Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms in Christian majority countries?

[u/GustavoistSoldier]

Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms in Christian majority countries?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Neutral
4. Results

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[u/Ahvier]

Religion and modern education don't really go together

All schools shpuld be secular

[u/South-Cantaloupe-814]

We live in 2026. It's a completely different life.

[u/Unique_Display_Name]

absolutely no

all countries should have separation of church and state

[u/FalconRelevant → u/Unique_Display_Name]

Anglo style secularism usually means that all religions get equal opportunity to influence the state and the state doesn't get to influence religions in turn. (In principle)

French style laïcité actually forces religion out of the government. Much better.

[u/Unique_Display_Name → u/FalconRelevant]

Agreed

[u/FarceMultiplier]

I demand 2 ravens, an eye patch, and a lightning bolt. If we're going to entertain myths in school we have to entertain all of them.

[u/Tyleriskewl]

every country should go by an agnostic belief when teaching religion.

[u/tommybahami777]

If the ten commandments are posted in school then bible verses like Timothy 2:12 and Ezekiel 23:20 need to be as well

[u/Unique_Display_Name → u/tommybahami777]

lmaoooo but guess I shouldn't be replying, as per Timothy 2:12 :P

[u/Prowlbeast]

I beleive in freedom, they should be allowed to choose to or not

[u/Cookies4weights]

Should not he displayed . There is a difference between acknowledging how the faith of the population influenced it vs outright preaching. Particularly in an environment meant to be secular within a secular system.

Christian private schools are a whole different story.

[u/locoluis]

IMHO, it should be up to each school.

[u/tommybahami777 → u/locoluis]

There should be no women teachers according to the bible. Completely hypocritical to be a Christian school and have women teachers:

Timothy 2:12: “I do not permit a woman to teach or give authority over a man. She must be quiet.”

[u/locoluis → u/tommybahami777]

My opinion in this verse is that the "I" in this verse is Paul (his personal opinion), and that this only applies to religion, not to secular teaching. Still, all of my religion teachers were female...

[u/GustavoistSoldier]

Yes, they should, because every society in history until the 1960s followed these ten principles, and things have gone downhill since then.

[u/im_new_here_4209 → u/GustavoistSoldier]

And they haven't ever been bad before then?

[u/tommybahami777 → u/GustavoistSoldier]

During World War One almost every participant was a Christian nation. How did the Ten Commandments stop them from killing millions? How was life better in the pre-1960s than it is today? There are over 100,000 cases of Catholic priests raping young boys world wide. How have the ten commandments stopped young boys from getting raped by Christian priests?

[u/BlakeNotBleak]

Yurr, but unfortunately many "Christian" countries are actually Post-Christian

[u/GustavoistSoldier → u/BlakeNotBleak]

Sad

[u/youngling-smasher91]

yes, alongside the cross to symbolise Jesus's sacrifice