RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS: A TOOL TO COMBAT INTOLERANCE

Abstract

This work originated from discussions regarding Religious Education in
schools, aiming to understand the relationship between this discipline in
school education and the fight against religious intolerance. The theoretical
framework included authors who discuss this topic and guiding documents of
Religious Education. Based on the discipline within the BNCC (National
Common Core Curriculum), the study presented Religious Education as a tool
to combat religious intolerance. Despite being an optional subject, it generates
discussions and conflicts regarding the teaching method, often incorrect, of
the discipline within the school context. In a secular state, the obligation of
institutions to provide such a discipline may be considered a necessity by
some and an absurdity by others.