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Petition update, 20 November 2007

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Religious observance in schools is divisive, especially when the obligation is exclusively to the Christian faith.

The link between state education and religious observance should be removed completely allowing atheists and those of other faiths to participate in school life on an equal basis.

Allowing an individual to "opt out" is not sufficient as this categorises and potentially stigmatises children.

Furthermore in rural areas often ONLY faith schools are available locally. This discriminates against non-religious children and teachers (who often can't be employed without religious hypocrisy) and those of other faiths.

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• D Coulson
• Philip Harris
• Ron Grace
• Lisa McNulty
• Mike Lim
• Trevor Sheldrake
• Jane Thompson
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• Evan Berriman
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• Clare Delderfield
• Jack Harrison
• Richard Gilyead
• Kenneth Partington
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• Len Rogers
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• george fraser
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