Shouldn't we teach all religions except Christianity in school? Can't we leave that part to church & parents?

Question

We are mostly Christians in the USA so no need of teaching it. We can use the time to pray and teach all the other religions that have smaller followings. It would be fair and balanced that way.

Answer 1

There should be no religion taught in public school... Separation of church and state .... read the constitution...

Answer 2

It's not that simple. Depending on WHO you ask, you might be told we are not a Christian country. Christianity is part of our culture, but just because a family celebrates Christmas does not automatically make them Christian.

Ask a fundamentalist Protestant if this is a Christian country.
You might get a resounding NO for an answer.

Ask a Roman Catholic Christian and you might hear, yes, but so many are on the wrong path.

Ask a Greek/Russian/or other Orthodox Christian and you might hear about how the entire western branches of Christianity are muddled in feuds and have lost their way.

So, YES the basics of ALL belief systems should be discussed in the schools. But what should NOT be discussed is any advocacy for or against any belief system.

Some schools have gone overboard in teaching about Islam and for many families the "teaching about" has become just plain teaching Islam. I agree that is unacceptable.

Diane whose answer is above mine. YOU ARE WRONG. The constitution does not talk about separation of church and state.

Answer 3

It depends on if you mean preaching or just teaching about. Schools already do teach students about the major points of many religions (including Christianity) during world history classes, as religion has been a powerful shaper of our history. But public schools do not *preach* that any religion is the correct one, because that's left to parents.

Answer 4

Um, no. If you're going to teach one (and I assume you mean in public schools, with public funding?) then you would have to teach them all.

Too many kids drop out of High School without having learned to adequately read and write....lets not add another burden to the educational system.

It is always a parent's job to teach their child right from wrong and about religion. It is every child's job to grow up and decide for themselves what the will believe.

Answer 5

WE Shouldn't teach all religions even Christianity in school we should leave that part to parents

Answer 6

Shouldn't we teach all of the English alphabet except for the letter "M?" There are "M's" all over the place, kids should know about it.

No, dum dum, if we're going to teach one way of thinking we should teach another. The public schools already suck at doing this. Its EXTREMELY lopsided on the side of non-Christian views. Doubt me? Go sit in on a class. You'll see they teach secular humanism views, but no Christian or Islamic or Jewish or French views.

Answer 7

right this is the deal, in case you as an person had memories from any sort of e book, not in basic terms the Bible, that pronounced intercourse of any variety, mass murders, rape, drug abuse and addictions, and different not so staggering stuff, might you tell those memories to any 3 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous little lady? If sure, you're a psychopath who desires to be put in a psychological employer. The Bible became into not written to scare the residing hell out of little babies, it became into written to coach God's like to humanity. sure there are memories that are very lots not G-rated, yet that doesn't advise that the Bible as an entire is like that. The memories that childrens are instructed from the Bible are ones that they themselves can comprehend to a undeniable diploma to be certain that them to study. coaching and discovering from the Bible is a existence-long technique, so attempting to do all of it interior a quick quantity of time with adolescents could not be good for their religious progression over their finished existence. In coaching something to all people, you would be able to desire to be comfortable in the direction of their point in existence, what can they bodily, mentally and emotionally, all 3 on the comparable time, soak up without it having long-term impacts on them. So, in end, subsequently i won't be in a position to tell little babies with regard to the memories of mass violence and sexuality in the Bible.

Answer 8

You are a funny guy capekick. :)

Posting a question that is obviously intended to provoke outrage among the Christian segment that frequents this forum.

However, all kidding aside, I would agree that Christian teachings should not be handled by state run schools. Nor do I believe that any other religion should be taught by state run schools.

~Neeva

Answer 9

We should teach it all. Expand the horizons. World Religion seems like an interesting subject. Good thinking.

Answer 10

I think Christianity is a part of religion, it should also be taught.But i do think we have school for all religions,so if i want my child to learn the truth i would sent him\her to religious school,not public.

Answer 11

Well, since we are by far the great percentage of the people, all public schools should be Christian schools, and any one else can go to private schools. Since 85 to 90 % of our country is Christian, we therefore pay 85 to 90 percent of the taxes to operate these schools. And, if you think about it that is fair. We have a school voucher system that is funded by taxes that allow children to go to private schools.

Btw, the Amish run their own public school system, with their own taxes and teach Amish culture and religion. No one complains about that.