Well, what do you think?
Civis
Should religion be taught in schools?
Well, what do you think?
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Yup. Education in theological background would, believe it or not, probably produce more atheists anyhow.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Not in public schools imho.Originally Posted by Britisocialist
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
In state schools you either than have to teach all religions alongside atheism, or none whatsoever, due to it being a state school in what is basically a secular state; in a privately owned school, its up to the owner, really.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Completely agree.
They should on some level teach about them but not favoring one over the other, and in the context of history not theology.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
It shouldn't be should it really? I was subject to a fanatical schooling, choice in religous education should not be a choice it should be all or nothing.
Peter
Mr Common Sense
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Privately owned schools don't have to follow the national curriculum anyway; they have, being privately owned, every right to do their own thing, whether we like it or not...
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
But that was your parents choice for you to go there, correct? They paid for you to receive that type of education (ie, catholic, non-denominational, etc). Unless I'm way off. If I am I apologize.
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Civis
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
I'm not sure because at my school religion cuses more arguments and debates than any other subject.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
I'm fairly happy how our religion teacher does her job. (I go to a christian school...) She understands that we're not interested in studying the bible and its symbols, rather we discuss morals, habits, etc...
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Why is that a bad thing? As long as religion is taught in a fair and unbiased way, I can't see any harm in it. My RE classes are the practically ONLY time I get to express my opinions at school (one of the main reasons I use this site), and I think that people should get as many opportunities as they can to do so.
P.S: We usually don't actually get taught about religions, we discuss morals and then usually religions' stances on them.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
It should be kept in mind that there is a difference between teaching something and advocating it.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
If only one religion is taught its as good as advocating it to the students.
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Divus
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
At that age, teaching someone something is akin to advocating it.
Think about it. How often are you encouraged to simply believe what your textbook and readings and memorize them compared to uni.?
People should be taught about religions, all of them, not taught the religion. Religions have played an integral role in human history and in the development of our ideals and cultures. This is just as important to history and culture as studying world wars, national history etc...
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Thats an interesting point. And you would have to, at some point, touch upon to the students whether the stories you're teaching them about are fact or fiction.
Another problem I believe would be qualifying the right teaching. There are so many interpretations of a religion flying out there that people are going to have a problem with what you're teaching no matter what. Even if its the most objective interpretation of the scriptures.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Well, in my public school last year we had a very quick glance over the three people of the book religions, as well as buddhism, in ancient/world history class. Also next year in my 12th grade English which has us read books from around the world, we might read the Koran.
That kind of things I have no qualm with, so long as you don't limit it to a specific religion. What I would have a problem with is a fully religious class, devoted to teaching, as would be the obvious case in america, Christianity.
There would be serious conflicts which head about from them existing in a secular school, as just a few weeks ago I nearly challenged the comments of a christian adajcent to me, who was essentially shutting up a girl who was asking questions about Adam's naming of the animals of the world (We were reading the mark twain satire of Adam and eve) by saying that 'god created all the languages of the world', which explains...somehow, that.
In a class that would teach the details of christianity or judaism or islam, we'd see a lot of conflict between the peoples.
So no. State and church remain separated. Allow it to come into privatized schools, but not public.
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
No. Never. Not even in private schools. Religion runs counter to logic and self-thinking, and it is logical human beings that can think for themselves that the school systems are trying to produce.
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
What about if the 'religion' lessons were really just debates on morals and ethics, with a religious perspective only being explored from a neutral standpoint?
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Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
Mayhaps, but that's not really "'teaching' religion in school" IMO...
Re: Should religion be taught in schools?
No, it's teaching. You're thinking of what I would call 'brainwashing'.
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