Instrucción religiosa

Abstract

The image contains a news article about the importance of religious education in Colombian teacher training colleges in 1881. It cites a circular from the Secretary of Public Instruction demanding compliance with the decree establishing religious instruction in public institutions. The article defends religious education as fundamental to morality and society, while criticizing the lack of values ​​in some sectors. It reflects on the relationship between freedom, religion, and science, criticizing how religion has influenced politics and education. It argues that true progress and freedom are achieved through observation and experience, not through religious dogma. It emphasizes the importance of a philosophy based on reason and science and underscores the need to separate religion from the state to guarantee freedom of thought and belief. This article was published in Diario de Cundinamarca on June 10, 1881.