Religious literacy in schools could solve tough problems

Religion ranks as one of the most divisive factors in the world today. Yet, it also has brought billions of people together, forging a shared belief and unity of purpose across wide racial and geographical divides. So how has the power that binds become a force that divides?

If we had to boil it down to one word, it would be ignorance — a condition shared by believers and nonbelievers alike. America today is a nation of religious illiterates. Even many who attend worship services and profess to be devout may never have thought deeply about the tenets of their faith.

And most know next to nothing about other religions — something like learning geography by memorizing U.S. states and capitals, but never finding out about other countries.

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