Religions Should Be Taught in Public Schools
The world that we live in today has gone downhill because of the many perspectives and disrespect towards one another’s different religions and cultures. Having a religion class in public schools brings great amounts of benefits to not only the students that are learning about the different religions, but as well as American citizens as a whole. It’s been quite a hassle for those who have been trying to put religion classes in schools because of the many opinions and arguments towards one another’s different perspective in religion. Teaching a religion class in public schools brings a deeper knowledge to students about the different types of religions in the world, prepares students to understand and interact with the world around them and bring some resolution to difficult conflicts in the world today. …show more content…
No one religion would be focused on so much that students would start feeling as if were being forced to believe in that particular religion. The religion class would expand their knowledge of various types of religions like: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, and etc. Students would start to understand the importance of each religion and how those beliefs and practices impact our world today. “By sharing different beliefs we create a climate of tolerance and acceptance for all.” (Rajan Zed, 2015) This quote cannot be more true. The more we learn about different religions, other than our own, the more we grow a higher level of respect towards those with a different religions and worldviews. Respect towards one another is a huge part of making our world a better place and teaching about a big topic such as religion can bring back some unity in our world’s different
The world that we live in today has gone downhill because of the many perspectives and disrespect towards one another’s different religions and cultures. Having a religion class in public schools brings great amounts of benefits to not only the students that are learning about the different religions, but as well as American citizens as a whole. It’s been quite a hassle for those who have been trying to put religion classes in schools because of the many opinions and arguments towards one another’s different perspective in religion. Teaching a religion class in public schools brings a deeper knowledge to students about the different types of religions in the world, prepares students to understand and interact with the world around them and bring some resolution to difficult conflicts in the world today. …show more content…
No one religion would be focused on so much that students would start feeling as if were being forced to believe in that particular religion. The religion class would expand their knowledge of various types of religions like: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, and etc. Students would start to understand the importance of each religion and how those beliefs and practices impact our world today. “By sharing different beliefs we create a climate of tolerance and acceptance for all.” (Rajan Zed, 2015) This quote cannot be more true. The more we learn about different religions, other than our own, the more we grow a higher level of respect towards those with a different religions and worldviews. Respect towards one another is a huge part of making our world a better place and teaching about a big topic such as religion can bring back some unity in our world’s different