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[News item on faith schools]
Metro (London), 11 April 2001
From chriso@lutefisk.OISPAMNOdemon.co.uk Fri Apr 20 13:42:29 BST 2001
Controversial religious groups such as the Moonies and Scientologists might be allowed to run state schools under plans to reform the education system, a teachers' union leader said yesterday.
Under plans unveiled earlier this year, faiths other than the Christian churches are to be allowed to apply for public money to set up voluntary-aided schools.
Peter Smith, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, asked his union's annual conference: "Will the proposals open the way for financially powerful cults such as the Scientologists or the Moonies to apply for public funding?
"Who is to decide between a mainstream non-Christian faith which is entitled to be considered and heavily bank-rolled fringe religions?"
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