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# religious education

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Voices
Opinion: Religion is a choice - not an obligation. Let's make religious classes opt-in
Our schools may be Catholic, but young Irish families, increasingly, are not, writes David Graham of Education Equality.
# connected
How Well Do You Remember These Alive-O Songs From Primary School?
Put those Religion classes to use, 90s kids.
# examples
Religion in the classroom: How other countries in the EU deal with it
Ireland is not the first country to experience these types of issues around religion and education.
# a fine balance
'She's coming home singing Ave Maria': Religion from the back of the classroom
Ireland’s non-religious parents face some tough choices about how their children participate.
# religious education
The State employs 154 religious chaplains in secondary schools around the country
The cost of their employment is €9.5 million.
# Opting out
'Like most of my friends, I baptised my children so they could go to school': The anger of Ireland's non-religious parents
Documents released to TheJournal.ie under freedom of information show the anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents.
# Your Say
Poll: Should children be allowed to go home early to avoid religion class?
Reforms expected to be announced later today could make it easier for children to opt-out.
Voices
Column: Louise O’Keeffe ruling shows Ireland's school patronage system is unworkable
The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.