Si modo
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I really don't think it should be an elective (in the social studies curriculum, definitely, though). The vast majority of persons on the face of the planet practice some sort of major religion, and even if they don't currently practice it, their beliefs are strongly formed by their religion.Exactly why I think all should study religions in school.The superiority of most Christians is that their belief in Yeshua (Jesus to the Christians) is what they think makes them forgiven.
Unfortunately, most of them don't get the concept of forgiveness. If you get caught doing something stupid, you admit you did it, fix and clean up the mess you made, and most important............
YOU DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!
Because of the belief of Christians thinking that Yeshua and God forgives them, they automatically judge what others are doing on their limited understanding of God.
My personal belief? In order to understand more about God, you need to understand more than just one faith, because looking at something from only 1 perspective, kinda limits your understanding of the whole.
Yeah......but have Religions as an elective, that points where all of them are similar rather than pointing out all the differences.
Me personally? I think that having only 1 perspective on a thing makes you limited in your understanding of it.
Which is why I also beleive that in addition to your own faith, you should understand something of at least 2 others.
I mean...........how can you understand what God has laid out for us if we only have 1 perspective on it? Besides, that kind of thinking leads to more and more repression and trying to "out purify" each other, which makes society even more restrictive.
Need an example? Look to the Puritans. Or........if you want a current example, look to the GOP.
Having a knowledge of where others' views originate leads to a personal understanding of them.
That is my main motivation for requiring knowledge of the religions. If it helps them better understand their god, and if they believe; then that is also a good reason.