Religion in Public Schools

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Religion should not be taught in Public Schools Religion should not be taught in all public schools. Although the majority of people in Canada practise Christianity, there are many people that either do not have a religion or practise a different religion. There is not one religion for Canada. People have the freedom to choose their own religion. There are many religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Muslim, etc. This would mean that the teacher would have to cover all of these different religions. Teaching religion could also make kids question their own religion and start to believe in other religions. If religion is taught children would be informed about other religions and would understand why people are not allowed to do certain things such as eat pork. There are so many different religions that are practised in Canada that teachers would not be able to teach all religions and still cover the curriculum. Teaching religion in class would not work because of the many diverse religions. School days would have to be extended because students would still need to learn the curriculum as well as religion. This would cause students to have no time for extra-curricular activities such as hockey, basketball or soccer. Having no time for out of school activities will cause students to become over weight. Extended school days plus homework will also cause students to have no time for a social life. Students will have no experience and when it comes time to get a job they will have to speak to people and socialize but they would not have any experience. There are very few jobs that do not require socializing with other people and these jobs are probably not the job the student would want. With all of the many religions, teachers would not be able to cover all of the religions and the curriculum in the school year. Teaching religion in schools
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