Why I don't think children should be taught religion at school (Page 2)

[HOAAH]

I was taught greek mythology at school
I live in the USA and it was a public school

[OfDeath]

But you weren't taught that it was the truth. Teaching mythology in history class is fine. Creation myths in science are not.

[HOAAH]

It wasn't even taught at my school.

[OfDeath]

Yeah that's good. I'm glad that a lot of schools don't teach it and that's the way it should be.
I went to a few different schools. Only one of them taught creation as an alternative to evolution and then sort of said choose one as if each were of equal substance. Another one didn't include it in science but had another subject just called scripture but it actually should have been called Christian scripture. Now, that's fine to have that as a subject too. The problem was that subject was actually compulsory. The best school I went to never even mentioned it at all and it put strong emphasis on subjects like chemistry, physics, biology and obviously mathematics. Weirdly, history and geography were taught together. Like one day of that class was geography and the next was history. That was the school I learned the most from. Another reason was that all the teachers weren't just teachers, they were all specialist professors with doctorates in the subject they taught. I think that's how school should be.

[Dargil]

Religion is part of history and culture. Comparative religion should be taught and not skewed. Leave favoring to Church teaching.

[Anonymous]

If that were to happen it would deprive someone with interest in religion and parents are not teachers. most people are religious, maybe not pue religious but not athiest so maybe atheists should request for a option to not study religion.

[OfDeath]

I only mean it shouldn't be taught as science. Religion should be taught in history lessons. It has been at the core of many wars and social changes. However, only teaching one of them is what causes the problem. They should not be taught as truth but as part of history.

[Anonymous]

How do you feel about leftist propaganda like "social justice" and general anti-Western-cultural views being taught at school?

[OfDeath]

Cultural "views" don't belong in school other than what past societies views were with relevancy to the events which occured for history. That would be part of history class. When it comes to social justice, that has a place in economics classes. A certain level of social justice does need to be upheld in order to maintain a healthy economy. Physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, English, history, geography, physical education, home economics, shop (electronics, wood and metal working), computer studies, a second language and possibly simple economics and the study of business operations are the only essential subjects.

[Opinion Owner]

Seems reasonable to me.

[Menyou2]

No... that you can’t force yourself n anyone... what happen to freedom of religion because if I’m being force to be taught about it there is no freedom

[Rule_Britania]

They should be taught it as a subject but not as a sermon thats what Sunday school is for.

[jahaims]

It's illegal for public schools in America to endorse or advance any religious beliefs.

[PaganWarrior]

Wish it was like that here in England.

[gaygod_19]

finally someone said it!

[ManHater]

Tell that to muslim terrorists.

[Gedaria]

It just shows how little you know about the Bible

[Anonymous]

Totally agree!