Jun 18, 2019, 7:36 AMMark Borrett
Religious Liberty & Education, Tuesday Session 1 - Camp Meeting 2019
Pastor Brighton Kavaloh began the first of two Religious Liberty and Education sessions about the Department of Education’s proposed legislation for “Children not in School”. The consultation period, which allows for public feedback, ends June 24, 2019. The presentation included a short video clip of Barrister Simon McCrossan, the head of public policy for the Evangelical Alliance, where he warned that the proposed legislation could affect a range of Christian activities for children at church, home or in other “settings”. This could include the need to register such activity and the possibility of government inspection by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) including the questioning of teachers, volunteers, parents and even children. The government proposals are seen as too broad, too ambiguous and a serious threat to religious liberty. Pastor Kavaloh emphasised many times to those attending, the importance of mobilising church members to provide timely feedback.
Pastor Brighton Kavaloh began the first of two Religious Liberty and Education sessions about the Department of Education’s proposed legislation for “Children not in School”. The consultation period, which allows for public feedback, ends June 24, 2019. The presentation included a short video clip of Barrister Simon McCrossan, the head of public policy for the Evangelical Alliance, where he warned that the proposed legislation could affect a range of Christian activities for children at church, home or in other “settings”. This could include the need to register such activity and the possibility of government inspection by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) including the questioning of teachers, volunteers, parents and even children. The government proposals are seen as too broad, too ambiguous and a serious threat to religious liberty. Pastor Kavaloh emphasised many times to those attending, the importance of mobilising church members to provide timely feedback.