Should Religion be taught in all Schools?...

I believe that Religion should be taught in school. Of course, the school has to make sure that the curriculum is designed in such a way that the subject will not just focus on one religion. They have to be considerate of other beliefs as well. I finished my grade school in a Catholic school and I have learned Religion for 6 straight years. Unfortunately, they focused on Christianity specifically Catholicism. It would have been better if they also taught us about other beliefs/religions.

I believe that religion should be taught in schools. I go to a private college and we are required to take a Theology course. I'm not a Christian and I was dreading this course. It ended up being one of my favorites in the end because it taught almost every single religion, belief, etc...not just one. I think it would be great for schools to let kids now there is more than one religion out there. They can learn about them all and make an educated choice as to what the best religion is for them, instead of having a certain religion shoved down their throat. That is what makes people stray from religion instead of embracing it.

I'm not sure about religion being taught as a different subject at school...kids from all religious backgrounds attend the same school. I attended a Catholic school...and they would have Catechism classes in the morning. We, non-Catholics were not forced to attend but free to attend if we wished to. Except for the fact that we were having fun while the Catholics were learning something, I didn't think of it much. I think a Value education class would be great instead of focussing on any one religion. That can cater to everyone without hurting sentiments...or having schools segregating children by religion. Or a Religion class that talks about all the religions (that are common in the area).

No, religion should not be taught in school or on the flip side, the essence of all religions should be taught and followed in school. We educate our children in the hope that they are the future citizens of this world and hence should have the knowledge and the wisdom to be able to differentiate between right and wrong and that their formative years should be spent in the inculcation of humane values and not blind dogma. Religion without its in-depth study creates a false sense of belonging to an idea which is impossible for a child to comprehend in its entirety. However, in-depth study of religion is not feasible without compromising on the other secular subjects. So I believe that we can let go of religion and instead concentrate on building better intelligent citizens who can then decide what they should follow and what they should shun.

I feel that religion is a very personal matter. If religion is to be taught in PUBLIC school, then the course should be something entitled 'Religions of the World' and it should teach an overview of all the religions and teach tolerance. As for teaching a particular faith or religion, I feel that should be reserved for a particular parochial school that is supported by that faith/religion. That is just my opinion on a very touchy subject!

I think its depend on the school. If that school is a general or public school, i dont think its needed. But always for Christian, Catholic, or Muslim school, they have subjects for religion.

i would take religion out of education all together, it has no place there. Surely, the only people compitent to advise on religion are the parents at home blessed be

No....To me, religion is a very personal thing that may mean something different for everyone. To try and come up with a standardized curriculum that makes everyone happy would be a total nightmare. Religion, IMHO, is beast taught in places of worship and in the home

I think teaching religion in schools would be a very difficult thing, if you were trying to make it all-inclusive and non-biased. First you have to get the teachers to set aside their own religious bias in order to not try to proselytize to students or emphasize their religion over others. That can be a very tough thing, especially if the teacher is part of a religious group that believes everyone of any other religion will be eternally punished or some such. Another issue is the question of which religions to teach. Do you just teach the "major" world religions? Do you consider which religions are most popular in your area, or even what the religions of the students in your class are? If it's tailored depending on area or students, that's a lot of effort for a specialized curriculum that could change quite often depending on population changes or students. If you leave out the religion of even a single one of the students, you're going to leave that student feeling ostracized and perhaps even maligned, not to mention possibly have to face the wrath of the parents of that student. I love comparative religions classes and other religious classes in college or even high school if they're elective and done well, but I can't say I would advocate a religion class for younger students or one that was compulsory. It would simply be too difficult to cover all the bases, and it would leave any minority whose beliefs aren't covered even more open to religious prejudice.

I am a primary school teacher. I spend my first year of teaching in a Catholic school. Discipline was good and the children loved it when Father visited. However much time was spent praying, at the start of the day, before and after eating and before going home. Events were often long and tiring for the children like at Easter Stations of the Cross. I have taught in Church of England schools and again the religion is pushed to the children through Bible stories, assembly and in RE lessons. I had a Jehovah Witness child in my class in the small village school. She had to leave the room if what we were going to do was not suitable for her religion. I think the best schools are multi faith and different festivals can be celebrated like for Judaism, Hinduism and so on. I think children should grow up knowing about and respecting other people's beliefs. I think religion should be a separate subject and I don't think assembly should have a totally Christian theme to it.

I think Religion is an important subject that should be taught in all schools. But I said "Religion" not Catholicism, or Presbyterianism or any other single denomination of Religion. Each denomination should be studied separately so the students can make up their own minds. There should be No Brainwashing such as the Catholic School system in Ontario Canada has been doing.

Not only is religion a very fascinating topic but educational as well. I think that by teaching our children about the different regligions and beliefs of others, we will be teaching them understanding and tolerance. I think it is sad that they removed it from the schools.

yeh relision should be a part of school. Children should be taught the need of relision the different beliefs of the human race. First thing to be taught should be "the human race" and than the belief of humans in their religion. There shouldnt be dominance to one single religion at the school level. the kids should also be treated equally. It shouldnt form a separate subject it should be generalise and should form part of any other subject like general awareness or society awareness.

I don't think it's a good idea. All they'll touch on is the major religions. What about the less popular ones? The contraversial ones? It's not a good idea there's too many ways of it going wrong. Too many things that can be injected to make a student biase towards a religion or another.

No I think that religion should be taught in the home or at church unless the parents send their children to a religious school. I feel religion is a private thing and I do not think someone should be teaching their beleifs on my children.

I think religion could be taught at the high school level as a comparative religions class. It would probably have to be an electiv. At the grade school level, the kids don't have the critical thinking skills to look across the board so to speak and examine and evaluate different religions. Not all families have the knowledge or will teach their children about different faiths - hopefully this class would instill tolerance and understanding of cultures other than their own. whit

I dont think religion should be taught in schools... Thats what church is for and should be the responsibility of the parents. There are many different religions in the world now and i dont feel that someone elses views should be pushed on children whose families believe in something totally different from what is being taught. I believe that the choice of teaching children about religion should be left to the parents and the church in which they attend.

Yes i think religion should be taught in schools.In our school there were two different subjects religion and morals.Our school was a catholic school,so people who were catholic and protestants used to attend religion while remaining all students were made to attend morals.I was a protestant.i liked to attend morals class.but the school teachers forced me to attend religion.

No. Because religion it´s a belief and a truth that you have. You can´t put this through children that have parents trying to teach them other religion or other culture. The best would be, like in Brazil, have Catholic scholls or something like that. That way the parents can chose what scholl and what belief would like to pass to his children.

I think there should be a class that covers all world religions.