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UK teachers want cash skills to replace religious studies lessons, study finds (uk.news.yahoo.com)
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BRITAIN wants personal finance lessons to replace religious studies on the school curriculum, new national research reveals.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Maybe an unpopular opinion (I guess according to the article it literally is) but i think well-rounded religious education could do a lot to head off a lot of the bigotry we see aimed at non-majority religions, and may be the one of the only places kids are exposed to differing religious beliefs that don’t align with their home life (which I know was impactful for me personally)

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    A well rounded education of religions is important, but does it really need to be its own subject in the time table? Why not make it part of General Studies where personal finance and other life lessons are taught?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    All religions are minority religions in the UK, 52% identify as having no religon.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Fair, I guess my intention with that phrasing was to say learning about each other’s religious beliefs (or lack thereof) can facilitate living side by side whether everyone around you thinks similarly, or if you find yourself in the minority as many non religious people did up until fairly recently

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