Sweden May Ban Religious Doctrine in Parochial Schools' Secular Courses

According to yesterday's International Herald Tribune, Sweden's Education Minister Jan Bjorklund is drafting rules that would prohibit private religiously-affiliated schools from introducing religious elements into secular courses such as biology. The new rules, which will need Parliamentary approval in order to become effective, are designed to protect students from all forms of fundamentalism. They will also require private confessional schools to report their financial donations to authorities. The rules were drafted after a county adminnistrative court gave permission to the Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship to start a school. The group rejects the theory of evolution.