Religious education
Religious education Pros and Cons, Advantages and disadvantages in overview. Pros and Cons List
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get to know several religions
Coercion
is part of the culture
is often designed boring
Children learn all kinds of things about religion
Rather inappropriate as a compulsory subject in a multicultural society
One gets to know their own religion better
Tax waste
one learns to think further
Story time
...Is very appropriate that all people get to know each religion
Not everyone believes in God
General education
Private matter
Promotes multi-perspectivity
Dumbing down of students
Children can learn through the lessons if faith is for them and if not, make a well thought out and experienced decision.
Many religion teachers make lessons too boring
...Even more significant in times of social crises, as these have to be dealt with reflexively and emotionally
A general neutral values class would appeal to everyone.
Awareness
Religious education is not contemporary
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The religious as well as cultural plurality is not taken into account
Religious education promotes self-reflection, existential confrontation and the search for what sustains.
Religion makes for separation, a focus on the commonalities makes more sense. (Commonalities that connect)
...Strengthens resilience, appreciation for others and sensitivity to a global horizon
Religion is becoming less important for children
Interfaith education is more feasible when religious education is implemented in the basic structure, so also offer and implement several religions
Since there is only Catholic religion , Protestant religion and ethics in schools, the other religions are virtually suppressed.
Promotes mental health and taps sources of confidence
Religion is a private matter and you can also deal with it at home or go to church
Trying to protect against the flight into irrationalism and fundamentalist self-isolation
Faith is something intimate and should not be graded and generalized
...Religious education is the task and expression of an enlightened religion that is useful to people and their living together in freedom and responsibility
Atheists forced to attend religious education in a democratic country
The daily life of the families can be better implemented in different facilities, if you build up and adopt important elements
Religion does not bring as much in life as, for example, Math
The purpose of religious education is for students to know more about their religion and to become more involved in it.
An opinion is imposed
Religion ist wichtig für eine gute Moral.
An was die Menschen glauben geht den Staat nichts an
...Important for general education
Bring nothing in later life
children are lied to
Do not bring money
Grading very difficult
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