Moscow — The compulsory teaching of religion in Russian schools is not bringing the results expected from the Patriarchate of Moscow. Many, instead of choosing a course of “Fundamentals of Orthodox culture” have chosen the more generic “religious cultures” and “secular ethics”. Orthodox courses are also assigned to novice teachers and textbooks written too fast to be valid, thus, Russian observers note, instead of bringing children and their families to religion, the effect is to distance them.
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The Department of Education in Russia needs to revise its requirement of religion in Russia’s schools by making it more specific. “History of Orthodoxy,” “The Russian Orthodox Church,” “Orthodoxy and Christianity” are the types of courses that should be required in Russian schools, rather than more general “Religious Cultures” and similar courses.
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