#basically i want it to be from a neutral standpoint whilist also acknowledging the bad things religion and religious folks did too

[angelic-shadow]

Just in general and mostly from a neutral standpoint. Nothing about how religion is good or bad (In my opinion, religion and the belief in god or even lack thereof, is all inheritly neutral, however that's a discussion I'll save for later). Just... learning about religion in general. That's not to say there *won't* be bad things discussed though. I do still want people to learn about the bad side of religion (cults, genocides, abuse, etc), whilist also acknowledging that those bad sides don't make every person in that religion bad. I feel like by teaching people about the bad side of religion it can also teach them to hold others accountable, whilist unlearning their own prejudice in the process. I think religion is something that should especially be discussed with nuance, and something that shouldn't be entirely discussed with bias (Which admitted can also be difficult especially with religious trauma, which is why I think that discussing religious trauma is important too!)

I see where people are coming from when they say "they won't teach about x subject yet they'll reach religion?" or "they shouldn't be talking about religion in schools" but it still kinda misses the point. The problem isn't that they're teaching about religion in schools at all. the issue is that they only teach about one religion (Christianity) and they talk about it as if it's the only religion or the only good religion, and depending on which school you go to they may force those who aren't Christian to partake in Christian activities. The solution isn't to stop talking about religion in schools. The solution is to talk about all religions, to talk about athiesm and agnosticism, to talk about religious trauma, to talk about the history of religion, to talk about cults, to talk about bigotry that some religious groups (especially jews and muslims) face and to give *all* religious people a choice to practice.

I don't want schools to stop teaching about religion. I want schools to stop telling kids that there's only one religion to follow, I want schools to teach about all religions, all beliefs, and to allow non-christians to have to freedom to practice their own and to not force them to partake in christian practices.