!!!Religionsunterricht

Religious Instruction, introduced in Austria by Protestants and 
Catholics in the 16%%sup th/%  century to make children aware of the 
differences in the religious denominations and to strengthen their 
beliefs. Religious instruction was so important that it took first 
place in curricula and on school reports (in 1938-1945 that position 
was held by physical education). In the age of Liberalism the state 
took on the administration and control of all aspects of education 
(School/Church Act 1868), only religious instruction was left to the 
church. The Religious Instruction Act (1949, amendments 1957-1988) 
provides that legally recognised churches and religious communities ( 
Religious Denominations) can teach religious instruction at most 
public school and at schools with public status as a mandatory subject 
(providing for the possibility of non-attendance). In schools where 
the majority of pupils adhere to the Christian faith, crosses have to 
be put up in the classrooms. The curricula for religious instruction 
are set up by the churches; religious instruction teachers and 
inspectors are either employed by the federal or provincial authority 
(upon recommendation) or they are appointed by the respective church. 
Catholic religious instruction is currently regulated by a Treaty 
between the Holy See and the Republic of Austria (1962, amended in 
1971), Protestant and Greek Oriental religious instruction is 
regulated by federal law (1961, 1967).


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