Religious education in schools should be named "Belief learning"

According to a report by researchers at Goldsmith, University of London, religious education should be renamed as “belief learning”, as they claim it is too closely associated with Christianity.

The researchers had questioned 331 teachers, pupils and parents about how religious education was taught. They found a strong support for it, although they were uncertain about its focus and purpose. They also agreed with renaming it as “belief learning”.

The lead author of the research, Adam Dinham said, “Changes in the real religious landscape have far outpaced changes in education about it. The real picture is made up of more believing without belonging, and more non-believing at all.”