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"Crises in ethics" is a frequently used term these days. To be able to do something, we need to get an idea about the status of ethics in education.
Religion is the only way to teach ethics
In the multi cultural society that we live in today, certainly in UK, it is difficult to reach a "definitive" or "conclusive" answer to your question Majeda. When I was young life was so much more simple there was only one religion that we knew about, albeit with some different denominations, the majority of schools were either run by the church or were very closely aligned with the church, consequently teaching religion sat comfortably with teaching ethics. In UK, also in many other countries I'm sure, we have schools where there is a real cross section of religions and cultures, this in itself is lovely on so many different levels but care has to be taken to ensure that a "common" ground is found when we talk about teaching religion and teaching ethics, I feel that it has become quite a sensitive issue.
Every divine religion inculcates ethics in its followers. Even most of the general religions also wants their followers to be sound in ethics. Unfortuntely, a big chunk of the followers of every religion is not practicing its religion in true sense. That's why the term like "crisis in ethics" has to be invented.
By the Grace of Allah, Muslims are still the most practicing followers of their religion, in almost every region of the world. So, just teaching Islamic studies become suffice to the learners to learn ethics. This is not true for most of the other religions, as mostly they have started considering Religion a personal matter. So many of them has introduced ETHICS as a subject in their curriculum, still it does not provide the desired results.
A serious solution to this issue is stepping closer to the religion as much as possible.
Religion does indeed introduce ethics, but its whether or not people choose to practice it is what really matters. Most people unfortunately pay more attention to the height of their beards than what's on the inside. Other people tend to cherry-pick what suits them and disregards the rest.
I think I can speak for Islam in saying that teaching Islam in the right way plays a major role in teaching " ethics", but if we can all agree that teaching something is not limited to inculding it in " text books" and that a curriculum is much more than books and information, then a lot depends as well on the actual " ethics" of teachers, educators, school policy, and school personnal in general.
There are two main causes for the blessed life. Few minutes a day or a week are spent in confirming the belief and witnessing the existence of the Creator. Rest of the time is spent in good actions which pleases the Creator and or bad actions which displeases the Creator. Good actions are that leads to good ethics and bad actions are that leads to bad ethics. That's what is all about religion. Choice is yours!
Religion itself is a way of life. We should not isolate religion from our day to day activities. The major issues in theworld today are caused because people think religion is all about rituals and attire. Every teacher who takes up a teaching profession takes an oath ,whether implicit or explici, to abide by the ethics of the profession. This is a trust a promise we ente into. And no religion encourages breaking a trust or promise. So I believe not abiding by the ethics of a profession, we have chosen, is irreligious.
Every religion teaches good things and prohibits ill ones.
Yes to some extent.butso contradictions could b seen due to relegion.
In my opinion religion is a ways of life.Every religion , ethics in its followers.So,I teaching every religion.
