GOVERNMENT ORDERS SCHOOLS TO TEACH ONLY CHRISTIANITY

As schools opened for the new academic year, Swaziland has instructed that all schools teach only Christianity.

The education Ministry, sometime last week ordered all head teachers to ensure that the syllabus would not mention any religion other than Christianity such as Islam and Judaism.

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The new Christianity-only syllabus emerged after public complaints over Asian and Muslim migration into the country which had led parliament to set up a commission of enquiry last year.

Other religions have not been banned from the educational system. According to Pat Muir who is a top education ministry official, other religions will just not be offered at primary and high school level in order to avoid confusing pupils.

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While this move has been strongly criticized by opponents who say it is fuelling intolerance of Muslims, proponents have backed up the government by asserting that Christianity is the bedrock religion on which the country was built.