I'm left wing and I agree and disagree I think teaching what religion is so like my school has a comparative religion class should be ok but if they want to teach Christianity than any other religion should be taught as well
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I do agree that what the United States is/has been trying to implement is inherently wrong by pushing Christianity out there. This is my vision of a reform that will likely never happen unless we as humans can learn to respect others and treat everyone like humans.
I elaborated this in another thread on here, but basically the idea was an optional elective that explained different religions values (Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, etc) and also explored religious conflicts. Ideally a course built to understand others.
I think if we learn about others beliefs and the history behind them we can become more tolerant of everyone. Lots of bias and assumptions get made purely from a lack of education. Again, shouldn’t just be pushing one religion, and also shouldn’t be a “you must pick one”
Love this! And also bc I don’t think it would harm students to study philosophies way bigger than themselves. I worry that the loss of this perspective has lead to a lot of the “me first” mindset that seems to be afflicting our society, and not just in the U.S.
Wait - are you saying atheists are just naturally selfish? Or that kids can't be kind or generous if gods don't threaten them? I'd think it would come down to good parenting?
That’s another aspect which would be good to explore in a course. North America has a growing number of refugees and immigrants and understanding their cultures and beliefs would be really beneficial. Again, the school shouldn’t be telling you what to believe in, but I think should explain them.
We are not or ever have been a Christian nation but a country where Christian’s and all other get to believe what they want without government interference ( which the MAGA nut case want to override)
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