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Religious Education

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:24 pm
by Polites
Name of the Law/Policy: Religious education in schools

Law/Policy Catagory: Education (?), Religion (?)
Options:
1) This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation. (Default)
2) Schools have an obligation to give religious education, but individual students have an opt-out option.
3) Schools have an obligation to give religious education to all students.
4) Schools have an obligation to give religious education according to the student's religious affiliation; nonreligious students have to attend Ethics or Philosophy classes.
5) Any form of formal religious instruction is banned.
6) Religious education policy is the responsibility of local governments.

Effects:
1) -Big Government, -Devolution
2) -Civil Liberties, +Fanaticism, -Devolution
3) --Civil Liberties, ++Fanaticism, -Devolution
4) +Civil Liberties, -Fanaticism, -Devolution
5) --Civil Liberties, --Fanaticism, -Devolution
6) ++Devolution

Re: Religious Education

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:26 pm
by Captain-Socialist
I don't, there seems like there could be a area for conflict with the religious schools law. You could set that "all schools are required to be religious in nature" with the old law and have all religion be banned in schools in this one.

Re: Religious Education

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:42 pm
by Polites
I see your point, but I do think there should be a law covering religious education in technically non-religious schools.

Maybe the name could be amended to something like "Religious education in state/public/non-religious schools" or something like that.

Re: Religious Education

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:04 pm
by Polites
Or another way to avoid potential conflicts is to rename the Religious Schools law to "The governments stance on religious schools (if religious education is allowed)".

Besides, there's many other potential conflicts between laws; in this particular case you can have "Religious schools are not allowed." for the policy on religious schools, and "Only religious schools receive government funding." for "Government funding for private schools.".

One way of interpreting such a discrepancy would be to view religious schools not (only) as schools that teach religious topics, but also as schools run and managed by religious organizations. In the case you mention one could argue that while all schools are run by the Church, they are not allowed to teach religion to students.