No. It predisposes children to someone else's point of view. If the children express an interest I would certainly allow them to go to church or whatever and encourage them to make up their own minds as they get old enough to make such choices.

The Bible should be in the "Fiction" section of every school library.

Yes, religion influences the decisions of ~90% of the people in this world, so it should be taught.

Yes. Especially the genocide and child sex slaves parts.

"Love and massmurder, children. Let us pray."

Religion can be taught at church. I don't think there is a lot of time during school time to waste on religion. A specialty unit for university level perhaps, along with myths and legends.

They should be taught as Myths, the same way the Greek and Egyptian religions are.

Of course not!

Yes, if all the religions of mankind were stacked on a few shelves in school libraries with large clear printed signs above each shelf displaying the following words, The Myths of Mankind.

Yes! Long, long ago, when I was in school in a small rural town in northeast Washington state, a school levy failed any the school board allowed community members to teach classes. Some were good, some not. I was lucky and fell into a comparative religions class taught by a scholarly local Christian minister. She (yes, a female minister in the 1970s) did a wonderful job of acquainting us with the basics of the Abrahamic religions and a smattering of the eastern religions. Fourty years later I count that class as one of my most memorable and eye-opening school experiences.

Comparative religion should be taught in a short compulsory course. It’s not necessary to go into the depths but a survey of the world’s major and minor religions and their distinguishing features would help people, I think.

No

NO!

Hell, no! It would be unconstitutional (at least in the USA).

No. No publicly funded institution should support any religious crap.

Not as pure fact. Generally speaking I don’t see harm since it’s played such a large role in society up to this point

A comparative religion course would be appropriate. It's amazing how many xtians don't even know what their own religion entails, much less what others say.

Personally I THINK that they should teach right from wrong. Nobody should be influenced either way on religion.. It should be a choice.. Based on fact...an informed decision kinda thing

Absolutely not, all schools should reframe from embedding underdeveloped brains unverifiable nonsense which cannot be proven to be a actual fact but actually has a mountain of evidence to the contrary. This is dishonest and it's called indoctrination. If someone is gullible enough to swallow to this nonsense people call religion let them do it on their own time at home let them learn more important things about real life in public schools.

Absolutely not. Though the Christians try to sneak it into our public schools around my area.

NO!! Plain and simple...NO! Kids have a lot of garbage thrown at them, every day, why make religion one of them. Teach them life skills, compassion, understanding, fairness...then you won't have to brain wash them.

I had a survey course as a senior in my public HS and we were introduced to the world's religions. I think studying religions as an aspect of the humanities can be a good thing. Ultimately so much of the world's art and music has religions roots (i.e. Bach and Michaelangelo) and understanding of religion is vital to that. The knowledge of how religion is included and referenced in world literature is also important. Maintaining a certain 'objectivity' about religion can only be undertaken by the study of comparative religion. I also think that the criticism of religion needs to be taught for us to be free-thinking society. Studies in the Humanities are part of a complete education.

No, no and no

Absolutely should, it is part of our history, while highlighting how it has fucked up societies, people's minds and is used as the ULTIMATE EXCUSE to deride, abuse and kill others.

Of course not. Unless found in the fiction section of the library. Frfr

I read a couple of years ago that in Oklahoma children were given a comprehensive religion course featuring the major religions. The trouble started when parents objected to any mention of Islam in any way, shape, or form. As long as it was Christianity, no problem.