N. Ireland: faith challenge
Nicola Laver, Belfast Newsletter
A non-religious father and his seven-year-old daughter
in Northern
Ireland
are
challenging laws requiring the teaching of
Christianity and daily collective worship in
the region’s schools.
Judicial
review
proceedings
have
been brought against
the Department of
Education
(DoE)
in relation
to
the core
syllabus for religious education and collective
worship in school.