Should religion be taught in public schools?

[JakeStarkey]

Should we have religions classes, modified, or not in public school?

What makes the most sense to me is to offer the classes as an elective during middle school and high school years. But here's the deal. All religions are offered, but only those with interest of thirty of more students are held--and the church must provide the teacher.

As long as the instructor does not overtly or subtly work for conversion.

As long as the instructor does not overtly or subtly work for conversion, for after all, it is a secular class paid for by tax payer funds.

 

[Meriweather]

As long as the instructor does not overtly or subtly work for conversion.

My train of thought is that only those who are of that faith or denomination would choose to take that class as an elective. Catholic youth would choose the course on Catholicism; Lutherans would choose their course, etc.

 

[aris2chat]

an over view and distinctions as part of history, how religion effected history and modern civilization.
Schools teach mythology and Greek legions.

 

[aris2chat]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

 

[Agit8r]

There are two basic arguments on the subject, though only one has any place in a free country:

"The first stage of this education being the schools of the hundreds, wherein the great mass of the people will receive their instruction, the principal foundations of future order will be laid here. Instead, therefore, of putting the Bible and Testament into the hands of the children at an age when their judgments are not sufficiently matured for religious inquiries, their memories may here be stored with the most useful facts"
-- Thomas Jefferson; from 'Notes on Virginia' Query XIV

"Secular schools can never be tolerated because such schools have no religious instruction, and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith"
-- Adolf Hitler; from remarks at Nazi-Vatican Concordat (Apr. 26, 1933)

 

[Anathema]

No. Not at all. However, MORALITY should ve taught from Kindergarten on as a core principle of society, and should be taught as auperceeding ANY/ALL religion.

 

[Disir]

My son had it in middle school as comparative religion. It opened up his own quest and we have wonderful conversations. I care much more about the histories of the time periods. The only way for it to be presented in the public education system is to have it as a comparative course.

But, I am coming to the point of if we are going to have people continuously distorting what is actually occurring then we need to remove it all together. None of it.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

No, and neither should evolution.

At least you're consistent at being wrong.

Edwards v. Aguillard

 

[S.J.]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

It's not settled science but it's taught as settled science and that is dishonest. "Man evolved from a rodent"? lol. Ok, how did the rodent get here? The argument against teaching religion is based on lack of proof. That's fine, let's apply the same standard to the teaching of evolution (lack of proof). Neither should be taught.

 

[S.J.]

No, and neither should evolution.

At least you're consistent at being wrong.

Edwards v. Aguillard

What is your point?

 

[rightwinger]

I'm OK with religion being taught in school as long as atheists get to teach children there is no God

Then let the children decide

 

[guno]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

It's not settled science but it's taught as settled science and that is dishonest. "Man evolved from a rodent"? lol. Ok, how did the rodent get here? The argument against teaching religion is based on lack of proof. That's fine, let's apply the same standard to the teaching of evolution (lack of proof). Neither should be taught.

evidently your education was very limited

 

[S.J.]

I'm OK with religion being taught in school as long as atheists get to teach children there is no God

They already do.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

No, and neither should evolution.

At least you're consistent at being wrong.

Edwards v. Aguillard

What is your point?

Read the ruling, realize that you are wrong.

 

[S.J.]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

It's not settled science but it's taught as settled science and that is dishonest. "Man evolved from a rodent"? lol. Ok, how did the rodent get here? The argument against teaching religion is based on lack of proof. That's fine, let's apply the same standard to the teaching of evolution (lack of proof). Neither should be taught.

evidently your education was very limited

Look who's talking.

 

[S.J.]

No, and neither should evolution.

At least you're consistent at being wrong.

Edwards v. Aguillard

What is your point?

Read the ruling, realize that you are wrong.

So, you have no point? I already knew that.

 

[rightwinger]

I'm OK with religion being taught in school as long as atheists get to teach children there is no God

They already do.

OK children.....today we are going to learn the bible is a fairy tale and God is just made up by adults.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Yes.

Gun safety too

 

[Agit8r]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

It's not settled science but it's taught as settled science and that is dishonest. "Man evolved from a rodent"? lol. Ok, how did the rodent get here? The argument against teaching religion is based on lack of proof. That's fine, let's apply the same standard to the teaching of evolution (lack of proof). Neither should be taught.

Religion is not to be taught because it discriminates against practitioners of other religions, other sects within the same religion, and those who practice no religion.

 

[aris2chat]

No, and neither should evolution.

Evolution is science. It needs to be taught.
.............and god created three periods of dinosaurs, each lasting tens of millions of years

Mankind evolved from a rodent

It's not settled science but it's taught as settled science and that is dishonest. "Man evolved from a rodent"? lol. Ok, how did the rodent get here? The argument against teaching religion is based on lack of proof. That's fine, let's apply the same standard to the teaching of evolution (lack of proof). Neither should be taught.

Common ancestor: This is what scientists believe the oldest known 'eutherian' looked like - an animal that gave birth to its own young

Juramaia sinensis