Reply to Opinions about attending a religious college

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Opinions about attending a religious college"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our family is Christian, with some family members that our super conservative, while others(like DD) don't really care for it. She does however attend church and her morals and values are based upon her Christian upbringing. she got into St. John's in NY, she really likes that it's diverse and has a business school. The large size and distance from home are some concerns, however her biggest issue is that she knows nothing about the Catholic faith. Would she feel out of place here?[/quote]

It's a Catholic university? Yes?

Catholic universities are really different from what you're thinking of as a "religious college." They do have standards for behavior and they usually require at least one religion class and an ethics class, but they tend to be very, very moderate in their approach to student life.  They also tend to view their mission as embracing many of the more liberal aspects of the church's mission - helping the poor, proving healthcare, promoting justice. As long as she can tolerate a class on Christianity and an ethics class as part of her gen ed requirements, she should be perfectly comfortable.

For a kid that's not very religious and a parent this is pretty religious, I think a Catholic university would make a great compromise. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics