>> 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 germai

>> 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. I took classes in history, philosophy, and ethics at a public university (one with considerable public funding). My public high school, on the other hand, had very limited capabilities or structure for teaching liberal arts well.