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Many think that religion should be taught in schools while others think it should be avoided. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

#religion #schools
There is an argument that
centers
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 on
religion
 by which to be instructed in
schools
 or to be prohibited. Even though teaching
religion
 in educational institutions has its own benefits, in my opinion, I believe that it should be avoided. On the one hand, when
students
 learn
religion
 in their
schools
, it could offer several advantages to
students
. First and foremost, religious lessons provide them with valuable life wisdom like commitment, passion and patience, guiding them towards a desirable way.
Additionally
, based on these lessons, the educational community could become a more harmonious and cohesive society.
Consequently
, sharing the conviction for certain
religion
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religions
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 would enable both the school community and
students
 to be more stable and accomplish what they want.
This
 is why,
for example
, mission
schools
 in South Korea are known for their ambience
that
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students
 concentrate on studying and the high levels of academic achievement.
On the other hand
, I believe that imparting religious messages in
schools
 could bring forth drawbacks. Essentially speaking, individuals have the
rights
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 to choose their
religion
.
However
, if
schools
 teach
religion
,
students
 cannot but
to
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attend religious classes and they should take part in religious rituals, which means they
didn’t
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 embrace the chance to be exposed to various
religion
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religions
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 and decide their
religion
 following their own
wills
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will
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.
Secondly
, when
students
 encounter religious lessons in a compulsory way in
schools
, they could have grievances against certain
religion
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religions
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, leading to harmful effects on society in the long term.
Therefore
, teaching
religion
 to
students
 in an obligatory way should be avoided. In conclusion,
although
 mission
schools
 have
its
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 own merits,
in
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from
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 my
point-of-view
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, I am still convinced that they could yield undesirable outcomes.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • religious education
  • multi-faith society
  • values and ethics
  • tolerance
  • diversity
  • religious freedom
  • secular education
  • curriculum
  • worldviews
  • interfaith dialogue
  • religious literacy
  • moral guidance
  • cultural understanding
  • critical thinking
  • respect
  • indoctrination
  • religious beliefs
  • secular state
  • religious extremism
  • academic subject
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