http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/russias-new-required-religion-class-for-4th-graders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russias-new-required-religion-class-for-4th-graders Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/russias-new-required-religion-class-for-4th-graders/comment-page-1/#comment-27191 Beachgirl Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153537#comment-27191 Quite a switch from not allowing religious education at all in the Soviet era. I wonder if maybe the parents didn't select Othodox because they figure their kids will get that at church already? Plus if one remembers history, Stalin tried to use the Church for his own motives so I can see where there may be some distrust. As an Orthodox Christian myself, I'm not sure I'd want secularist teaching my religion to my kids when a priest,priest's wife, monk, nun or parents would do a much better job...or better still, just living it is the best lesson. Quite a switch from not allowing religious education at all in the Soviet era. I wonder if maybe the parents didn’t select Othodox because they figure their kids will get that at church already? Plus if one remembers history, Stalin tried to use the Church for his own motives so I can see where there may be some distrust. As an Orthodox Christian myself, I’m not sure I’d want secularist teaching my religion to my kids when a priest,priest’s wife, monk, nun or parents would do a much better job…or better still, just living it is the best lesson.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/russias-new-required-religion-class-for-4th-graders/comment-page-1/#comment-27007 Dave Kargol Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153537#comment-27007 Which particular aspect of Russian history would lead anyone to believe that a secular ethics class will help solve "the problem of morality" in Russia? Wasn't the entire Communist experiment a failed attempt to solve society's problems through secularism?  Which particular aspect of Russian history would lead anyone to believe that a secular ethics class will help solve “the problem of morality” in Russia? Wasn’t the entire Communist experiment a failed attempt to solve society’s problems through secularism? 

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