harmful.... Read More »
Schools aren’t there to save the church
The Church of England's new evangelical missional strategy should lead us to question its entitlement to proselytise... Read More »
Faith groups should practice without preaching when helping the vulnerable
As a report shows some religious groups are helping survivors of modern slavery without proselytising, Megan Manson... Read More »
I was concerned about proselytisation on a school trip – and the school listened
Sometimes concerns regarding religious interference in education can be easily resolved, simply through clear and... Read More »
A Christian theatre company promoted abstinence in my daughter’s school. It was worth challenging it
A parent says it was important to challenge a school's decision to invite a Christian charity to perform a show with... Read More »
The David and Goliath battle in our schools: parents versus religion
As NSS research highlights a systemic bias against secular schooling, Megan Manson explores the tactics used by religion... Read More »
A parent’s perspective: collective worship and evangelism in schools
Even where parents have the option of a community school, securing a secular education can be difficult. One parent... Read More »
The Church, gratitude and the erosion of innocence
A parent writes about the problem of innocuous children's activities run with a hidden religious agenda, and defends... Read More »
Australia shows the way in removing evangelists from schools
With widespread apathy about what passes for religious education in schools, our classrooms are increasingly being... Read More »
Evangelism in schools – a parent’s perspective
A first-hand account from a parent on discovering and trying to deal with evangelism in his child's school.
Our son's... Read More »
Prayer Spaces in Schools
A worrying development in Britain's schools in the last two years, and not just in its faith schools, is Prayer Spaces... Read More »
Enticing children to evangelism with toys: Samaritan’s Purse shoebox scheme.
Every year, in the run-up to Christmas, The National Secular Society receives numerous calls from concerned parents... Read More »
