Top Tweets for #Godkeeper

almost 6 years ago

And when employing religious organisations like Scripture Union Qld r drumming up donations with claims of chaplain-mediated miracle healings, you really have 2 wonder if we can't do better 4 students. #auspol #qldpol #GodKeeper https://t.co/KlnWqMofiV

almost 6 years ago

"Since its inception by the Howard govt in 2006, there've been concerns from many about the religious affiliations of chaplains & the conflict this presents when they work in secular schools" via @ConversationEDU #auspol #nswpol #qldpol #springst #sapol https://t.co/vbgAMzVOwf

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almost 6 years ago

How do @QLDEducation & @gracextwo feel about: 1. Faith-healing by school chaplains? 2. Ed Dept teachers endorsing faith-healing by school chaplains? 3. Using tax-payer $ 2 put faith-healing chaplains in public schools? 4. If students deserve better? #qldpol #GodKeeper

almost 6 years ago

" 'When I told the specialist that the chaplain had prayed over my knee, he was genuinely surprised,' says Brendan." School counsellors not faith-healer-chaplains, stat #nswpol #auspol #qldpol https://t.co/mjHYKnXII5 https://t.co/mjHYKnXII5

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almost 6 years ago

A supporter tells us @QLDEducation regional office 4 this school is not happy with this @suqld article & involvement of teacher & will investigate. Principal may not even have known about this. @gracextwo @TheQTU @QTUPresident #qldpol #auspol #GodKeeper https://t.co/V5hJ1liJoX

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almost 6 years ago

This article linked shows the mindset of chaplains & the relig orgs that hire them. Fine 4 church but not diverse public schools. Put kids 1st - Ed Depts shld hire youth workers on merit alone #GodKeeper #auspol #qldpol #nswpol https://t.co/V5hJ1liJoX

almost 6 years ago

Fund more school counsellors, not chaplains (aka faith healers) #auspol #nswpol

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Ronnie Williams Ethos @Ronnie_Ethos

almost 6 years ago

Money well spent supporting students??? #auspol #qldpol #GodKeeper

almost 6 years ago

For Brendan, a teacher in Chappy Deb’s ($1 billion Commonwealth funded religious chaplain program) regional public school community of Murgon, this spiritual support came in quite an unexpected way. Chappy Deb knelt in the gravel and said a simple prayer. https://t.co/eENsJVxgeQ

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Alison Courtice @alisoncourtice

almost 6 years ago

@Peter_Fox59 Over a BILLION dollars spent of taxpayer money on #GodKeeper chaplaincy program since Howard started in 2007.

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almost 6 years ago

Some think chaplains are 'cheap' & having properly qualified counsellors/youth workers wld cost 2 much Two things: 1. Aren't kids worth the extra $$$? 2. Chaplains aren't as cheap as some think⬇️ 3. Employers like Scripture Union Qld take 20% in admin fees #GodKeeper #auspol

psss_qld's tweet photo. Some think chaplains are 'cheap' & having properly qualified counsellors/youth workers wld cost 2 much
Two things:
1. Aren't kids worth the extra $$$?
2. Chaplains aren't as cheap as some think⬇️
3. Employers like Scripture Union Qld take 20% in admin fees
#GodKeeper #auspol https://t.co/oju31LMtAp

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almost 6 years ago

Some claim chaplaincy is really popular & schools want chaplains. But how would we know when the bar 4 showing 'community support' is set so low & even then education departments don't uphold their own guidelines. #GodKeeper #qldpol #auspol https://t.co/Uvrw8Nu3Lu

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almost 6 years ago

Indeed. A simple exercise in putting the shoe on the other foot shld be enough to make advocates of chaplaincy realise how discriminatory the program is...Should, but... #GodKeeper

Alison Courtice @alisoncourtice

almost 6 years ago

Imagine the furore & frothing frenzy if it were Xtians being excluded from a position in a public institution & the govt did nothing! #GodKeeper #auspol #vicpol

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almost 6 years ago

Excellent thread about chaplains in public schools. #GodKeeper

almost 6 years ago

Most chaplains are hired by evangelical orgs like Scripture Union. Their aim is to bring people 2 Jesus. We shld take them at their word that this is what they want 2 do, so why shld they choose support workers 4 kids in public schools?

66jayel's tweet photo. Most chaplains are hired by evangelical orgs like Scripture Union. Their aim is to bring people 2 Jesus. We shld take them at their word that this is what they want 2 do, so why shld they choose support workers 4 kids in public schools? https://t.co/8LWvlLuwIp

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Alison Courtice @alisoncourtice

almost 6 years ago

Bottom line is, student support workers shld be hired on merit, religious or not, & hired directly by education departments, not evangelical organisations that have their own agenda. Chaplaincy is not suitable for public schools. #GodKeeper #auspol

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almost 6 years ago

@ShiannonC @psss_qld No worker in a state school should HAVE to be religious to get a job. Hire the best people for the job regardless of their religious beliefs if we really have the best interests of children at heart. No more #GodKeeper taxpayer funding for chaplaincy.

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almost 6 years ago

Reverse the situation & watch everyone lose their minds & act 2 fix things yesterday! If Xtians were being excluded we'd object 2 that too, but it seems non-religious folk can be treated with contempt by discriminatory programs & the govt doesn't care! #GodKeeper #vicpol #auspol

almost 6 years ago

Non-Christian applicants for taxpayer-funded school counsellor jobs are still being denied employment on the grounds of their faith, despite the Andrews govt agreeing last year to stop the practice #springst #auspol #nswpol #qldpol https://t.co/1BYr0DGMCK

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National Secular Lobby @SecularLobby

almost 6 years ago

#GodKeeper Govt continues to fund discrimination. #auspol

almost 6 years ago

Media Release: 2020 Budget Sustains Wasteful Chaplaincy Funding. NSL ambassador @JaneCaro joins us in calling for an end to the continued funding of religious #chaplains in our #secular public schools. #auspol https://t.co/K8P4Ff0xWs

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almost 6 years ago

Imagine the furore & frothing frenzy if it were Xtians being excluded from a position in a public institution & the govt did nothing! #GodKeeper #auspol #vicpol

almost 6 years ago

Non-Christian applicants for taxpayer-funded school counsellor jobs are still being denied employment on the grounds of their faith, despite the Andrews govt agreeing last year to stop the practice #springst #auspol #nswpol #qldpol https://t.co/1BYr0DGMCK

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almost 6 years ago

#GodKeeper