The Problem of Ethical and Moral Education of Young People in the Context of Secularization

Aim: In recent years, the secularization of the younger generation has become increasingly apparent in Poland. One of the manifestations of this trend is the abandonment of participation in school religious lessons. The purpose of this article is to examine the problem of religious-moral and ethical upbringing of young people who do not attend religion and to propose specific solutions to help counteract this phenomenon. Methods: This article uses the method of source analysis and refers to current research related to secularization and religious education of young people. The author also presented his own results of research conducted among young people who have unsubscribed from religious lessons. Results: A synthetic presentation allowed the presentation of selected educational aspects included in the religious and ethics curriculum. Coclusion: The article makes a postulate about the mandatory choice of religious or ethics lessons. Oryginality: The subject matter undertaken to analyze the problem of moral and ethical education in an original way points to the educational values of religion and ethics lessons and formulates arguments in support of the postulate of mandatory choice of one of these classes.