Do you think religion should be taught in public schools?

Answer 1

I wouldn't mind seeing a general World Culture class, where all religions were covered, without any one religion being 'endorsed'.

I actually think if a class like this existed, perhaps people would have less misperceptions over what people of other faiths believe.

Answer 2

NO. That's why it's a public school. What religion would be taught? I don't want my taxes paying for something i might not want taught because it probably won't be the one that I believe in.

Answer 3

Public Schools need overhauling major.

I am all for teaching the young: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Additional classes like laws, and how to pay taxes would also be useful (since mandated by the government).

However the fluff stuff like football, science, history, religion, social sciences, and other stuff should be more competitive to get into. See, we're FORCING kids to learn. This is like the parable "You can lead the horse to water, but you can't make him drink". So what needs to happen is let the best students pair up with the best teachers in the region. I don't care if competition comes from grades, aptitude tests, financial/social class privilege, or other measurements ... but it's ridicules that we're forcing someone to do something they should be begging for. Minimizing public schools and subsidizing private schools is a better way to encourage children to be better. This is why our aptitude tests are saying, "we're getting stupid" ... drrr.

As far as religion ... how can one understand "History" without understanding religion??? How??? Until the 1900's everything was about religion. Towns were build so all roads lead to the church.

Answer 4

NO..!!
By design religion is divisive and secular, not to mention bigoted and full of untruthes. How someone could fill a childs head with this nonsense and still sleep at night is beyond me..!!

However, religion is and has been a part of our history, and could be addressed in "Cultural History" for eg. No ONE religion should be refered to here either, as that would be selective and dishonest.
A brief over view of many "DIFFERENT" religions would be more appropriate.

Coupled with a sound education in the sciences, only the very dimmest young minds would consider the religious alternative as true, the great majority would stand on the shoulders of the many intellectual giants before them.

It's not a hard one..!!

Answer 5

The schools should teach whatever the parents who pay for them wish. Parents should have the option of what school to send their kids to, and what will be taught.

Parents wanting religion taught in the schools should be accommodated. Patents wanting evolution (really, just another religion) are entitled to have it taught in their schools.

What we have now is schools that are paid for by the parents, and curriculum determined by politicians. Does anyone else see a conflict there?

What I advocate is a very dangerous idea. It's called freedom. Should we allow government to dictate to us? Is this not a case of the agent dictating the to principal? If government works for us, they need to do our will.

What do you think?

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Answer 6

I think children should learn about different religions in public school. There are so many different religions, there is no reason for any public school to teach one religion. We all know it would probably be Christianity and that would be unfair to all the non-Christians in public schools.

Answer 7

i would like it... but..No...
Because, many people have different believes && believe what they want.
[[that is why we have so many different religions in the first place]]
Therefore, if teachers were to teach a certain religion, it will cause many differnet types of problems in the school board.
But, if there was a school for only Muslims, only Chrisitans.. etc. etc. then the children of tomorrow wouldn't know the diverse culture that we gladly have in America today.

Answer 8

If we taught people and en powered them with what is Right and what is WRONG....
Do you think our schools would be a much better place???
Thomas Jefferson taught kids to read with the Bible and
look how they have re-wrote history with separation church-state. AMERICA would be better for it I promise you that.

Answer 9

no because not everyone is the same religion, and many don't even believe in something. if they want religion taught, they ought to go to a religious school.

Answer 10

not as you see it, the public was of non-christian schools, which included other believe systems, and already had enough of back benching political venues, so knowing that there are no gods that these religious foundations use to deceive the innocent with already, means no, and no more, stay free, live life, ...