ANGLOSPHERIC CONVERGENCE

Boost religion in schools, says GG (GERARD McMANUS, 19aug03, Herrald Sun au)

MORE religion should be taught in schools to lift the nation's ethics and values, according to Governor-General Michael Jeffery. Australia's new viceroy suggested schools should teach the core beliefs of "faith, hope and love".

He said the reduction or elimination of religion in schools had had a negative impact on society.

Maj-Gen Jeffrey has ignited a debate about the role of church and state, with some bodies critical of his opinions in one of his first public forays.

"The challenge for our community is to try to live by the simple, lasting values the great religions teach," Maj-Gen Jeffrey said in a speech to religious affairs reporters.

"(The challenge) is to instil in our children and our grandchildren the notion that society benefits if we live an ethically good life, including the recognition that with rights go obligations; to each other, to our communities and to our nation."

America, Britain, and Australia seem to be converging ideologically and diverging drastically from the rest of what was once the West. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 20, 2003 9:02 AM