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Groeiende belangsteling in godsdiensstudies as vak In Engeland word toegeskryf aan die sg. "Da Vince Code effect".

Teachers this week reported a growing interest among children in religious education and philosophy on the back of publicity surrounding the film’s release.
The so-called “Da Vinci Code effect” has prompted the Roman Catholic church to issue guidance to its 2,500 schools in England and Wales to help teachers to answer questions sparked by the film.

It is the latest fillip for RE, which is the fastest-growing subject in the country. Last year, 16,859 students took A-level religious studies, and 141,037 pupils took a GCSE in the subject.

Canon Simon Bloxam-Rose, chaplain of Millfield, the private boarding school in Somerset, said: “To think that it is in any way undermining the Church is nonsense – we have nothing to fear from The Da Vinci Code.