#Education #StateIdeology
Religious Textbooks in Hong Kong Demand Students for Patriotism: "God Loves Me as a Chinese"

The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong run 17 kindergartens, 56 primary schools and 27 secondary schools in Hong Kong.

The teaching materials, “Starlight Series”, used by these kindergartens and primary schools sparked controversies.

In these textbooks, the lesson of nationality comes earlier than knowledge about the church, the religious teaching and the meaning of Christmas.

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25506

For example, the first chapter of the textbook for upper kindergarten is called “God loves Chinese”. The content emphasises Chinese nationality.

In the notes to parents, the teaching material encourages parents to let their children learn more Chinese culture. The message aims to reinforce the sense of belonging among young children and their identification with Chinese through God.

Besides emphasising the Chinese identity, the textbook claims that God gave humankind Chinese culture, and calls for patriotism to thank God. Students are taught to uphold "harmony".

Prayers in the textbook, moreover, express graditude to God for letting the readers be born as Chinese and the love to the people and the nation.

A theology researcher stated that God hasn’t expressed any preferences and love to any countries and didn’t recommend Catholic Dioceses to get too close to the regime.

Source: Stand News #Sept14
https://bit.ly/3ivR3eK

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