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So public schools aren't even allowed to describe the tenets of the world's various religions, even if there's no attempt at proselytisation? That does indeed sound like a worrying gap in those children's education.

I don't know if it wasn't allowed but I received almost no religion education in public school. Because I was also raised in a non-religous household I entered my adult life with almost no knowledge of religion except for a few tidbits about the crusades, inquisition and the Church of England's split from the Catholics because the king wanted to get divorced or something like that. Religion was a backdrop to my history classes but the teachings, beliefs and differences among the religions wasn't taught in my public schools.

It's a terrible gap in my understanding of the world and one that I'm filling as an adult. Hence, I observe the Patrick Hentry students and start threads like this one.