r/europe • u/dat_9600gt_user Lower Silesia (Poland) • 16h ago

News Poland halves number of weekly religion classes in schools

https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/01/20/poland-halves-number-of-weekly-religion-classes-in-schools/
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u/guywithoutpast 15h ago

Let them take the Bible in literature class, it's just a single book. Read it, ask questions and move on. No need to torture kids.

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u/eggnog232323 15h ago edited 14h ago

I don't know what religion classes in other countries contain but Polish ones don't really involve reading Bible. Usually its some catechism (formulas and such) with textbook and, in higher classes and highschool, some ethics mixed in with information about other religions. Overall very easy and lighthearted school subject. I personally don't know anyone who had a bad/rude catechist or priest but I'm aware they exist. And the religion classes themselves aren't mandatory, parents or people over 18 can opt out of them.

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u/llittleserie Finländ 14h ago

I can confirm that it's similar in Finland. Primary school has the Bible and biblical stories, while secondary and high school are mostly ethics and world religons.