Question

You are chief speaker in a debate on a topic: should religious studies be made compulsory in secondary schools.write your argument for or against the motion

Answer 1

WHY RELIGIOUS STUDIES SHOULD NOT BE MADE COMPULSORY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Religion is defined as a socio-cultural system which believes in the existence of the supernatural that controls human activities.

Now, religion is very important to many people as they lean to it for hope and to get answers to things they do not understand. It simply does not make sense that a young student who is still in his/her formative years of learning would have the concept of religion foistered upon them without a chance to choose.

Another reason is that as citizens or humans, we have certain inalienable human rights of which include right to freedom of religion. Making religious studies compulsory in secondary schools takes away that very important right and forces the young student to learn concepts of which he may not be interested in because it is part of the school curriculum.

I hope that with these few points of mine, I have been able to convince you that religious studies should not be made compulsory in secondary schools.