I was just wondering what your opinions are on what religions are taught in school?
Do you think children understand Christianity as well as other religions?
I was having a discussion with my cousin about Easter and why my daughters school finished for Easter only last Friday whereas his finished over a week ago. I was explaining most catholic schools go as close to Holy Week as possible.
His 8 year old son asked what is Holy Week? I explained the Easter story to him and he did not have a clue and didn't know that Easter is the most religious time of the Christian calendar. He said he is not taught this in school but he has a wonderful understanding of other religions i.e. Muslims and Hindu.
My cousin is against religion hence he never baptised his children though he is the first to complain that his sons school does not put up a Christmas tree, that they are not allowed to say happy Christmas but instead happy holidays and moans this is England etc etc but than moans that religion should not be taught in schools. I have to admit I find him hypocritical. (My personal opinion)
My opinion is that religion should be taught in school and that children should know about Christmas and should know about Easter as much as any other religion. My cousins children have very little knowledge on Christianity compared to other religions, surely that can not be right. I do love the fact they know about other religions as I was deprived of this as a child in a catholic school but thankfully this has now changed. Are schools holding back on Christianity in favour of other religions?
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Elsie20 · 16/04/2014 16:43
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