RE: Teaching religion in school
January 5, 2015 at 4:52 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm by Jaysyn.)
(January 4, 2015 at 3:14 pm)tantric Wrote: I'm all for it. I think "Religion, Philosophy and Ethics" should be as fundamental as Math. Children should be given a survey course on the world's major religions, including history, doctrine, etc in addition to studying philosophical fundamentals, important philosophers and the principles of ethics and morality.
This was called Freshman / 9th grade Social Studies at the Florida public high school I went to. We touched on all the major religions (including Buddhism) & none of them were given precedence.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
