Schools To Teach Orthodox Culture

The Moscow Times ^ | 11/18/02 | Andrei Zolotov Jr

[Alamo-Girl]

Jeepers! Thanks for the heads up!

[Stavka2]

Here's one that might surprise quite a lot of you, as a devout Orthodox, I am fully against such a measure. Religeon in public schools should not be taught from a religeous point of view nor should it be a manditory class. Further more, if the Chruch wishes to teach religion, then it needs to set up religious schools and Sunday school classes...where people can go voluntarly to learn about the "Orthodox" culture. Russia is created of many ethnic groups and religions, it is a federation, this will only hurt not help said federation. While the Orthodox Church is the main faith of the nation and should remain so, it needs to go about the same routes as everyone else, because I highly doubt that they would want Catholic culture or Jewish culture or Buddist culture classes manditorly taught.

[Stavka2]

First, I disagree with your missionaries being allowed into schools...want to teach your version of the Bible, set up your own class at your own expense. I'm Orthodox I don't want my kids learning Protestant or Fundimentalist views and that is the point. By the way, you do realize that with this, your missionaries, unless they are Orthodox, will be permenantly banned? And tell me, how would you feel if my priest and I come over and start to teach your kids in their school?

[Gritty]

My point is, in Russia they allow a discussion of God in the schools and are no longer persecuting the preaching of the gospel. This is in distinct contrast to American public schools, with a few exceptions.

And tell me, how would you feel if my priest and I come over and start to teach your kids in their school?

Despite the formalisms of the Orthodox teachings, the gospel generally is contained therein. I would certainly prefer that to the present American public school method of denying altogether God exists.

I agree that religious teachings should not be taught foremost in school, but they should be available to those who want them and the curriculum should not ban the role of religion and faith either in the historical or scientific curriculum. That is as much a part of our body of knowledge as the strictly secular, IMHO more accurate. But there are those who disagree so I say let both sides be presented fairly.

[f.Christian]

To: Marathon

Missionaries have said for years that American educational/media institutions are far more closed than in places like Russia. This underscores their point. What was it someone said, to find real communists these days you have to visit an American university?

2 Posted on 03/27/2000 10:56:24 PST by Marathon