Taking this in a non-religious context, I believe that learning Latin and / or Greek should be essential in a well-rounded Education. English has it’s purposes, yet is a simple language, lacking much of the “color” of other languages. Knowing Latin and / or Greek opens the reader to a wider perspective, it makes Spanish/Italian/French/Romanian easier to comprehend, it is the language of science, of law, as well as of religion. Learning Latin is known to help students think more logically and knowing a languages besides your mother tongue helps your brain in thinking in different ways.
Cronos
I totally agree with you. I taught 6 years of Latin in my homes chool and my son studied Greek and Russian and German in college.
On a similar note this is the point I tried to make on the King James Bible thread when I said how sad I feel when people say they won’t read the KJV because it was too difficult to understand. My point was not that KJV was the only acceptable version of Scripture, but the fact that it is so much a part of our culture and if their education has left them thinking that KJV is too difficult to comprehend how do they understand Shakespeare or a host of other literary elements so vital to our shared culture.