I see how much of an uproar that some people are in about the lgbtq community being taught at school. But can the same be said for religion? Can we learn about the different religions or that’s crossing the line?

I think religion should be taught. I went to a catholic convent school and think it’s important to learn about other faiths. It’s important when learning about other countries. It’s important as part of history. And teaches us to be understanding of peoples differences and respect them as we are a multicultural society and it’s interesting.
Personally I don’t feel we need to “learn” about LGBT. I think it’s an important part of sex education. It’s important for children to understand that families are all different when doing things like Mother’s Day cards ect. It’s also an important part of history when covering Nazi Getmany for example. My daughters school dressed in rainbow colours for pride day and they’ve mentioned it being pride month however don’t think my 9 year old understood as she thought it was a month about being proud of herself! She refused to believe me when I corrected her.

All religion (including atheism and agnosticism, etc) should be taught. The spectrum of human sexuality should be taught. The diversity of families should be taught. No one religion or one sexuality or one way of thinking should be taught alone.

I’m disturbed but the other poll that the majority say lgbqt shouldn’t be taught.

Not in public schools probably, but I like the option to send your kid to a school that has your worldview and faith

I’m fine with my kids learning ABOUT different religions, but if you want your kids to have a religious education you can pay to send them to a religious school.

I know for a fact schools are teaching about all the types of religions. Not in details or whatever but in a neutral, factual way that respects them.
I have no idea what the norm is for lgbtq stuff, some teachers are more informative and teach about it and others aren’t. It’s case by case thing

Public schools should not be teaching about religion

Religion should not be taught in government schools. Private schools are the exception ofc. Maybe one day there will be LGBTQRS private school for the people who are into that stuff

In 6th grade we had a culture class and learned about different countries, cultures, and religions. I see nothing wrong with a format like that. We learned the basic of religions and tied it to their impact on different countries laws etc so I think format matters, especially in America where we pretend religion doesn’t dictate anything it could be dangerous.

I think the same goes for LGBT. In what ways and for what reason is it being taught

Of course religion should be taught, and I’m an atheist lol. religious history and culture is very important and leads to a more accepting society, the teaching needs to be informational and not preferential or exclusionary though, you can’t just have public schools learning about Christianity like how a lot of the white nationalists want in the US.

With lgbtq+ identities yes it should be discussed and from the same angle, informational, these people exist no matter how some feel about their existences, they’ve been around forever and will stay around forever

I don’t mind religious history being taught. I don’t want religious beliefs being taught as “the truth”, especially not in public school. We have separation of church and state so that should be honored.

If it's a class specifically about religion that teaches about all religions then sure, but outside of that, no, religion should not be in school. (Or if it's relevant to whatever subject is being taught.)
When people say lgbtq is being taught in schools I think a lot of people assume it's like a whole class, or a whole breakdown of everything lgbtq, or the "woke agenda". But really it's not... It's teaching history like what happened at stonewall. Or how same sex marriage got legalized. Stuff like that, literally no different from other stuff we learn in history classes. Theres no "lgbtq class".
And for younger students learning about "lgbtq" is literally just learning to be inclusive and kind to everyone, and that some kids might have family that looks different than their own. I can't imagine why someone would be upset about their child learning to be kind to everyone.

I have a daughter who is nonbinary and I'm an bi and have a gf and I totally support her but I do not think it should be taught. There is enough info on the Internet that they can learn about it. Just let them be who they are naturally. Kids know about that kind of stuff lgbtq is all over the place. School is for education. What they should talk about is history, and bring back cursive writing, and keep the music and the art classes. But they should have special counselors there to talk to them if they want to discuss lgbtq related topics. I know some kids don't have supportive parents and they may need someone to talk to. But I think everyone is will aware of being gay and non-binary. My kid had friends that are bi and gay and straight. They know about that already. It's everywhere. They'd have to be living in a closet to not know or understand homosexuality. Who you sleep with is no one's business in my opinion unless you choose to tell people.

I also don't feel religion spend be taught at schools. If you want religion go to church or research it in the Internet. But this stuff does not being on the curriculum. They can have an lgbtq and a religous club at school. It with be in the school to a point but like there shouldn't be a class b about it. Q lot is these kids are being posted to the next grade and they are not t leading what they were supposed to learn and they get posted to the next grade. Thanks to no c child left behind. There are other things to me more concerned with then religion and homosexuality some if these kids are in middle school and can barely do math and spell. That is what school is about leaving things that will get you in college and listening things that will get you a job. Lgbtq as much as I love it has nothing to do with that.

And neither does religion.

When my kid goes to school I want it to be about her going to college or getting a job.

Teaching a religion class in high school that covers all the world’s religions is fine.

Teaching one religion as fact is not fine.

There’s a difference with mentioning that there are many different religions & lifestyles & actually going into depth. I feel like both religion & lifestyle choices are not something that should be taught educationally until college once the fundamentals are taught & frontal lobes are formed so young adults can make appropriate informed choices. Of course teaching respect goes without saying.

I think religious history and culture should be taught, as long as they're covering ALL of the religions in a neutral way. Learning about religions and cultures different from our own is how tolerance and acceptance is built. School should not be teaching a single religion or even teaching religion in general as "truth". The only exception would be a private school of a certain faith in which students are purposefully enrolled because of the religious association.

Which area is your schooling system ?
Here in HS for example we have to learn all the world religions in school.

And we go on a trip to their places of worship

Teach religion and teach about LGBTQIA+ because this is the world we live in but don't enforce particular views on people and also people shouldnt be offended if some parents don't want their children to not learn about those topics - that's their preference and their rights.

Religion, culture, history, politics, sex and gender, and sexual safety regardless of orientation should all be taught.

We need to stop "othering" and build community which embraces diversity and empathy.

I also think critical thinking and media literacy need to be taught as well.

In the UK, religion is taught in state schools as part of the National Curriculum and you can even take a GCSE in it. Cowper Temple made this a law back in1870 to make education more accessible by being non-demoninational. The major religions are taught, so students understand them.

We also have faith schools that focus on a specific religion.

I don’t think either should be taught. Those are up to the parents. I do think there can be elective for said subject but it would have to be inclusive so if there is some be for LGBTQ than there should be one for heterosexual ones as well or it shouldn’t be allowed. Same for religion. If there is one for Christian then there should be one for atheists as well. Fair is fair. If not all inclusive then it should stay out of our schools. There are churches for those who want to practice their religion and parent can teach them all about sexual preference when they think it’s right .

I went to catholic schools.

I was taught of the catholic religion. UNTIL high school - we did a world religion class. And I loved it. It was a much better class than any of the Catholic religion crap they forced.

That’s all I’m gonna say on the topic, because everything else is moot, in my opinion.

Difference is faiths is a belief system and the lgbtq+ community are human...

lot of moms on here exclude that community in their post which is sad and also dont think they can raise children as well but the gag is children need a safe space with parents who are healing or healed to thrive....

mind you lots of serial killers came from a two parent home with a mom and a dad.

So please get more educated that secuality is inclusive of sexual orientation, identification & how folks wanna be addressed.

And if we really being honest its funny how people on here got so much to say about identity but are ok to obsess over what private parts ya baby has enough to have a party about it or use loose titles like 'girlmom' or "boymom'

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I won’t teach my kid about the lgbt community until he is old enough to completely understand. No, he shouldn’t be mean to anyone that is different from him. However, my son won’t be calling your child anything other than what they were born as. I will not confuse my child. I don’t need schools to teach about religion. I can do that. If you can’t teach about religion then you shouldn’t teach about lgbt community either.

They aren't the same but i believe being aware and having basic knowledge about the different people we come accross is very important.regardless of personal notions and beliefs. I took a world religion class my first year of college that covered all basic concepts and belief system of main religions and im grateful to jave that knowledge even though I am a follower of Jesus. If helps to understand others.

I think this is SO important. I believe kids need a safe space and sadly, home isn't one of them for a lot of kids. They need somewhere to learn about all these thibgs as they will encounter people from every walk of life and having a bas8c underatanding will bridge the gaps that exist.

It is also HUGELY important for kids to have a safe space to ask questions and get informative and non-biased answers because, sadly this is unlikely to happen at home for a lot of kids.

Why are people so afraid of their kids learning other religions exist, that other people exist? Why are you so afraid that your kids might be exposed to something that resonates with them, that helps them find themselves, helps them understand and accept themselves, that includes them?

If my kiddo can feel seen and heard at school, can feel support and comfortable with who he is, if he can learn about all religions so he can choose whether any resonate with him, then I will support that whole heartedly.

I was christened at birth, learnt about all different religions throughout school and made the decision to be an atheist from young adulthood. At school I enjoyed learning about all the different religions and the stories that each has and still do today. It taught me to understand why some people behave in different ways to others, we celebrated religious holidays for each so that no one was discriminated against.

If we don’t teach religion then the impact that has on other topics such as history (ancient and modern) will have huge gaps in them. What about the Ancient Greeks, romans, Egyptians, polynesians, aztecs etc? They all had their own religions and beliefs and were also huge parts of our human history. Even down to every war that has ever been waged since the beginning of humankind.

As long as it is done in a non-discriminatory, impartial way then it should be taught and if children have any follow-ups that’s when the parents help them to make sense of things.

I think preservation of nature, economics and personal accounting are more important than sexuality when in school. Sex is too prevalent nowadays anyway, why does sexuality need to pushed even more in school? Not a necessary lesson that school should teach. Stick to facts- maths, sciences, history, language arts, arts, etc, but what does sex have to do with school? And if you wanna teach about lgbt+ then you need to teach about religion too- it was the foundation of a lot of countries. So you teach one hot topic, teach the other. Lots of bias if only one gets the spotlight.

Health class, which includes biology and sexual health in an age appropriate way, already exists, at least here in Australia, it does. It's not unreasonable to include LGBTIQ+ awareness and understanding in these lessons.

Also, I've been teaching my kids about LGBTIQ+ since birth.. as in, we have diverse books with a diverse range of characters and storylines, I'm not teaching them the mechanics of anal sex..

The same can be said for learning about the differences in religion and belief systems. We had Social Studies, which taught us about religions and cultures. We visited different places of worship, and learned about different practices of worship, and daily life. We weren't forced to participate, but we had a diverse community of kids, so it made sense to learn about each other's lives.

I must have missed a post or something but what exactly is being taught in schools regarding the LGBTQ community? I don't have school aged children yet so maybe I'm out of the loop.

Edit: I'm not at all against this or religions being taught. I just didn't realize there were classes/lessons being taught on this.

Literally everything said! To think we could’ve avoided a whole era of “I don’t do pronouns” with a better education system 🫩 or avoided the fact that a giant sect of young Americans are now holocaust deniers and think that there’s an ongoing “islamification” threat to the us because of some world domination thing instead of the fact that people are having to seek refuge within the empire that keeps destabilizing their home countries. I’m honestly terrified for what’s incubating next because of our poor education but I’m guessing it’s going to look a lot like a whole lot of tucker Carlson nick Fuentes type shyt