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

[c=#7700B2]yes, it has no place in schools.. should be learning actual facts or history.. not fantasy[/c]

SW-User

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

PlumBerries · 31-35, F

[c=#7700B2]so why only teach kids about one religion? should be all or none imo[/c]

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

[c=#7700B2]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[/c]

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

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