I am American and for me it was a mandatory religion to learn along with hinduism, islam, christianity, judaism, jainism, sikhism, buddhism, taoism, and confuci

I am American and for me it was a mandatory religion to learn along with hinduism, islam, christianity, judaism, jainism, sikhism, buddhism, taoism, and confucianism. Though I think many would argue that confucianism is not a religion but a philosophy and my education might have been different than others.