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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, if it's your husband's religion, which he wants the kids exposed to and you aren't outright opposed to.

I assume you're talking about Catholic school because Episcopal schools tend to be much lighter on daily doctrine. I am Jewish and went to an Episcopal day school and we had chapel three times a week but you could sort of zone out, they didn't require genuflection or mass and you could choose not to sing the hymns (which are beautiful but many are all about Jesus). We had religion classes but they weren't doctrine. We read the Old and New Testaments and took tests with questions like "who did Isaac meet at the well?" and "which Apostle wrote xyz" but it wasn't doctrinaire, like, the Apostle proclaimed xyz and we know that to be the truth and here's the associated catechism. There was none of that. It was presented the same way as any book we read in English classes. It felt less religious than my Hebrew school education, for sure. I chafed at it because I hated the sermons (which were mostly non-religious but to this day I hate sermons and lectures) but I didn't really mind it. (And the hymns were beautiful! I still listen to them as music.)

If I were considering private school for my Jewish kids, I'd consider an Episcopal or Friends school, but i would not do a Catholic school because everyone tells me they weave doctrine into all lessons. It influences science education, health education, everything. I wouldn't be up for that as a Jew. But if one parent shares the faith and you are raising your kid in that faith even in part, or at least you aren't super opposed to it, sure, why not.[/quote]

Science? Please. [/quote]

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