I might emphasize that School Chaplains should be qualified family counselors, they are not Religious Education teachers.

There role is to assist children with social and family problems that affect their learning time at school; to give assistance in a child’s social growth. Our Church supports a School Chaplin whose role is largely playing sport during lunch hour with children singled out by teachers for bullying, or who has been bullied, or who is struggling with some trauma. NO religious instruction given; just encouragement and role modeling of good relationships.

And does the chaplain then, Philo, encourage those children to come on the 'fun' school camps his organisation hosts - where Education Department guidelines aren't enforced? Or perhaps, like some chaplains we've heard of, does he invite the kids to his home after school hours beyond the supervision of either the school or their parents? Maybe he just encourages them to go to trojan-horse Christian programmes like Shine and Strength? There are more ways to skin a cat, Philo, and we know from what parents and teachers are telling us, that chaplains and chaplaincy providers are masters at cat-skinning.

Chrys Stevenson,
Not ONE child from that school attends any programmes run by our Church. Beside any child who attends organised programmes i.e. Youth Camps etc must have the approval of the parents. The Parents / guardian act on the behalf of the child and if they approve the child is not forced against their will.

Chrys Stevenson,

What would you rather?

a) kids singing kumbaya at a church camp and playing with their flute in an unconventional manner at band camp.

b) Being influenced by man hating feminist counsellors, drawn to the job solely because of some abuse by their parents or a violent boyfriend, trying to heal themselves by indoctrinating kids with man hating victim mentalities and pushing prozac?

Femi-nazi Prozac Pushers?!?

ROFL

Houellebecq,

I think you know the answer to your question to Chrys.