oldsoul
Gold Member
So, I've been thinking (I know, a dangerous thing to do), and I am wondering what people would think of an idea I have had for some time. So, here goes:
What if we, as a society, taught our children about all of the major religions of the world?
So, what do you think? Why, or why not (please explain yourself)? Should we go about his a different way?
What if we, as a society, taught our children about all of the major religions of the world?
- First question I had was: How do we determine the "major" religions of the world? For the sake of this debate, we'll say the threshold is 10% of the world population. The following link provides a chart showing just that. Major Religions Ranked by Size
- Second question was: Do we teach just the basics, or include details such as the various sects, if any, within a given religion? I think we should include the primary sects. I don't wish to get into how to determine this(as I don't have a good answer), but I think it is important to understand the differences between the primary sects, in order to get a good picture of the religion as a whole.
- The third, and final question I had was: Why/ why not? Here is where I hope we can focus our discussion.
- Most importantly, for me at least, is to gain an understanding of our "global neighbours". Let's face it, we are a global society and will be for the forseeable future, so we really should understand how different people think, and live. One way to do this is to study religions.
- There are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from religious teachings such as:
- The golden rule
- Many of the "Ten Comandments", those governing behaviour within a society.
- Ways of looking at the world
- Ect.
So, what do you think? Why, or why not (please explain yourself)? Should we go about his a different way?