Hello everyone, what do you think about religion in schools?

My son's school recently received a lot of complaints because the Religion class focused only on Christianity.

As a result, the school decided to rename the class from Religion to History.

But is religion really the same as history?

What are your thoughts on this?

Religion is an opinion, imo

25 post and a 2012 join date. I'd prefer religion over LGBT, and dumb to rename it they aren't the same

I can only speak for my kooky self when sharing that religions can be taught under several class identities, e.g., history, anthropology, philosophy, poetry, and even linguistics. As an outsider looking at the many religions and spiritualities and if I can gently place aside the real world conflicts that can and do happen between people of faith, I wish to share that religious and spiritual writings, storytelling, allegories, metaphors, moral expressions, and even the nature of either the higher power and/or the nature of the gods and goddesses depicted by various faiths are wonderful literature. But, this is a real world and people do harm each other because of possessing different beliefs or no beliefs at all.

So, my little thought is: Teach religious texts as art.
But, hey, someone somewhere will make a decision and I am but a little voice in what is a humongous room for discussions.

This post was edited by UAPtictac on Sep 18 2025 02:56am

Fiction often use real places while inserting fake people and events. For example Spiderman in New York, Santa in north pole or 12 disciples in middle east named Simon, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, and Judas. Lol OK sure thing bro

We started cursing really hard and then the priest stopped teaching us and we got a nasty talking from the director.

Does anyone know what year it is currently?
Does anyone know why it is that year?
It's because Christianity already won.
Deelwiffit.

Sounds intense.

As a 12yo I already in control of the elites polluting my brain with propaganda fairytales.
We simply did not allow it.

That priest never set a foot in my school again

Religion is bullshit and has no place in schools