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Should religion Leave Schools?
Project: 2 hours of religion or ethicsProject developers, i.e. the Association of secular catechists, want religion or ethics to be mandatory in 2 hours a week. A simplification of up to 1 hr would be possible only with the approval of the bishop or the authorities of another spiritual union. Parents or adult students would each year (until July 10) declare whether they choose religion or ethics. It would besides be possible to attend both subjects. The grades from these classes would have been a certificate and would number for the average. The Ministry of Education referred to the task critically. Deputy Minister Katarzyna Lubnauer warned that the introduction of compulsory lessons of religion or ethics was a "attack" on worldview freedom and the right of parents to rise children according to their own beliefs. She besides recalled the results of public opinion surveys, according to which more than 70 percent. Poles want religion to stay optional. "In accordance with the concordat, which is simply a binding global agreement, but besides due to the convenience and willingness of parents, religion in the Polish school remains" - she said.
Church v. MENIn early September, bishops published a letter in which they accuse MEN of breaking the constitution. The clergy opposed the regulation of spiritual lessons to 1 hr a week and the anticipation of merging classes. They convince that specified changes weaken the educational process and can negatively affect the intellectual condition of young people. The letter besides mentions "discrimination of believers" and "intolerantness". However, it has not been mentioned that students have been giving up spiritual lessons for years, as evidenced by statistic from many schools. How does that work? - Everyone in my daughter's class goes to religion in our village. Actually, they have no choice. Those who quit would definitely be pointing fingers. specified tiny schools are governed by different laws. Everyone's on the candlestick here. Everyone knows each another - says the parent of a 3rd grade simple school student from a tiny village. The situation in larger schools is different. - In my son's class, there are 19 children in 24. The remainder of them go to the fire area or come home early," says Marta, the parent of a 12-year-old boy.
Mrs. Lucia, the parent of a 15-year-old, adds: "A lot of students have signed out of religion this year, until I am surprised. Imagine that in a schoolroom with 23 students, only 11 attend classes. The remainder of you finish your class early and have a day off. There are voices that the priest doesn't like it very much. Well, what can he do? Everyone has a right to live by their own rules. akin observations are made by Mrs Kamila: - Students resign and there is nothing to deceive themselves about. religion in schools is treated a small stepmotherly and since it is not compulsory, many parents feel that their children will not participate in it. specified examples show perfectly that the approach to religion in schools depends, among others, on local conditions and social pressure.A You? What do you think? Would you like to share your insights with us? compose to: [email protected]
