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22 Nov 2010

Government asked to end compulsory collective worship in schools

Teaching unions, educationists, religious bodies and humanists have issued a joint call to the government to end compulsory worship in schools.
6 Jul 2010

Compulsory worship in schools
6 Jul 2010

Government urged to end compulsory worship in schools

Advocates of freedom of religion and belief are telling the government that compulsory acts of Christian worship in publicly-funded schools should be ended.
14 May 2008

Children should not be made to worship
14 Jun 2006

Churches should not force school worship

The UK Christian-think tank Ekklesia has said that the latest call from the Church of England and other denominations for more emphasis on legally- enforced ‚Äòcollective worship' in English schools is misplaced.