tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post4137121234517555917..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Trump, Prayer and SchoolPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-25531759228142901622020-01-18T12:28:58.034-05:002020-01-18T12:28:58.034-05:00And here is another side. My 2nd attends a privat...And here is another side. My 2nd attends a private Catholic HS due to all the education disruption in the public school system. We pay for him to go and I do not believe in vouchers or tax schemes to supplement the cost. This school clearly states that one DOES NOT need to be Catholic to attend. We are NOT Catholic (1/2 agnostic christian and1/2 agnostic jew)! Yes, the boys must take religion class for 4 years, but no one is indoctrinating them into the Catholic Church. Yes, they must attend Mass monthly at school, but non Catholics are not expected to take Holy Communion or say the Catholic prayers or make the sign of the cross. Yes, most teachers say a small prayer before each class, but those students who choose not to pray are asked to sit quietly and respect the others who do pray. Yes, they are expected to do service to the poor which helps them see the world a bit differently. I don't have a problem with the religion class as it seems to make ancient world history classes easier to understand and English genres (Puritanism, Transcendentalism etc..) easier to understand. It all ties together. My child does not feel uncomfortable at all and doesn't care if his friends/teachers pray or not. He goes to a school that treats him with decency and respect and he in turn acts with decency and respect. All of this mess is just a bunch of fear mongering from the ultra conservative, evangelical religious movement seeing their payday (Trump and the rotten GOP backing him) getting ready to be flushed down the toilet. It's their Hail Mary pass that likely won't make it to the end zone.edblisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792046029260177146noreply@blogger.com