is the aim of religious education actually happening?
2006-11-12 05:41:29 · 19 answers · asked by helipops 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
children should be raised to seek their own paths, not be indoctrinated.
2006-11-12 05:43:29 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. True religious "education" in a society would be an open, mutually respectful exchange between the many religious communities within the shared culture. Instead, we view it only as the indoctrination of recruits into a particular sect of one of the major religions. I had hoped we could do better by now. And I am still working hard at it as an open minded, curious and unafraid person of faith.
2006-11-12 13:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a dilinquent child and a real "Dennis the Menace." I would throw rocks at cars, break things deliberately and light fires in the bush. I was only 8 years old and "known to the police!"
Religious Education at church didn't go very well - yet my wonderful parents took me anyway and the people there put up with me somehow!
However my Scripture Teacher at a government school, who I knew from the same church, shared the stories of Jesus differently. It was like an option, a choice! With a challenge to "try God and see." I did and after some weeks of weighing up all the information - I chose to ask Jesus to be my guide in life.
Now I have the privilege of leading the team of over 500 Scripture teachers in Western Australian government schools, to sensitively and creatively share Jesus with the children. Jesus gave me peace, hope and love. I only want to offer to the students the same information in a sensitive and non-pressured way, that was so helpful to me.
2006-11-13 02:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dear John 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion and Education isnt that a contradiction in terms? Intelligence and religion have always been and forever will be adversariesyou cant teach science to a person along with creation. Teach childeren about genetics and then tell them about Adam and Eve and what happened when eve was the only woman and Kain had to sleep with his own mother to cread the third generation.
2006-11-12 13:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by silentbob_151 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the aim of religious education? If it is to help children know more about religion, then yes. If it is to promote religion, no. If it is to make them more understanding, no.
2006-11-14 09:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a far supieror education in Catholic School than anyone I know who went to public. We had total free speech, not that the teacher would ever agree. But we could apply religion to history and literature which really helps understand it.
More over, we had amazing Religion classes like Christian Social Justice, Morality, and World Religions, that taught me how to be a more complete human being.
I don't believe a word of the scripture. But the Virgin Mary is oddly a comforting sign for me, I am also extremely immune to religious doctrine and feel I know the Bible better than your average Christian.
2006-11-12 13:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is the aim of religious education? Once that is established, you can consider whether it is working
2006-11-12 13:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it does work - I just think the message getting across maybe wrong.
Religion no matter what is the teachings of peace and harmony with you and fellow man, so teach the correct message rather than the corrupted message from some of Gods Messengers and perhaps muslims and christians may get on and understand each other.
2006-11-12 13:45:00 · answer #8 · answered by johnfromdon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious indoctrination can hardly be called education, I'm sorry but it just is not education.
2006-11-12 13:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the aim is to create a nation full of homophobic, fearful, scientifically ignorant war-mongers, then YES! Like a charm!
2006-11-12 13:43:56 · answer #10 · answered by Laptop Jesus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The major problem is 'religion' and 'education' are words that do not go together well at all.
2006-11-12 13:46:23 · answer #11 · answered by Mr Glenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋