Keywords: Gay-Friendly Schools
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- Jenny Te Paa
- 09 October 2015
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Thank you Francis, for although you have not spoken at any length about theological education per se — any more than you have spoken about the status of women per se — in spite of these somewhat startling omissions, this indigenous lay woman theological educator feels no less inspired, comforted, reassured, blessed, beyond imagining by your gentle, wise, insistent and prophetic urgings.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Fatima Measham
- 05 November 2010
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For the most part, last weekend's Rally for Sanity in the USA is a stellar piece of theatre. Featuring satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, it was staged as a counterpoint to the Tea Party rallies. When people are being massaged by politicians and media personalities to be fearful and angry, humour often flips back the covers concealing truth.
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EDUCATION
- Fatima Measham
- 01 November 2010
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Principals and teachers can keep gay young people safe at school only to the extent that they are also safe in the wider community. While ticking boxes on ‘teacher training, resources and consultancy’ may not adequately address the source of the behaviour of homophobic bullies, such programs remain important.
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