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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is Muslim. He's at a Montgomery County private school. His class was strange in that last year, five of the 13 kids were Muslim. We've never had issues with others welcoming him and in fact his school is very diverse. He actually had more trouble from a couple of fellow Muslim classmates who told him he's not Muslim enough.   For example, we don't require him to pray five times a day and that's something he can figure out on his own when he hits puberty. But most of  the other Muslim kids do.

But even that, to me (as a non Muslim myself) is par for the course in childhood. I was told by my Catholic friends I was going to hell. I was Episcopalian.

Choose a school that has a culture of inclusiveness and in this area you will be fine.[/quote]

Catholic here. Wow. That's pretty shameful that a Catholic said that to you. And I once had a Baptist tell me Catholicism is a cult and that I need to find a new religion. That's why a belief is just that... a belief. You can think whatever you'd like to think.

I just love it when people think they have some kind of superior position or knowledge solely based on beliefs. Your Catholic friends may be very surprised by who they find hanging out in heaven. Maybe they won't make it in ;-P

I think in some place the level of acceptance depends on the families. DC, NYC are very liberal and most kids from those areas are friends with everyone. But if you're from a place where it's hammered into a child's head that only special people from their special religion will have a great afterlife (see above) then it will be harder to find friends. Who would want to live with such people, anyway (I'll take my chances in purgatory if everyone in heaven is a self-righteous jerk).

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