I think that anything taught within a public school should only be taught if there is a solid foundation for us to understand that it is true. Religion teaches us to abandon the search for truth and replace it with the search for possibility. We can't replace the known truth with religions' infinite possible truths. Societies don't succeed that way.
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Mar 27, 2015
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It is true that billion of people follow various religions, so teaching about those practices and beliefs allows us to be more knowledgeable about the people around us without need for their beliefs to be true.
A broad scope class on world religions is almost a necessity today, but pandering to the specifics of one religion by allowing them essentially a sermon session in school is not the goal here.
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Obviously we can't teach the kids Each and Every religion as beneficial as that may be however we should give them At Least a lesson on mentality and that religion is a way of life and possibly a school of thought. Different religions consider science good while others bad. As long as these are catered to those interested and/or raised that religion there shouldn't be a problem. Knowledge is power and it'll help increase tolerance and promote some teamwork possibly.
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