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Greece's ruling leftists soften their secularism ALL over Greece, from the Ionian islands to the border villages of Thrace, youngsters aged between five and 17 are settling down to a year of schooling whose content is carefully mandated by the ministry of education. And for the great majority of them, religion, and Orthodox Christianity in particular, will be an important part of the diet. At elementary schools, for example, the ministry wants pupils to be taught to "understand the world as a wonderful creation of God, which humans can enjoy and feel grateful for"; at secondary schools, depending on their age, kids may find themselves studying the Old or the New Testament, the Orthodox Christian calendar, "other Christian confessions" - ie, the Protestant or Catholic faiths - or other world religions, or bioethical questions. This weekend marks the expiry of the annual deadline for applications for a waiver from religion courses; and in practice, only a small minority will cut the classes.
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