In Greek schools religion is taught 10 years long, because Greeks have to become faithful Christians. Not only one has to learn by heart a lot of things, that even priests do not remember, but one has to believe those things, which is nearly impossible.
The present Minister of Education and Religions said that the course had to impart knowledge about the Eastern Christianity and other faiths, mainly Judaism and Islam. However no new books were written and the teachers would be informed during the year of the changes in the way of teaching. Actually the same teachers who have studied Eastern Orthodox Christianity will teach their faith and the other faiths. The Church however moaned, the Archbishop made some stupid comments and denied to talk to the Minister.
The goverment is a coalition of radical left and a conservative christian party voted by old calendarians. They all had a meeting, Archbishop of Athens and two other Archbishops, the two party leaders, the Minister and Deputy ministers, and they agreed that the books would be the old ones and there would be some guidelines during the year.
So what was the fuss all about? It should look like the Archbishop made the Minister take his decision of using the old books and giving new guidelines of teaching during the year back and instead accept that the old books would be used and new guidelines of teaching would be given during the year. Christian celebrate the victory over the atheist Bolsheviks and all atheists should feel defeated and the might of the Holy Church.
The real problem is that if the course will impart knowledge instead of faith, then also non Christians will have to attend the lessons. Instead taking a step to democracy and Enlightment, there is a step back to theocracy and the Dark Ages.
The present Minister of Education and Religions said that the course had to impart knowledge about the Eastern Christianity and other faiths, mainly Judaism and Islam. However no new books were written and the teachers would be informed during the year of the changes in the way of teaching. Actually the same teachers who have studied Eastern Orthodox Christianity will teach their faith and the other faiths. The Church however moaned, the Archbishop made some stupid comments and denied to talk to the Minister.
The goverment is a coalition of radical left and a conservative christian party voted by old calendarians. They all had a meeting, Archbishop of Athens and two other Archbishops, the two party leaders, the Minister and Deputy ministers, and they agreed that the books would be the old ones and there would be some guidelines during the year.
So what was the fuss all about? It should look like the Archbishop made the Minister take his decision of using the old books and giving new guidelines of teaching during the year back and instead accept that the old books would be used and new guidelines of teaching would be given during the year. Christian celebrate the victory over the atheist Bolsheviks and all atheists should feel defeated and the might of the Holy Church.
The real problem is that if the course will impart knowledge instead of faith, then also non Christians will have to attend the lessons. Instead taking a step to democracy and Enlightment, there is a step back to theocracy and the Dark Ages.
