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| Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by Ekakamba: 5:52pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Swaziland’s schools opened for the new academic year on Tuesday under new government orders to teach only Christianity, a move criticised by opponents as fuelling intolerance of Muslims. Officials said that old text books were being replaced with new ones that mention only the Bible, and that schools were required to submit a list of qualified religious studies teachers ahead of the start of term. “Other religions will not be offered at primary and high school level,” said Pat Muir, a top education ministry official, adding that the policy sought to avoid confusing pupils. “At tertiary level they will be able to make a decision to learn about other religions,” he said. Some surveys put Swaziland’s Muslim population as high as 10 percent, but the US Department of State in 2015 put the figure at about two percent. Many Swazis combine Christianity with indigenous beliefs, and religious freedoms are written into the country’s 2005 constitution. The education ministry last week instructed all head teachers to ensure that the syllabus would not mention any religion other than Christianity, including Islam and Judaism. Sahid Matsebula, a Swazi-born Muslim who works for a mosque near the capital Mbabane, said the government’s policy could worsen religious friction in the southern African nation. “What plan does the government have in place for our children who are not Christian?” he told AFP. “They will be taught one thing at home and taught something else at school.” – ‘Discrimination’ – The US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report said some schools have long sought to prevent Muslim pupils from leaving early for Friday prayers. It also said some Christian groups “discriminated against non-Christian religious groups, especially in rural areas where people generally held negative views on Islam.” The new education policy comes after public complaints over Asian and Muslim migration into the country led parliament to set up a commission of enquiry last year. Some illegal migrants have since been deported, and Minister of Commerce and Trade Jabulani Mabuza told parliament that a law making it harder for foreigners to set up businesses in Swaziland was in the pipeline. Church leaders in Swaziland welcomed the Christianity-only syllabus. “Christianity is the bedrock religion on which this country was built,” said Stephen Masilela, president of the Swaziland Conference of Churches. Swaziland, with a population of about 1.2 million, has been ruled by King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, since 1986. The country suffers dire poverty and has struggled to lift its economy, and has faced international criticism that the government stifles dissent, jails its opponents and denies workers’ rights. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/swaziland-orders-schools-to-teach-only-christianity/ |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by Ekakamba: 5:54pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Chisos! 
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| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by Odingo1: 5:57pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
[/b]There nothing strange or special about this[b],Swaziland is a Christian country, in moslem countries other religion are not taught and in some like Saudi Arabia non moslems are not allowed to have a place of worship. 1 Like |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by LORDOFAFONJAS: 5:59pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
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| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by limeta(f): 6:04pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
You don,t like it close up move east , so simple. 1 Like |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by lovat(m): 6:06pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Before you criticise them tell us the only curriculum available in Saudi Arabia and Iran 1 Like |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by thedarksider: 6:55pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
you people realy want to discriminate against moslems??. una realy think thats a good idea...??.. africa is not europe...better keep religions completly out of schools... forbid christianity and islam the same time.. |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by hamzeiy: 7:13pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
lovat:we aint complaining about swaziland as we xpect you to also shut your mouth when it comes to islamic states..they are called islamic for a reason...jusr as you have the vetican so do we have ours.i xpect you not to have headache over this |
| Re: Swaziland Orders Schools To Teach Only Christianity by Hyperchi(m): 4:24am On Jan 25, 2017 |
But wen u dont accept christian teaching in ur muslim state why given instance for the christian to accept it. To avoid any inter war in the state it good to live it that way. Coz christian are as deadly as muslim but through christ we have change that why we disagree to accomodate . |
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