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Debates Over Transfer of Church Schools and Religious Instruction
A Birmingham style dispute surfaces as clerical and ratepayer interests clash over transferred church schools. Critics say the plan substitutes ratefunded endowment for denominational access, while defenders argue against doctrinal tests and insist on majority rule guiding religious instruction in board schools. Disputes include teacher conduct, access for denominations, and the handling of religious content in classrooms.
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Birmingham
Religious Instruction Society
Chamberlain
Dr. Rigg
Rigg
School of Educationists
Birmingham League
Church of Fingland