“Do not steal”
I grew up going to Sunday school and I remember things like “do not steal”, “tell the truth”, and, more than that, “love your neighbour”, and “help others”. They are really baked into my psyche. PICTURE: Element5 Digital/Unsplash In primary school they were the internal thoughts that shaped my behaviour – battling some of my […]
Presidential lessons: Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter – what it was like
PAUL NEWBERRY, of Associated Press, attended a score of President Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School classes including his final lesson…
Half of US churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic
United States RNS Sunday school and other Christian education programs have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with half of congregations surveyed saying their programs were disrupted. A March, 2022, survey by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found that larger churches with more than 100 people were more successful in maintaining their educational programming for […]
US Pastor Rick Warren apologises for children’s Sunday school video loaded with Asian culture stereotypes
RNS Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has apologised for a children’s Sunday school curriculum video that used Asian culture stereotypes to teach kids about the Bible. The video has been removed, but Michelle Ami Reyes, vice president for the Asian American Christian Collaborative, on Twitter described it as using Asian culture “as a prop for slapstick humor.” […]