“Jesus” Film to be Shown in Public Schools Across Europe
A children's version of the "Jesus" film is to be shown in schools across Europe as part of the religious education that schools must provide according to goverenment requirements.
Posted: Thursday, December 1 , 2005, 8:29 (UK)

Numerous schools across Europe have approved the showing of the “Jesus” film in their schools as part of government requirements to teach religion, reports Mission Network News.

The “Jesus” film is being used by the schools throughout Western Europe to help fulfil the quota allotted to the teaching of Christianity, which sometimes gets a greater focus owing to the rich Christian heritage on the European continent.

The “Story of Jesus for Children” incorporates 40 minutes of the original “Jesus” film into a new drama about a fictional group of children who lived in A.D. 30, the approximate date of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.

The children’s version has also been translated into more than 40 languages. Story