Inquisition and School Board Debate on Religious Instruction
The report recounts Father Grassi's defense before Rome's Inquisition and a Liverpool School Board debate on undenominational teaching. Speakers warn against overloading school hours while affirming religious instruction, urging a framework allowing separate providers and equitable access.
Separating Religious Education in Liverpool Schools
A Liverpool School Board meeting on October 27 discussed a letter from Rev. R. W. Trench proposing after school religious instruction. He asks to rent a portion of school buildings for daily sessions before morning classes to provide Protestant religious teaching to children, including those unwilling to attend Sunday schools.
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W. KR. Trenen
St. Matthias
Liverpool
Education Department
Whitehall
London
School Board
Liverpool School Board
Trench
Mr. Trench
Povey
Mr. Starr
Stitt
Rench
Hussack
R. W. Trench
St. Matthias’ Church
Great Howard-street
Love-lane
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Woolsey
Freeman
Father Grassi
Inquisition
Messrs
Wall
Duni
Mr. Wall
Uffizio
Nehemiah
Luther
Worms
Grassi
Vatican
Holy Roman Universal Inquisition
Stephen
Mr. Grassi
P. Cumin