Do you think that (objective/academic) comparitive world religion should be taught in high school?

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• Ok, I'll agree, as far as to say that an overview should be taught. Kids should know the overarching tenets of each, and they should all be presented objectively and accurately. Herein lies the problem. People get emotional about thier religion if they have one, and can't then be objective. And religionists don't want those who don't have a religion teaching their kids anything about religion-especially in an objective way! For them is it very sinful to objectify their religion.
  My assertion would be that if religion were taught objectively, all of them, side by side, and the oportunity given to ask questions and thoroughly analyze and compare ( and atheism also given as a viable option ), there would be more atheists in the world!

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  by Anonymous on January 3rd, 2008

• While I doubt just knowing about the tenets of all the religions would make anyone be an atheist I agree that objective teaching of religion is a positive thing.

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  by unknown on January 4th, 2008

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• I cannot support the blurring of the separation of church and state, so I do understand what you say. But if in a school social studies class, each religion (including atheism, a non-religion)were given an academic overview, would that still be a passive endorsement of it, as you put it? I do NOT mean to suggest that preference be given to any particular religion.

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  by Anonymous on February 26th, 2007