Should religion / religious education stay out of public schools? [Spirituality & Religion]

Poll - Total Votes: 17

Yes

Students should be able to choose

You can only vote on one answer.

I think students should decide themselves whether they want to learn about it or not.
It shouldn't be considered an "important subject" that students [b]have[b] to take.

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PlumBerries · 31-35, F

yes, it has no place in schools.. should be learning actual facts or history.. not fantasy

SW-User

@PlumBerries I agree, but historically it has importance culturally.

PlumBerries · 31-35, F

so why only teach kids about one religion? should be all or none imo

SW-User

@PlumBerries I'm with you. I ask Ontario why they fund Catholic schools but not Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and more. I know they are afraid of upsetting the status quo. Personally, I would keep religion out of education, but I do feel their is a value in teaching belief; just not espousing which belief telling what to believe.

PlumBerries · 31-35, F

most schools don't try just teaching beliefs though, they try forcing it upon the kids.. I'm very against it

I went to a private school and they tried forcing it on you really bad and spent a lot of time preaching that crap.. I just think it is wrong and time wasted

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@SW-User There are other venues more suitable

SW-User

@MasterLee I wasnt questioning suitable. That's a red-herring of a question. In fact, most children could use (my opinion) some idea about belief any state with the responsibility of educating a child would equally neglecting if they neglected teaching belief [note I'm not saying WHICH belief]. Maybe in Canada, I was lucky it was controversial in the 80s for us not to have the lords prayer anymore. So I was given an idea, of a belief, of a faith, of a .... idea, nothing more.

SW-User

@PlumBerries That sucks. Read my above comment and maybe you'll understand my point-of-view

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@SW-User Years agi I home schooled. Xtianity had like 4 lessons, and the others were condensed into one so I dud the same and added it to the others and dropped the multi lesson plan to reduce it's significance like the others. Worked great

Sharon · F

@SW-User

I was lucky it was controversial in the 80s for us not to have the lords prayer anymore.

What do you mean by that? Was religion taken out of Canadian schools or put into them?