Why religion needs to be taught in our schools

Much of what I know about the New Testament I learnt as a child at school. We read from the Bible at assembly first thing every morning. We recited the Lord’s Prayer. Religion in school was not controversial at that time. It was part of the curriculum and I learnt a lot that still stands me in good stead.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

BBC

14 Nov

Why SA students want to be taught in English

Why South African university was forced to switch language

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Dec

So, when is the student fully taught?

Rita is fresh out of university after attaining a bachelor’s degree in mass communication. Like most graduates, top on her agenda was getting a job. Application after application, she received a phone call for a written interview as an online editor at one of the local media houses. She was ecstatic. This would be her big break. An hour later she handed in her answer sheet.

 

11 years ago

BBC

The man who taught Mandela to be a soldier

How Ethiopia trained Mandela in guerrilla warfare

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

16 Dec

Tanzania: So, When Is the Student Fully Taught?

Tanzania: So, When Is the Student Fully Taught?
AllAfrica.com
Rita is fresh out of university after attaining a bachelor's degree in mass communication. Like most graduates, top on her agenda was getting a job. Application after application, she received a phone call for a written interview as an online editor at ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Sep

Changing religion for love

Love is a beautiful thing, and it is made even greater when two souls decide to form a union. But love is also known to cause great pain; people do the most unthinkable of things in the name of love.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

06 Nov

Politics and Religion - the 'Paradoxicals'

Politics and Religion - the 'Paradoxicals'
AllAfrica.com
In Tanzania, as in the rest of Africa, God is ubiquitous in politics. Victory at elections is attributed to him. While there is nothing wrong about being religious, tying political outcomes to Providence is problematic as it deepens the passivity of ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Sep

EDITORIAL: Don’t manipulate religion

It is generally agreed that individuals, save for those who elect to be irreligious, relate to God through different religions, for which clerics play a facilitative role. The importance of clerics need not be belaboured here. But basically, it suffices to say, a cleric must be a role model by word and deed.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Letter from Africa: The power of religion

Harnessing Africa's religious leaders for peace, not conflict

 

10 years ago

BBC

Mixing religion and politics in Nigeria

The town that illustrates Nigeria's religious and political divide

 

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