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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
Nowadays, some people
held
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belief
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 that religious
knowledge
 should be given at
school
,
whereas
 others argue that it is not acceptable. Even though religious education could encourage
students
 to be more open-minded, in my opinion,
school
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the school
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 should be
place
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a place
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 of secular
knowledge
, not religious. On one hand,
religion
 is a huge inseparable part of world history, which includes
broad
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 range of traditions and cultural world legacy. It is undeniable that learning
such
 information could be very helpful for pupils in the future and make them more tolerant of different religions. Today, it has become more relevant when so many conflicts happen in the world based on religious faith.
However
, today, many religions are
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 interpreted, which could lead to more misunderstanding.
On the other hand
,
school
 should be
place
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 where
students
 can learn subjects
such
 as
mathematic
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, languages, chemistry etc., that will help them to get a speciality in the future. In comparison with secular
knowledge
,
religion
 is about faith and belief.
Therefore
,
educational
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 system shouldn`t impose
his
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 understanding of
religion
 on
students
, which could be completely different
than
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 how they believe in their families.
For instance
, in one class could be representatives of
variety
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a variety
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 of confessions with their own beliefs. And if
educational
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the educational
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 system teaches them how they should believe, it could lead to
the
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unrest among the pupils and their parents. It's hard to imagine that
such
 approaches could be supported. In conclusion, even though teaching
religion
 could lead
students
 to be open-minded, I strongly believe that religious
class
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 shouldn`t be given at
school
, since
the
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schooling should give secular
knowledge
instead
 of religious.
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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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