[gracie24]

Religious Studies should be compulsary up until year 11 and then an option at A Level.

It has always been my favourite subject since I started studying it.
It opens your mind so much at A Level.

Religious Studies as lower levels give you the opportunity to view other cultures and other religions.
Religions is such huge part of everyone's life now whether they realise it or not. Being ignorant of other's beliefs is awful and RE gives you this chance to see how other people live their lives and why they believe in what they believe. With countries being multi-cultural now, and the numbers of people with different religions to the country is increased, it is so important that we are all aware of different religions.

At A Level, it is based on Philosophy of Religion and the Ethics, but other religions are included when looking at life after death for example.
The Philosophy side of it gives you the chance to see why were are here and gives you a wider knowledge of different philosphers views on life. Some believe that what we were seeing is all an illusion and only when we are smart enough to realise that what we are seeing is an illusion can we really see the perfect world.
It's so interesting and gives you an insight into the "meaning of life".

When you are look at the ethic side, every day there is an example of ethics and once again it's important that people are aware of these things. Like abortion, euthanasia, the current situation with the Mum who wants her daughter to have her womb taken away. Human rights, different people's views on abortion and there are different judgements such as utilitarianism, determinism, situtationists, absolutists, all of these have different views on abortion.

Religious Studies also helps you to understand on a deeper level what you believe in.

Currently at my school is is being taught from year 7 until year 9, then it become an option at GCSE, then of course an option at A Level, but from next year onwards they are not going to be offering it at A Level and I will be arranging a meeting with our principal because I feel so strongly that A Level should at least be an option at A Level.
I honestly would not have known what to do if I couldn't have done it at A Level.

I definitely thinkt that RE should be taught and feel it should be compulsary.
I, myself, am not a strong believer in God and don't go to church etc, you do not have to be a religious person to enjoy RE.