A Cultural Study of Religious Education in America

Abstract

Recent years, increasing diverse attitudes to religious education in the classroom make many private and public school face the controversy of “should religion be taught as a subject at schools?” As a result, many administrators and teachers are making efforts in searching for an appropriate relation between religion and_x000D_ curriculum design in order to ensure that they handle this sensitive issue in a democratic fashion, especially in public schools which are not sponsored by any religious institutions. Indeed, religious topics make teachers feel alarmed when introducing the conflicts in religions to students in different races in class (Marshall & Kappan, 2003)1. This article addresses that the curriculum design for religious_x000D_ education must carry out the spirit of American’s constitution, particularly in public schools that do not apply Christianity as their faith.