Would you send an atheist/non religious student to a Catholic university?

[Anonymous]

What are the most liberal Catholic colleges?

Which are the most LGBTQ friendly?

[Anonymous]

No, I would not. Why would you educate yourself based on someone else's lenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I would not. Why would you educate yourself based on someone else's lenses.

Everyone is educated through someone else lens. You’re ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure: I was raised Catholic, but left the church after college and never had my kids baptized nor did we practice any religion.

My daughter is now a high school senior and has three Catholic colleges/universities on her college list. She is not religious and does not particularly believe in a god or any type of higher power as far as I know.

She has never even attended Catholic mass and of course she has never been involved in anything like CCD or catholic school, catholic catechism.

She is very socially liberal (pro choice, LGBTQ+ ally etc). I truly do not think a Catholic college would be a good choice for her, but I am unable to explain to her why. She doesn't believe me, basically. She has heard that the colleges on her list are "very liberal". I'm sure they are -- for Catholics. But, they are still Catholic schools!

Do atheists or non believers attend Catholic colleges?

Religious college will not be on DD's list. In light of recent legal developments, and a general "women as second class citizen" status in most Christian sects, that's not happening. I want my child to be supported, have access to all health care options (including birth control if desired), and be treated as equal on all levels. I will also not give my money to support these institutions.

Kudos to you if that is for you and your family. It is not for ours. (And not up for discussion with anyone on here).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure when it's a T20 like Notre Dame with superb student care or even little lesser but great schools like Georgetown or Boston College.

My kid is at ND. Not attending mass.
Doing great so far. Kid is also a minority.

You're kind of ridiculous. ND is ranked 19, Georgetown 23. ND has a slightly higher acceptance rate. Kind of hard to say that it's much better.

Why do we care if your kid is a minority, btw?

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Anonymous wrote:I do not understand why posters are not allowed to state that the Church itself has problems and that some people don't care to support institutions affiliated with it.

Yet someone else can go around calling people names when they disagree

If you purchase items and not living off the grid entirely, you are supporting institutions and entities that you do not agree with. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the most liberal Catholic colleges?

Which are the most LGBTQ friendly?

I feel like my question just got buried by two people who are arguing with each other for two straight pages…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the most liberal Catholic colleges?

Which are the most LGBTQ friendly?

Look into Jesuit colleges only.

[Anonymous]

Why do you refuse to accept that these schools are affiliated with the Church as a whole?

You can't completely separate the two. There are different levels, yes, but Jesuit is still affiliated with the Church.

You may not see it so much in the academics, but there are still going to things that pop up that are based in religious beliefs that might affect student life. Whether those are enough to turn someone away, that is their call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you refuse to accept that these schools are affiliated with the Church as a whole?

You can't completely separate the two. There are different levels, yes, but Jesuit is still affiliated with the Church.

You may not see it so much in the academics, but there are still going to things that pop up that are based in religious beliefs that might affect student life. Whether those are enough to turn someone away, that is their call.

I loved theology class and I’m agnostic. One needs
some religious knowledge to be able to chose for own self. Stop trying to box any one out of a great education at a religious institution if they choose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the most liberal Catholic colleges?

Which are the most LGBTQ friendly?

Look into Jesuit colleges only.

I disagree about limiting it to Jesuit schools, but here is an article listing 10 liberal Catholic colleges:

https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/christian-colleges/2015/05/07/id/643254/

Also: https://www.saintmarys.edu/inclusion-and-equity/lgbtq-center, and they advertise the national LGTBQ scholarship fund "For students who are underprivileged, especially those who have been abandoned by family and other support systems because of their sexual orientation or gender identity." The Gender and Womens' Studies Department has LGBTQ speaker series and related coursework.

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/lgbtbc/resources-on-campus.html

Sacred Heart University, Saint Mary’s College of California, and Fairfield University are Catholic colleges that have a gender-inclusive roommate options.

Holy Cross College https://www.holycross.edu/lgbtqia-community

And many more.

[Anonymous]

I’ll cop to being close-minded on this but I will NEVER cite to or rely on a list compiled by Newsmax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll cop to being close-minded on this but I will NEVER cite to or rely on a list compiled by Newsmax.

I thought the exact same thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you refuse to accept that these schools are affiliated with the Church as a whole?

You can't completely separate the two. There are different levels, yes, but Jesuit is still affiliated with the Church.

You may not see it so much in the academics, but there are still going to things that pop up that are based in religious beliefs that might affect student life. Whether those are enough to turn someone away, that is their call.

I loved theology class and I’m agnostic. One needs
some religious knowledge to be able to chose for own self. Stop trying to box any one out of a great education at a religious institution if they choose.

You do know that you can take theology classes at non catholic colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you refuse to accept that these schools are affiliated with the Church as a whole?

You can't completely separate the two. There are different levels, yes, but Jesuit is still affiliated with the Church.

You may not see it so much in the academics, but there are still going to things that pop up that are based in religious beliefs that might affect student life. Whether those are enough to turn someone away, that is their call.

They are not permitted to acknowledge this. But it's fine.

I'm entitled to my choice and how I spend my money, regardless of what other people think of it. People just don't like it when they are reminded of certain things: gender inequality, history of pedophilia, to name just two.

Those who want to go are free to do so. But, some of the hysterical ones and name-callers are just another example of why I wont support it. Preaching the value of Christian education while acting that way . . . no thank you. I've seen enough of that to know that, even with the plenty of well-intentioned, good people who are Christian that I know, the ones that aren't and who use their religion as a weapon are enough to turn me off. They speak for the rest of them, or at the very least, drown them out.