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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can understand how someone who is not Catholic might hear the words "Jesuit core" and incorrectly assume they are all religion classes (if you didn't listen the words that followed describing regular core classes); or hear "daily mass is held" and assume is was expected or highly used (btw many non-religious colleges also offer daily Mass in the Catholic center; very few lay Catholics under the age of 80 attend daily Mass); or understand that Campus Ministry is a small group of people who organize the optional religious activities of a campus (and most colleges have  a variety of campus ministries for different religions, or one that covers them all).

A lot of Catholics do not fully appreciate how much misinformation and disinformation is out there about Catholics generally. I also think that when a large group of people have a shared cultural experience that is not yours, it can be difficult to feel totally comfortable and fit in. It isn't usually fun to be the one who doesn't get the lingo or the inside jokes.[/quote]
Well, they should do their research beforehand, then -- or pipe up during the tour itself and ask a question.  "Are the Jesuit core classes all religion classes?"  That's not too difficult to ask.

By the way, there aren't even six "Jesuit core" classes required at St. Joes's.  There are two "Jesuit Tradition Common Core Classes" -- one philosophy class, and one theology class.  That's it.  The other four required classes, none of which is theology, are called "Cultural Legacy Common Core Classes" and are history, English, etc.

If you're gonna come on here and say you wrote off a college based on its core requirements, you should make sure you know what they are first.[/quote]
I keep trying to write you off as a troll, but then you keep demonstrating deep knowledge of St. Joe's. So now I've come to accept that you're just a terrible representative of the school, which is a shame.[/quote]

And you'd be wrong.  I have no connection whatsoever with St Joe's.  None.  But when I read her post I knew right away that it was totally off base, and I remembered I had access to this thing called "Google."  All I had to do was type in "St Joe's core requirements" and less than a second later there they were. 
In other words, I did more research about the school in two seconds than that poster ever did before posting her misinformation. [/quote]

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