Morality on demand: Religion is becoming a political weapon

Friday, Apr 18, 2025

Mediapool

Mandatory religion in schools faces criticism for being discriminatory, impractical, and harmful to children’s mental health.

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The state has adopted a clear course towards mandatory religious education in schools, an idea experts consider premature, potentially discriminatory, logistically impossible, and pedagogically harmful. This reform raises numerous legal, ethical, and practical contradictions while posing risks to children’s mental health. Previously, the Minister of Education and Science, Krasimir Vlchev, proposed introducing “Religion and Good Deeds” as a mandatory subject in the curriculum.

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