Developed in conjunction with EdOnline, Thirteen/WNET's educational division, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY's lesson plans introduce students to today's most important religious and moral issues.

Students consider the question of whether the War on Terrorism is a justifiable and appropriate response to recent tragic events.

Students will explore the controversy surrounding religion in the public schools by conducting research and examining different points of view.

Students explore the controversy surrounding capital punishment, consider different viewpoints from religious leaders and communities, and work on developing and supporting their own positions on the issue.

How do religious traditions endure or transform over time? In this lesson plan, middle school students learn about Jewish culture as a living, changing tradition and relate it to traditions in their own life.

In this unit, students explore the promise and the perils of cloning, brain imaging technology, and other high-tech medical care.

In this lesson, students explore the complex territory where church and state intersect.

In this lesson, students learn more about various religions, they share their own religious traditions, and they explore some of the tensions associated with religious and cultural differences.

In this lesson, students will examine the pros and cons of honesty and dishonesty. They will consider whether some lies are acceptable and ethical or dishonesty should be avoided at all costs.

In this lesson, students will consider instances in which it is reasonable for children to oppose the demands of their parents. They will discuss requests that could put children at risk of physical or emotional injury, and they will recognize instances in which a parent's demands may be read as abusive.