俄罗斯设宗教学实验基地 宗教教育有望列入教学大纲

　　据海外媒体报道，近日，在俄罗斯关于宗教教育是否应该扩大化和宗教教育是否应该成为学校主要课程的问题还在争论不休。

　　与许多欧洲国家不同，在俄罗斯的大部分学校，高中的宗教教学还不可行。俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫建议在俄罗斯选定几个地区来进行宗教文化、宗教历史和世俗道德基本规范的实验性教学。

　　梅德韦杰夫表示，“我发现建立这样的实验基地是可行的。迄今为止我们已经考虑将18个地区设为宗教教学实验区，但具体的学校数量还有待商榷。”

　　在2009年7月21日，梅德韦杰夫还特别强调，孩子以及家长必须自主选择这门课程。这就意味着它既可以是东正教文化基础知识，也可以是斯里兰教、犹太教和佛教的文化基础知识。他表示还有一种方法也是可行的，“可能有大量的学生想要学习多样的俄国宗教生活，对于这种学生，我们可以发展我们国家主要传统教派的历史课。而对于那些没有宗教信仰的学生，他们可以学习世俗道德基本规范。”

　　如果实验成功的话，从2012年开始，宗教教育将会被加入到俄罗斯学校的教学大纲中。（编译：子规）

　　With schools preparing for the new academic year, the debate continues over whether religious education in Russia should be taught more widely – and whether it should become a school subject.

　　Unlike in many European countries, high school teaching of religion is not available in most Russian schools.

　　Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has suggested setting up an experiment in selected regions by including the basics of religious culture, religious history and basics of secular ethics into the school programs.

　　“I find it possible setting such an experiment. So far 18 regions are on mind, but the number can be discussed,” said Dmitry Medvedev.

　　On Tuesday, the President underlined, that “students and their parents must choose the subject by themselves.”

　　“This means it can be the basics of Orthodox culture or the basics of Muslim, Judaist or Buddhist culture,” explained Medvedev.

　　Another variant is also possible, he said.

　　“Most certainly many would like to study the variety of Russian religious life. For such students the general course of history of major traditional confessions of our country can be developed,” said the President.

　　For those who don’t have specific religious beliefs, can choose the third variant – studying secular ethics, Medvedev said.

　　If experiment proves to be a success, starting from 2012 religious education could be added to the school programme.