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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Sydney private school lists same-sex relationships alongside abusive relationships as ‘not acceptable’

Penrith Christian school
Penrith Christian school defends the ‘statement of faith’ it attaches to enrolment applications. Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP

The principal of a private Sydney school has defended its “statement of faith” that lists same-sex relationships and transgender identity alongside abusive relationships as “not acceptable to God”, saying critics had taken it out of context.

Penrith Christian School attached its statement of faith to enrolment application forms for students, asking parents to indicate they had “read and understood” it.

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