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At school today, we were discussing the French Revolution in History class. The teacher was talking about how back then 97 % of French people were Catholic and they stuck firmly to tradition. We then started contrasting that to these times.
Then out of the blue he asked how many people believed in a Christian God. Not one person put their hand up. I didn't at first because I was embarassed, but then I did. I was the only one.
Later I was thinking.. I'm not sure it was right for my teacher to ask this. Is there any sets of rules on this type of thing? Like are teachers not meant to discuss issues like religion, politics, etc? I'm usually pretty closed-up about this kind of thing.
It really bothers me when I think about it, because I don't see why it was necessary. I graduate high school in a few months and was thinking of saying something to him at the end of the year. So, can someone let me know their opinion on this? Was it wrong for him to ask this?
Thanks.
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teachers can use religion strictly for educational purposes, like an english teacher can assign the Bible as a mandatory book to read simply because it is literature. Teacheres cross the line however if they start to PREACH it and say that this is right, and this is wrong. They are aloud to state you the facts and let you make your own opinions. School isnt supposed to be like church. What your teacher asked i dont think was crossing the line b/c he was simply asking for statistical reasons and to make a point. He wasnt singling you out to make fun of you, and if it felt that way, then maybe you are a little insecure with your beliefs.
If it still bothers you however, confront him by just mentioning that "blaa blaa blaa he was a good teacher, how eevr you did not like hwo he asked our opinion on religion in class that one time.."
i hope you understand what i am saying, and good luck!
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i think it was wrong. he was singling you out. its good that you stood up to what you believe though. yeahh and teachers arent supposed to talk about religion. thats a law i think. tell your parents and see what they think.
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He is a teacher and he is supposed to teach kids that there are no differences between people with different religions but still he is a teacher and he can ask whatever he wants. If it helps my history religion teacher said that all people not muslims are going to hell and i felt like slapping him but then i though well who cares about him i know thats not true and i know he shouldnt have said that because he should be teaching us that all people are equal and stuff like that. But dont let it bother you so much maybe he just didnt want to hurt anyones feelings.
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They are allowed to mention religion (we studied it for about a month in one of my history classes). They just are not allowed to tell you what is right and wrong. Stuff like that. Once they start telling you what in religion is correct and what is wrong and what you SHOULD believe and what not to believe, that is when you worry about it. Nobody is allowed to tell you what to believe, not teachers, not friends, not neighbors, not family, ONLY YOU can decided what you want to believe. Anyone who tries to force a religion upon you is out of line.
We wouldn't get anywhere in history without studying different religions. I'm not sure I saw the point of asking your teacher who out there were of the Christian faith, but I also didn't get the lesson so I don't have the entire senario. You're just thinking way too much about it. If anything you should be proud of yourself for raising your hand. A lot of people don't like to announce their religion which is sad because in a way, they're denying it. You should never deny something you believe in.
But now I feel as if I'm going too far with my answer. Anyway, just don't worry about it. What your teacher said wasn't out of line.
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Your overreacting because he embarassed you and more than likely u felt singled out.
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Our Geography/history teacher told us that they are aloud to use questions about god, the bible and things like that..but only if it is to go along with a lesson, help students comprehend, that sort of thing.
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it is not wrong for teachers to speak in such a way about religion. Here The Bible can be used as literature and religion can be taught as a basis for politics. We learned about Islam and Hinduism and other major world religions freshmen year as a basis for the conflicts we studied in government. It is completely okay for him to poll students about their religious choices. He cannot, however, explain his own beliefs (as his own) within the school, indoctrinate students into believing a certain way, or refrain from teaching a subject based on its religious nature.
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You're teacher was not out of line in asking this. I wonder about the lack of confidence that your class seems to have about their religion though ( I say this because statically speaking, a majority of your classmates are probably being raised in a christian oriented environment). If teachers never discussed relgion or politics, most people would never learn about anything other then what then learned at home- which is usually just one point of view. It is vital that political issues and views be discussed in class, since it is so important to the future of the world we live in. As for religion, it is extremely important for tolerance and undestanding diversity, if for no other reason. Education about contoversy andd sensitive topics is the single most effective way to prevent sterotypes, which lead to fear and even violence in some cases. I only which that the public school system offer more comprehensive classes on these topics alone.
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Teachers can discuss religion and politics, especially considering how relevant in today's world. I think it'd be hard to pretend they didn't exist, and your education be lacking if they avoided both topics.
I went to school in Canada so our rules are different. To be honest, I don't see what the big deal is. If you had a problem with it you could have not raised your hand. Your teacher would have sensed that he wasn't going to get any responses and stopped persuing it. I don't really think you have a case against your teacher because you haven't suffered any harassment for admitting your religious beliefs that you've mentioned. Most people probably left the class and forgot about it.
If it's really an issue you can mention that you felt uncomfortable when he asked it, but I'd do it as soon as possible because he probably didn't think it was a huge deal and it will slip his mind.
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