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Catholic Schools in England Drop Terms “Mother” and “Father” on Admissions Forms

December 6, 2017/3 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholic schools in England will no longer use the gendered terms "mother" and "father" on admissions forms after a government official ruled these could be potentially discriminatory. Read More

Will Sexuality Education Sink Alberta’s Catholic Schools?

November 11, 2017/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Figures on both sides of Alberta's debate over whether Catholic schools can teach a different curriculum on LGBTQ issues have made claims that this issue could severely threaten church-affiliated education in the province. Read More

Scottish Priest Endorses Anti-Bullying Programs for Nation’s Schools

November 9, 2017/1 Comment/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic priest in Scotland has come out in support of LGBT education programs in the country's school, a step in which other church officials will hopefully join him to help support and protect LGBTQ youth. Read More

Church Officials Impose Strict Gender Norms on Young Children, But Why?

November 2, 2017/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Two incidents at Catholic parishes reveal a troubling attempt in the church to impose gender norms as if matters of faith, and raise questions about how church officials' are using their power against gender non-conforming children. Read More

Alberta’s Catholic Officals Can Improve Sexual Education Teaching, But Will They?

October 30, 2017/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Controversy is again erupting in Alberta over Catholic schools' handling of LGBT and other gender/sexuality issues, highlighting anew church officials' choice about whether Catholic education in the province is going to prioritize students' well-being or anti-LGBT ideology. . . Read More

Georgetown Students Organize Against Campus Anti-Equality Group

October 25, 2017/3 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Students at Georgetown University have begun organizing against an anti-LGBT campus group, which critics claim is intolerant and therefore should not receive University support. But censoring opposing voices is not the way for Catholic higher education to move forward. Here is the right way. . . Read More

Catholic School Encourages Students to Use “Preferred Pronouns” of Classmates

October 5, 2017/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Students should use the "preferred pronouns" of other students who are not female, according to an all-girls Catholic school in England, in yet another step forward for Catholic education and LGBT issues. Marian Doyle, the school's headteacher, said in a letter to parents. . . Read More

Catholic Schools in England Drop Terms “Mother” and “Father” on Admissions Forms

Will Sexuality Education Sink Alberta’s Catholic Schools?

Scottish Priest Endorses Anti-Bullying Programs for Nation’s Schools

Church Officials Impose Strict Gender Norms on Young Children, But Why?

Alberta’s Catholic Officals Can Improve Sexual Education Teaching, But Will They?

Georgetown Students Organize Against Campus Anti-Equality Group

Catholic School Encourages Students to Use “Preferred Pronouns” of Classmates

Students Resist Catholic School’s Anti-Marriage Equality Program

Catholic School Leaders Urge Discernment on Marriage Equality Issue

Catholic School Welcomes Transgender Students Amid Tensions in Australia

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