A Melbourne mother is campaigning to ban Hillsong Church's School Tour from public schools
A Melbourne mother has launched a campaign to ban Hillsong Church's youth pastors from running sessions in public schools as part of a planned national tour next year.
"I want my son to be able to go to a school without being affected by messages like that," Ms Newton told SBS News. Hillsong material distributed to schools offers to run a scripture seminar for non-religious schools as well as an optional outdoor festival.
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