“Goodbye to Sunday school”?

In a news report entitled, “Goodbye to Sunday school” (accessed on the NewstalkZB website on 9/11/2007 at 10:56:03) I found the following report:

“Sunday schools seem set for the chopping block. Education Minister Chris Carter has confirmed that a gathering of three children under adult supervision constitutes an early childhood education unit, so must be fully licensed. That would see Sunday schools follow gym creches into oblivion.

National Party Associate Education spokeswoman Paula Bennett says that is silly, as often parents are in the same building or just next door. She says parents know what is best for their children.

Paula Bennett says Sunday schools are perfectly safe environments, where parents know exactly what their children are doing.”

It is probably a beat – up; an off hand remark latched on to by the opposition to score political points. It does however show how fragile our Christian freedoms are.

Our Advent Christian brothers and sisters in Myanmar are experiencing persecution at present. They are being forced to meet in secret. If they are found and sent to jail it is likely that they will never return.

Hebrews 13:3 tells us:  “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”

We should also remember in prayer those who are suffering, not because of human governments, but because we live in a sin stained broken world where sickness and death hold sway.

As Paul said, we Christians are the body of Christ, here at home together or around the world: “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it” (1Cor. 12:26).  

~ by admin on November 10, 2007.