Reply #6: Yes, religion should be taught in schools

[George_Bonanza]

I think religion should be taught in public schools. No conversion or any attempts at it, but it's absolutely PC stupidity to think that in a world so fraught with religious prejudice, all will be solved if we keep our kids ignorant and open to misinterpretations of various faiths. The more we teach kids about Islam, the less they will view every Arab as a terrorist. The more we teach kids about Christianity, the less they will resort to fundamentalism, a very unChristian thing. The more they teach kids about Wiccanism, the less they will view them as witches. And so forth. A lot of history books in schools gloss over religious details, which make up for some of the most important events in social history. This is pure chicken PC bullshit. Religious harmony will not come from ignorance.

I don't trust parents to personally teach religion. That's how radicals are made.

As for morals in school, as long as they're general, I see no problem with that. Schools today could use morals, with the cheating and bullying.