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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the how useful it is for humans to have morality and love of God but find it questionable to teach kids about just one religion because that's what I was taught by my parents who were taught by theirs.

I wonder if as parents its our responsibility to introduce them to all major religions, as well as concepts of agnosticism and atheism?[/quote]

If we want our children to be well educated and well rounded, yes it is important to make sure they that they appreciate different religions and how religious beliefs and practices helped to shape history and culture around the world.

[b]Importance of religion in appreciating world history [/b]

Religions have been a basic factor of human history in all places and times, and remain so in our own world today. They have been some of the most important forces shaping knowledge, the arts, and technology.

https://history.yale.edu/undergraduate/current-students/regions-and-pathways/religion-context#:~:text=Religions%20have%20been%20a%20basic,%2C%20the%20arts%2C%20and%20technology. nd%20technology.)

[b]Religion in American History and Politics
Selected and introduced by
David Tucker, Ellen Tucker & Sarah A. Morgan Smith[/b]

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/collections/religion-in-american-history-and-politics-25-core-docs/

From the beginning, religion played an important role in shaping Americans' identity and purpose: colonization efforts were undertaken in the name of God, with [b]the evangelization of the native peoples [/b]or the chance to establish a society in accordance with Biblical ideals included among the many ends of settlement …

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The native peoples were forcibly  Christianized.  They already had their own, non-Christian religions.[/quote]

Agreed - as were many slaves . However for better or worse, religion has played a huge role in history, culture and Politics in US and elsewhere .

I absolutely support learning about indigenous religious beliefs and experiences as well as other religions which spread through colonialism or war.
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You know, there is a gigantic difference between learning about religions and history, and being taught catechism and other religious dogma?[/quote]

Yes that is why I think the approaches of religious schools and public / secular schools should be different.

Our DC attended both public and private religious schools. They actually did both attempt to teach comparative religion in helpful ways .[/quote]

My understanding of comparative religion is that it does not teach that one religion is correct.

I think most kids are taught that their family's religion is correct, and that different religions, while correct for the people who believe in them, are not correct for their family.  In the US, there is no state religion and people are taught to respect other religions, while believing that theirs is correct.[/quote]

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