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Ban forced religious studies in schools

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Ban forced religious studies in schools
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RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools
March 5, 2013 at 2:44 pm
(March 5, 2013 at 2:16 pm)jstrodel Wrote: Atheists are free thinkers, meaning they use the legal system to move money around and force people to accept their view of education.

Well, let us say we have religious education in public schools (just for the sake of argument). What beliefs should be taught? Catholicism? Islam? Judaism? Protestantism (if so, which branch?)?
Personally, I think public education should stick to facts (which have a basis in reality), not beliefs.
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Ban forced religious studies in schools

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RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by Lion IRC - March 4, 2013 at 11:29 pm
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by jstrodel - March 5, 2013 at 12:34 am
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by Lion IRC - March 5, 2013 at 12:58 am
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by frankiej - March 5, 2013 at 10:04 am
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by festive1 - March 5, 2013 at 2:44 pm
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by Esquilax - March 5, 2013 at 10:51 pm
RE: Ban forced religious studies in schools - by jstrodel - March 5, 2013 at 11:33 pm

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