But that's my point... I went to a normal school. Even though it was religious, I wasn't exposed to any conservative ideas (religious != political conservatism)

But that's my point... I went to a normal school. Even though it was religious, I wasn't exposed to any conservative ideas (religious != political conservatism). The school kinda went along with the general zeitgeist. Perhaps your experience is different. We did a cursory (and I mean extremely cursory) view of all world religions, as I think many schools may offer, but we never went in depth. But again, religion is not conservatism, whether political or even social (Stoicism is a 'conservative' philosophy, despite not being religious and perhaps even anti-religious). It wasn't until I was older that I began studying these topics in any great detail. > Personally I can say that I've learned a much greater depth about religion and spirituality outside of formal religious contacts. That's not really germaine. Did you learn it in a public school? Because if not, I think my point stands.