World Religions Void From Schools

An Introduction of the topic: My topic is about how the knowledge of world religions is void from schools today. With the misunderstanding that if someone is teaching about religion it means they are imposing their views onto students most teachers gloss over or black out many important religious aspects of our nation’s history. There is an academic difference between students learning about religions of the world and going to Sunday school. I’ve decided to write about this topic because I feel like students should have access to all information afforded to them, including religions. I was not so lucky as to have this option. I can take classes in college about world religion but I would have preferred to start the journey of discovery about religion

Weisman the courts said graduation prayers were a violation of the Establishment Clause (http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/religion-in-public-schools--2). I feel like this is a topic that affects everyone in the community because learning about religions teaches compassion and tolerance of people who may be of a different faith. Warren Nord believed this too he was known as many as a pioneer trying to get religion education back as a part of curriculum in our schools, he said ‘‘humans are moral beings existing in a web of obligations with other persons and God, and some practices and policies are right or wrong in themselves and not subject to cost-benefit analysis’’ He’s also been quoted as to saying the following ‘‘virtually every religious tradition has placed special emphasis on compassion and the duty to help the poor and oppressed’’ Feinberg, W. (2013). The way Nord explains his plan for religion in schools is as follows ‘‘on various live religious and secular traditions’’: Taking religion seriously can be