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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark K 2" data-source="post: 981316" data-attributes="member: 55685">I was a school teacher before I became a nurse.  I used to teach the facts of different religions as a part of history lessons.  There's a big, discernible difference between teaching religion and teaching about religion.  It's pretty hard to teach about the Middle East or Asia without mentioning the founding religions.There's nothing wrong with a kid learning about the beliefs of others.  Knowledge helps to avoid misinformation and hatred.  I'd rather have my seven year old coming home from school to explain what Muslims believe than having her call them stinking towelheads based on what Uncle Bob told her.</blockquote>