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Be the best way to promote non-belief?

2007-02-21 05:46:18 · 11 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

teaching history and philosophy of multiple religions is the opposite of promoting a single religion. That seemed clear to me.

2007-02-21 13:16:54 · update #1

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Yes, assuming we can teach them to read and write before they reach H.S.

2007-02-21 05:58:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is not the job of the schools to promote belief or non-belief. They must take a neutral approach to religion and respect the personal religious beliefs of the students and the staff.

I think teaching about religion (not teaching religion) is a good idea.

2007-02-21 13:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Robin W 7 · 0 0

No - religious people are good at the stunningly hypocritical faith that all other religions are obviously wrong while mine is the obviously only true one.

The best way would be to promote all sorts of education, particularly science - scientific literacy along with the scientific mode of thought, and a teaching that children need to be a bit skeptical would do wonders.

2007-02-21 13:49:44 · answer #3 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 0 0

Why would a school, which is separate from all religions, want to promote belief or non-belief? Separation of church and state is the way it's supposed to go.

2007-02-21 14:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0 0

I don't think so. I think everyone should be taught how other people think and why they do the things they do and why they believe what they believe; We may then all be a bit more tolerant of each other. I raised my son a Baptist but it's up to him what course he wants to take in life. If he wants to change to being a Catholic or an atheist, then the decision is up to him.

2007-02-21 13:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by lilith663 6 · 0 0

it would promote critical thinking skills, and would inspire students to compile parts of what works for others with parts of what works for them, because at the core of any belief is innate knowledge of your own personality and how to amplify that in order to grow and evolve. things like physics would have to be included as religion too. the class would best be named: core perspective of universal vibration

2007-02-21 13:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by gekim784l 3 · 0 0

Try being forced to go to a Catholic school and having to take at least one religion class a year. And they wonder why I'm an atheist.

2007-02-21 13:49:36 · answer #7 · answered by Wardog 3 · 1 0

I'd just make it compulsary to read the bible from cover to cover (its one of the easiest ways to become an atheist if you haven't already tried).

2007-02-21 13:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by Om 5 · 0 0

It would be a good way to combat bigotry, in any event!

2007-02-21 13:50:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you mean all 7,000 religions? there isnt enough time in the day for that...

2007-02-21 13:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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