David Hines
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min
Ombudsman investigates delays over religion in schools. I say: Prejudice against Muslims can't wait
Doing away with religious instruction and replacing it with education about all religions The Ombudsman’s office is investigating a...
David Hines
- Nov 12
- 3 min
NZ state schools spill the beans on their religious programmes: RI, RO, Christian karakia and health
For years, members of the Secular Education Network have been trying to find out what kind of religious programmes their schools have...
David Hines
- Nov 6
- 4 min
State schools are losing interest in Christian hymns and prayers for their assemblies
David Hines 6 November 2021 P:reliminary results from a survey of state schools show that only 9% of them are using Christian religious...
David Hines
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Expert recipe for religious education in state schools almost ready: here's a preview!
The Ministry of Education sent me this tip-off Why would the Ministry of Education send me an email this week saying they expect to...
David Hines
- Aug 8
- 4 min
No atheists in Jacinda’s team of five million. Religious leaders want state to promote their faiths
David Hines August 8 2021 Main points 1. After a year of waiting I have full details of a request from a group of religious leaders to...
David Hines
- May 5
- 5 min
New battles for the minds of children
9 Oct 2020: In 2012, 40% of New Zealand state primary schools had Bible in Schools. In 2020 that had dropped to 21%. What happened in...
David Hines
- May 4
- 2 min
Slippery slope for Bible in Schools. Govt tinkering makes it worse
written by Admin October 24, 2020 When the Secular Education Network was founded in 2012, I conducted a survey that showed 40% of New...