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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were definitely not Catholic - my son hadn't stepped foot in a church in at least 10 years. Aside from the day they get off school to go to an anti-abortion protest every year, it wasn't an issue. I told my son if he knocks some girl up by accident, he absolutely should consider abortion but go and learn how to protest. The other thing is - he had a religion class each year that made literally no sense. I'm comfortable with religious-speak, but it was bonkers. I told him to figure out what the answer is and just to repeat it, ignoring whether it made any rational sense. [/quote]

Say more about the religious classes please. Also, I love that you said that to your son![/quote]
DP. Definitely look up the required religion classes. [b]We considered O’Connell but having to take religion classes focused on Catholicism every semester was a dealbreaker. DC is dyslexic, so there was no reason to have to put so much reading and writing effort into a core class outside of our family’s beliefs and values. [/b]

O’Connell’s religion requirements (two 1-semester classes per year):
9th - Jesus in Scripture / The Old Testament
10th - Jesus the Redeemer / The Church
11th - Sacraments / Morality 
12th - choice of two: Living as a Disciple of Christ / The Church in the 21st Century / Sharing the Faith in the World Today / Witnessing the Gospel / Theology of the Body

Course guide available here: https://www.bishopoconnell.org/academics/program-of-studies[/quote]

What the hell did you expect at a CATHOLIC school???[/quote]
I was answering the pp’s question about religion classes.

To answer your question, we expected pretty much that but because of DC’s dyslexia and the strong recommendation to O’Connell’s excellent academic center, we decided to check it out anyway. As expected, it was not a fit. Is that a problem for you? You seem extremely worked up. [/quote]

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