Cvg teachers on the question of why religious instruction is needed

The churches are empty and hardly anyone prays anymore, for example before eating. Fewer and fewer people seem to have anything to do with religion. Is there a need for religion classes at all?? We asked two religion teachers from caspar-vischer-gymnasium. Religion is for the church.
Many believe that. But religion is inextricably linked to our society and therefore also has a firm place in our schools. Religious education is a regular subject – a pre-printed subject, which means that if you get bad grades, you can fail. "But it rarely actually happens," explains the, female rainer seifferth (49), who has been teaching protestant religion at the caspar-vischer-gymnasium in kulmbach for many years.
Who thinks along …
"If you think a little in class and participate, you don't have to sit out because of religion." What you learn in religion class is not measurable like in math or geography. "Of course, there is also material here that needs to be learned, says seifferth "but it's really about learning and practicing how to think for yourself".