Should Religion Be Taught In Schools

Religion

Religion has been around since the beginning of the human race. Slowly it has become more diverse and the number of religions around us is increasing. Who’s to say which religion is correct? Is teaching religion in schools forcing certain beliefs upon children who don’t know don’t know any better? Separation of church and state is causing conflict between believers and nonbelievers. Certain religions are receiving harsh discrimination in public because a large part of Americans only see Christianity as the right religion. Religion in schools is a controversial topic. Should it be completely removed? To start with, there’s the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. Students are forced to go along and repeat daily the belief in god.

Some parents are angry with the wording and are stressing to the school boards that something needs to be done. There is talk about changing the Pledge of Allegiance to something that doesn’t involve religion. Another religious conflict with the school system is the teaching of evolution. Should evolution be taught? Evolution is taught in all science classes in America. The churches are conflicting with the schools trying to take the curriculum out of the books that students are given. Thus, proving that there is a war between science and religion. Evolution needs to be taught and is essential to understanding the logical reason for where everyone and everything came from. Unless we are going to remove science from schools altogether, there is no reason to ban the teaching of evolution. “Our country has laws that separate church and state. Public institutions like schools must be neutral on the subject of religion, as required by the Constitution’s First Amendment” (“Why We Must”). Other issues on the matter include prayers on the football field before and/ or after games. Generally the coach gathers all the players together and

Last year, in 2015, in Oklahoma there was a large voiced opinion on the Ten Commandments statue. There were polls and Oklahoma took a vote. The majority ruled that it be taken down due to the controversial effects it had on the citizens. Many agreed that it was a violation of the separation between church and state. The court said the Oklahoma Constitution -- in Article 2, Section 5 -- bans the use of public property “for the benefit of any religious purpose.” Even though the Ten Commandments monument was paid for with private funding, the court said it is on public property and benefits or supports a system of religion and is therefore unconstitutional (Haynes). The removal was a huge step forward for the separation. Letting people know that it is a serious matter and not something that is taken