In the most recent Census, almost a third of New Zealanders said they had “no religion”. As might be expected in an increasingly diverse society, far more people also aligned themselves to non-Christian religions, notably Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.
It is, therefore, somewhat unsurprising that there is increasing tension about the teaching of the Bible in state schools.
In Auckland, this has manifested itself in at least three primary schools dropping the Bible in Schools programme in the past three years after many pupils opted out and persuaded their friends to follow. Read more
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