via High Court Challenge to the constitutional legality of the NSCP In last night’s budget, the Abbott government commited a further $245 million to fund the presence of religious chaplains in state schools for the next five years. This, despite the High Court having already ruled once that such funding is illegal and another decision pending, following plaintiff, Ron Williams’ return to the High Court last week. It is not for the High Court to decide on the value or otherwise of placing religious practitioners into schools at the expense of professionals with tertiary qualifications in psychology, counselling and youth work. The Williams decision will be made on the basis of whether the funding arrangements are permitted under the limited legislative parameters placed on the Federal government by the Constitution. Read more:- thatsmyphilosophy.wordpress/2014/05/14/school-chaplains-making-disciples/
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 11:40:33 +0000
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