should religion be taught in public school systems?

Question

I'd like pro/con speak your mind please! I'm not even big on religion but I do feel that people should be able to have a belief and that school systems should acknowledge that and not just scientific information on how the world is, like evolution.

as a choice should people be able to choose to be taught all sorts of religions as an elective. Like religions taught in Germany because there really are only two different forms of religion, if america's suppose to be accepting than why don't they accept people who have a different outlook on life and still be able to believe what they want?

Answer 1

Which religion should be taught? Jewish? Muslim? Buddhism? Hindu? Shintu? Native American - if so, which tribal group? Christian-if so which one - Catholic? Protestant? If Protestant, which one? Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Assembly of God? Jehovah's Witness? How about Sikh? Anglican? Orthodox?

See where that leads? We are a nation of immigrants. We have no national religion...we are a free people able to worship how we like or not to worship if we choose. We can believe or not. We can worship trees or a God. We can be Wiccan if we wish.

School is a place where you get an education with regard to LEARNING about the world you live in, learning mathematics, social science, biology and others.....

Religion is a personal belief that should be taught - and kept - in the home and church.

For a good example of what happens when there is a national religion, read about the Islamic countries that are governed and ruled by the Islamic clergy.... In those countries, it is mandatory that ALL people believe, that the main subject in school is the Quran. The recent to-do about the woman in Saudi Arabia who was jailed and sentenced to 200 lashes proves my point. She was arrested and convicted because she left her home without her husbands permission, went out without a male escort and met with a man in public who is not her husband. It is against the law, according to the Islamic religious government and laws, for a woman to do any of those things.

Keep religion private and where it belongs. Taxpayer supported public schools ain't the place, so to speak.

Answer 2

Hm, this is a confusing topic, but this is what I think.

Religion is a tough topic, and there are SO many different beliefs that it shouldn't be taught in school systems. It would be unfair to teach Christianity when there are Muslims, Atheists, and Jewish people. Then again, I believe schoolteachers should respect people's religion and not force people to believe in all the scientific theories (evolution)

Answer 3

No. As a Christian, I want to teach my children myself. When I was in college, I took a religious studies course on the New Testament from an athiest. That is a private matter for families to handle themselves. No, religion should not be taught in public schools. But then again, I don't think we should have public schools to start with.

Answer 4

No religion should not be taught in public schools because you could never be fair to all of them. Citizenship should be taught. That way you are learning about morals and proper social behavior without the religious content.
Religion should be taught in church. That’s what Sunday School is for.

Answer 5

It would greatly increase our knowledge if courses in comparative religions could be taught in public as well as private schools. Courses could be taught from the geographical, historical, political, cultural, political and economic points of view of a given society. However, I think it will be impossible to develop an unbiased curriculum not to mention where to find unbiased professors to teach the subject. So in my opinion, keep religion separate and private.

Answer 6

No. I would feel more comfortable teaching my hypothetical children about religion, rather than someone I barely know. How do I know I could trust them to be unbiased about all the different religions? If they taught religion in schools and one day my kid came home saying they learned that [insert religious group] are "evil" I'd have somebody's head.

Answer 7

Why not,, Many years ago teachers taught the children how to read by reading the Bible.. I am strong enough in my belief not to worry about a false religion changing my mind...


I don't understand why it would be such a big deal,, everyone is always griping about freedom of choice why should it be any different with religion,,,

I mean if people think it's OK to teach kids it OK to learn about being gay,, and its OK to have sex before marriage,, and that if you don't think you are hurting anyone else its OK ,,

then why shouldn't it be OK to teach Christianity ?? It would still be the persons choice to take that class,,,

Answer 8

Comparative religions are taught as a part of the study of cultural anthropology and the influence of organized religion and religious belief is taught as part of world history.

Personally I'd love to see the Bible analyzed as part of a logic class.

Of course, all of the above studies tend to support an atheistic or agnostic world view.

Answer 9

No. I'm a Christian, and I strongly support the separation of church and state. If parents want their children to learn religion in school, then that's why religious schools exist. Religious teachings should be kept out of the public schools.

Answer 10

Nah. i do no longer think of faith could desire to flow into faculties. It takes the alternative out of the little ones hands. i'm going to no longer recognize all religions, yet i recognize that atheists and christians go at it whilst they even talk approximately non secular words. in my opinion, faith itself is a bad theory for college, and a powerful occasion is the finished ingredient over in Iran, i've got faith. little ones named a teddy undergo Muhammad, and the instructor have been given in worry for it. a great number of hate from a non secular team, demands execution, and different no longer so large stuff.