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Should religion be taught at public schools??
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Author:  Ranging God [ March 9th, 2007, 9:13 am ]
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http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/

I think it should, but I dont think it should be manditory. Religion is one of the biggest things is the world. It starts wars, it starts peace, and it starts new things. A world without religion would be wierd in my opinon.

So I think that if a student chooses to, they should be aloud to take a class about the different religions around the world.
Author:  Adbot [ March 9th, 2007, 9:13 am ]
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Author:  Brad [ March 9th, 2007, 9:44 am ]
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I think it should be taught but only as completely optional. As in people had to opt to take it, and it should embrace the scientific ideas that evolution puts forward, not reject them as some religious teaching does.
Author:  Hairy Munky [ March 9th, 2007, 9:47 am ]
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In my school from year 7 to 9 you get a lesson once a week.
At the end of the year during year 10 and 11 my school sets out a week where we just do RE. This gets us an extra GCSE, I don't see why anyone would want to opt out of it as you can't replace it with anything. Plus if you didn't want to do it you could always just not turn up XD.
Author:  Ryan [ March 9th, 2007, 10:13 am ]
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NO COZ ITS BORING! :P

I think that teaching religion is a good idea. It gives everyone a better understanding of different races, different cultures and different societies...
But if people don't wanna learn it, they dont have to.
Author:  MattVortex [ March 9th, 2007, 10:15 am ]
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Teaching about religion is fine. Giving people a religion is not.

Religion should be taught as if it were a story, though, as if it were fiction; not as if it were truth. It should be taught in the third person: 'Christians believe...', not 'We believe...'.

As you can tell, I am an atheist. I am highly against people teaching children to be one religion - religion should be something you choose, not something forced upon you. I also think no mention of religion should be made until around GCSE level (starting at about 14 years old), because that is the time when I think people can make choices for themselves. I also think any subject that studies religion should be entirely voluntary.
Author:  Hairy Munky [ March 9th, 2007, 10:27 am ]
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Matthew wrote:
I also think no mention of religion should be made until around GCSE level (starting at about 14 years old), because that is the time when I think people can make choices for themselves.


Even if you're taught about religion before you're 14 you can still make the decision (whether it be at 14+ or a lower age) not to believe in what you've been taught.
Author:  Adbot [ March 9th, 2007, 10:27 am ]
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Author:  Anubis [ March 9th, 2007, 10:34 am ]
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Religious Eduction is taught to allow understanding of human culture, not to proof the existence of A God.

Yes, it should be taught, many historical events along with current events were affected by religion, and you cannot understand the decisions made if you cannot understand the religious points of view.

Also, I resent the remark that Religion should be taught as fiction or like a story. There's no proof that it's real or not, and the purpose of it being taught is to allow understanding, not to convert.

It's always bet to approach these kinds of things with an open mind, not one which is set on old men and their books.
Author:  CreepyPirate [ March 9th, 2007, 11:14 am ]
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You should learn about all types of religion and cultures and such, you shouldn't ever be told "this is the one religion, this is what you must believe in, this is what your going to learn about."

RE for me taught all types of religion and tried to help everyone gain a better understanding about them so yeah, keep it tbh.
Author:  Mushroom Queen [ March 9th, 2007, 12:16 pm ]
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I think all religions are important, but I'm not sure that teachers will ever be completely neutral in their methods of educating students about it. In Germany, religion class is mandatory (but if you really do not wish to take it, you can take an Ethics class instead). I think that's how it should be.
Author:  The Haysta [ March 9th, 2007, 3:51 pm ]
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Learning about religion is fine.
Author:  Evelyn [ March 10th, 2007, 12:29 am ]
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Students should be given a background on religions, but it should not be forced on anyone.
Author:  Mikhail [ March 10th, 2007, 12:35 am ]
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Yep it should be taught, but student has own right on choosing their own religion, not someone picking out for them, so yeah teaching about religion would be informative in schools...But I believe it is forbidden in USA...Correct me if i am wrong.
Author:  MattVortex [ March 10th, 2007, 2:59 am ]
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Anubis wrote:
Also, I resent the remark that Religion should be taught as fiction or like a story. There's no proof that it's real or not, and the purpose of it being taught is to allow understanding, not to convert.


Does that mean that children should be taught about pixies and fairies and little gremlins that steal left shoes? There is just as much proof for the existence of them as there is proof for God or any of the things almost any relgion believes in. Some people believe in pixies and fairies and small gremlins, so by your reasoning, there would be no justification in not teaching about them.

Hairy Munky wrote:
Even if you're taught about religion before you're 14 you can still make the decision (whether it be at 14+ or a lower age) not to believe in what you've been taught.


Yes, you're right, but there are still some who may not be able to make a rational decision. If you are taught about Jesus and God and stuff at the age of three you are more likely to unquestionably believe it than if you are taught it at 14 - at three, you cannot really make a reasoned decision on your own.

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If some kind of religious education is taught in schools, I do not think it should centre upon one religion - all major, and some minor religions, should be covered - Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Paganism, Satanism, Traditional Chinese - all of these should be taught. I went to a Catholic primary school, and the entire extent of our teaching about other religions was that Islam exists and one of the Jewish holy texts is called the Torah. Learning this little is frankly disgusting.
Author:  Andy [ March 10th, 2007, 7:40 am ]
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-> Optional, but should cover all the major religions of the world.

Aside: There is no way you can physically prove or disprove God, it's something people believe in.

1. Whether you believe in religion / supernatural (not the tv kind), Do you agree with doing what is right / good?

2. Aside from the Bible (Christian Holy Book) promoting God & Jesus, Do you agree with the guidelines for living in the New Testament?

Example; Luke 10:25-37 (NIV Translation)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

26"What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

27He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'[Deut. 6:5]; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[Lev. 19:18]"

28"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

36"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

37The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
A Levite is basically an assistant to the priests
Author:  Iron Maiden [ March 10th, 2007, 10:17 am ]
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Learning about religion is ok but

I dont wanna know at what hour Jesus brushed his theet for the last time before dying...

I'm a bit interesseted about people who pretend has saw God or something like that
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