Religious Education in Hungary
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Protestantism 1,985,57619.5
Calvinists 1,622,79615.9
Lutherans 304,7053.0
Baptists 17,7050.2
Unitarians 6,5410.1
Other Protestants 33,8290.3
Orthodox Christianity 15,2980.1
Other Christians 24,3400.2
Judaism 12,8710.1
Other religions 13,5670.1A
ll religions 7,610,55374.6
No religion 1,483,36914.5
Undeclared 1,034,76710.1
Unknown 69,5660.7
Total 10,198,315100.00
History and nowadays
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After World War II religious education difficult and
problematic like in many Soviet countries.
Althougt freedom of religion during socialist era.
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Since 1993 the Hungarian Parliament constitution
guarantees the right to religious education.
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Religious education is taugh in a confessional way.
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School must provide time and space. Everything beyond it
is the task of church.
Nowadays
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Religious education can be an optional subject in public
school or teached as a compulsory subject in church
school(10% of secundary education)
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