Australian Students May No Longer be Able to Share Gospel, Hand Out Christmas Cards
School kids who talk about Jesus or exchange Christmas cards with classmates could find themselves penalized under new proposals that would clamp down on references to Christianity on school campuses.
The Australian reports that an unofficial policy is being floated among Queensland education officials to ban references to Jesus in primary school yards.
The proposals come off the back of a review into religious instruction by the state's education department that could see the end of primary school kids being able to talk about Jesus with their peers or give them Christmas cards with Christian references.
According to the report in The Australian, young students may face consequences if they break the rules....
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
