Chaplain budget boost no blessing, say critics
By Monique Ross
Updated Thu May 12, 2011 11:17am AEST
School chaplains and religious groups have welcomed $222 million in extra funding to the National School Chaplaincy Program, but not everyone is pleased with the budget boost.
In 2007 the Howard government introduced federal funding for chaplains to work in schools, with the proviso they were not to push religion onto students.
But critics of the program say chaplains have no place in public schools, and there is evidence they are encouraging vulnerable students to join religious activities and prayer meetings.
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