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Human Diversity in Education Book Cover
Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e
Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Religious Pluralism in Secular Classrooms

Focus Questions





1

Do you remember a time when you attended a religious service with someone of a different denomination or faith? What was it like? Did it feel odd or strange? Why?
2

Do you know anyone who attended or did you attend, a parochial school? How did it differ from a secular public school?
3

How and in what ways do you think religious knowledge should be a part of public schooling?
4

Do you believe that public funds should be used in support of parochial schools?
5

Why do you think the framers of the Constitution prohibited the establishment of a state religion and also guaranteed the free exercise of religious beliefs?