Support The Ethics Trial

10 primary schools in NSW offer this semester an alternative to children who do not attend SRE classes. This trial is supported by numerous organisations, and most importantly, by many parents. This hasn't stopped some established Christian lobby groups to campaign against the trial. To stop parents from choosing.

Make yourself heard. Email your local newspaper, your local MP, Minster Firth or the Premier herself in support of the trial. And copy or forward your message to ethics.trial@gmail.com. We will post your emails here and on Facebook. Such that your voice is on record and will not go unnoticed.

I Support the Ethics Trial in NSW Primary Schools

Dear Burney
I am writing to add my strong support for the Ethics Trial  [more].
As a parent of 2 young girls in the inner west I am shocked to discover that the current laws forbid schools from providing meaningful instruction during SRE to children whose parents do not follow a religion. I believe this is outright abuse of their human right based on their belonging to a particular social group (in this case a group who do not worship a god). While it may be argued this is a small amount of time in their school week it must not be overlooked that their counterparts are at that time receiving some form of ethical/spiritual instruction and our children have an equal right to this opportunity. It is also evident to the children themselves that they are missing out of something during their "non-scripture" period and deserve to understand their not belonging to a particular religion is not a lack but rather a choice and that their lives can and should still be guided by ethics.
I would like to know what you are doing to support the ongoing implementation of these Ethics classes as a choice option for all children in all schools.

Jacqui Taylor
Forwarded by Ansgar

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