What do you think about the religion issues of denominational schools?

Question

1. Should public schools be required to set aside time during the school day to allow for religious observances by its various religious groups?

2. Do you think that tax support for private denominational schools should be extended beyond Catholics in this province to other groups such as Hindus, Protestants, Muslims and Hebrews?

3. Is there a place in a multicultural, multi-racial, multi-denominational country like Canada for seperate "religious" schools? Would you support a government which made such a schools system a reality?

Any other thoughts? I really just wanted to get a variety of opinions.

Answer 1

no i doubt it
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Answer 2

As religious observances disrupt and take time away from academics in schools, it is not possible to make any allowance for them in public schools. If a family feels strongly enough that their child needs to observe religious rites and ceremonies during school, then they can send their child to a religious school.

As it is debatable whether religion in any way benefits the community as a whole, tax dollars should not fund private religious schools (however, as non-profit entities, they should all be tax exempt). That funding needs to go to the public school system. This leaves the issue of support up to a religion's, well, supporters. If you feel a religious education is worth-while, you can contribute. If not, you don't.

I'm from the US, so you know our stance on religion in schools (if you've spent any time at all on this site), but I tried to take a more general stance. I don't know anything about the Canadian public school system, so sorry if I have a wrong idea somewhere.

Answer 3

i grew to become into placed via bible study etc and that i nevertheless grew to grow to be an Atheist (against my fathers desires) while i grew to become into sixteen (i'm 20 now). advance him independent. Have him uncovered on your spouse's faith and show your evaluations while he asks approximately it to boot. enable him make his own selections approximately faith. At this age all the religious study instructions are going to do for him is desperate him up with some morals, which isn't a nasty element. he will understand good from incorrect and learn how to act accurately. while he gets older they are going to get greater into the somewhat examining of the bible and such.