Christian education should not be conservative

The new government in Norway wants a total ban on preaching in schools. A bill to this end threatens to revive an old debate about school worship services.

Christian education is quite vulnerable today. Non-believers regularly speak about indoctrination. That definitely undermines the position of Christian education. Nevertheless, Christian schools should not become defensive too soon but use this criticism to mirror their educational practice.

Several Norwegian parents are worried about the gender ideology that creeps into school curriculums. Therefore, they launched the online platform Parentrenettverket.no.