[Heretic]

I took World Religions my junior year of high school, and I loved it.

I think that religious courses should be offered, but not until the high school level, when a child is old enough to understand the message and history of each religion. And I doubt that a teacher who is using an approved curriculum could convert a child, unless he was going against the rules and Supreme Court ruling that forbids teachers or schools from promoting any particular religious following, creed, or denomination.

Teaching about religion in a public, structured environment, using curriculum based on cultural ideas and history (while keeping a clear head) is a great way to avoid theophobia and misunderstanding among believers and non-believers about faiths and theologies they are unfamiliar with.