Should German schools be required to teach Christianity alongside the occult?

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by Mondlicht

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First of all, what I would like to know is, why is it that Christianity is always the focus as "the religion" that must always be featured in school? I assume we Westerners must be so ignorant and intolerant of any other religion or religious philosophy that we cannot understand that it's important to have a more broad mindset? Another question to ask is that what we think is Christianity really has its roots in Judeo-Christian concepts. Most people tend to associate Christianity with fundamentalists, but true Christianity would simply be following the tenets and teachings of Christ.

In retrospect, if we are to be a well-educated and advanced society, and this is also speaking for Germans (I am part German) then it is essential to not only include Christianity and occult topics, but also to add Eastern religion and philosophy as well. There is no other way to become a well-rounded and educated person if you are unacqainted with the thoughts and teachings of other societies. Those who refuse to do so become fanatics, as is well demonstrated by the actions and behaviours of any group of religious zealots, whether they are Islamic or so-called Christians, or any other obsession or compulsive mindset, which can also include people involved in the occult.

So, if the Germans want to teach Christianity along with the occult, I would strongly suggest also adding the teachings of all other major world religions too. It is not fair to teach our children a one-sided or very biased viewpoint of what other people believe in. I have faith though, that German people are independent enough and ambitious enough to seek the truth on their own; from my own observations, young Germans tend to be quite progressive individuals and are not religious fanatics as a whole, which is a very good thing, and makes them strong and adaptable.

I believe that regardless of what is taught in German schools, the young people there are not already brainwashed by religion, as if the case in most other countries. Religion is not a high priority in most sophisticated European societies. I do not mean to say that it is bad to be religious, but one can be religious and not be spiritual, while someone who is spiritual may not necessarily be religious. Which is worse off and which is "better," and more so, who are you or I to be the judge of this? When I was younger and more naive I also thought that religious people were somehow better, but that was something that was ingrained in me as a child and I understand now that it's very difficult to let loose those chains and one-sided beliefs and indoctrinations that we were all born into.

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