Must schools teach religions neutrally? The Loyola case and the challenges of liberal neutrality in education

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  • Cormier AA. Must schools teach religions neutrally? The Loyola case and the challenges of liberal neutrality in education. Religion & Education. 2018;45(3):308-30. DOI: 10.1080/15507394.2018.1541692

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    This article explores the question of whether it is morally permissible for the liberal state to require schools to teach religions “neutrally” to children. I examine this question through the normative analysis of Canadian Supreme Court case Loyola High School v. Quebec. I argue that it is in principle morally impermissible for the liberal state to oblige all schools to adopt a neutral approach to teaching children about religious diversity. I propose a normative framework for evaluating the legitimacy of such an imposition and identify a strategy in support of accommodating schools like Loyola that does not appeal to the existence of a strong parental right to control their children’s education.
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