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People & Politics | Religion or Ethics

339 views · Published 27 February 2009 · 5:16 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · News & Politics

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Should Religious Education be reinstated as a regular subject in Berlin schools? In the German capital,all children currently have to take Ethics as a subject,but not necessarily Religion. The Catholic and Lutheran Churches decided that wasn't good enough,and launched a giant petition,collecting enough signatures to force a public referendum on the matter. Their aim: all children between 7th and 10th grade should be given the choice whether they want to study Ethics or Religious Education. The question at the heart of the matter is: who is responsible for passing on the Christian values,entrenched in German culture,to today's generations? The state or the church?

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