If we are to create a harmonious global order of people respecting one another and having kind and compassionate thoughts for all, we need to rethink our religious education a mite. One nation-destructive methodology I see in religious education is to place every adherent in a fenced-up place or tight box so that they can all be “safe” from the “outside” world. If you notice, education in this country, from kindergarten to PhD level, does nothing more than fit you into a safe box. Unfortunately, one cruel deed by bad religious adherents done onto others not of the same faith etches that incident in people’s minds as a “religious conflict”. There is too little emphasis placed on teaching religious history and conflicts that are purely the result of human vanity, pride and arrogance.
