(BBC) Archbishop of Canterbury defends faith schools

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has defended faith schools, saying they provide education for some of the poorest children in the UK.

Archbishop Welby acknowledged the potential danger of fundamentalists attempting to take control of schools.

However, in a BBC interview he said Church of England schools continued to “love and serve”, as they “have done for hundreds of years”

The archbishop repeated his view that the UK is “a deeply Christian country”.

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One comment on “(BBC) Archbishop of Canterbury defends faith schools

  1. Archer_of_the_Forest says:

    Ah, yes, “Fundamentalists,” the ueber-undefinable bogeyman.