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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the religious education in those schools is very light. They have a school wide mass about once a month.

They will learn about stories in the bible. He bible is one of the most read pieces of literature and it would help with basic knowledge since many things she will read will have religious references.

Patience of job
Turn to salt
Prodigal son
Kiss of deal
Thirty pieces of silver
Parting of the sea

I would just treat it like another literature class.
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I assume you don't have a child in Catholic school, since this is incorrect, by far.
I can't imagine having a non Christian in a Catholic school, the Catholic faith and teachings are woven into every lesson, every day, with prayers in the morning, at lunch, crucifixes everywhere and weekly mass, plus all the Sacraments with tons of prep when they are older.
It's not a little Catholic lesson here and there, it's the entire curriculum of the school.
I would really think hard and understand what you are getting into before putting a child that is not even Christian into a Catholic school [/quote]

Yes. I have a child in catholic school and I am not religious. I also have friends of all religions and I don't really care about symbols of their religion. I think because I am open to learning about all religions it is nothing more than something different and interesting.

My kids baby sitter was Muslim and they did all sort of things like I don't do or understand, like going to a certain corner of a room when they entered the house. They sang all kinds of songs in a language I don't know, they could have been praying too... Why would I care?

Religious teachings, traditions and symbols don't bother or scare me. My mom retired from the JCC and sings Shabbat shalom every Friday she is over to my kids, even though she and we are not Jewish.

I also don't care if a football coach prays or they say the pledge of allegiance.

Who cares, lighten up.[/quote]

Yikes. I don't believe you for one second that you wrote both those posts.[/quote]

You can't believe that I am not religious, send my child to catholic school, had a Muslim babysitter and my mom worked at the JCC ?[/quote]

I don't believe that you have a child in Catholic elementary school and believe the religous part is just one class that can be compared to a literature class.
Or if you do you are the worlds most uninvolved parent who just drops off and picks up and hasn't a clue about what actually goes on.[/quote]

NP here. I believe you PP. although I could care less if you are lying or not - because all of your points were spot on in my opinion. Gotta love these folks who *need* to pick a fight and say some crazy ass bs ("the world's most uninvolved parent"??? REALLY?). 
Anyway if the OP is thinking about Catholic school for her non-Christian child you are probably  someone who can relate and give a valuable perspective. The judgy fight-picking name-callers (actually i think it's only one person doing this) should be ignored due to lack of credibility. 
I love you PP with the JCC mom, the Muslim babysitter, and the "I don't care."  LOVE.

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You're missing the point. It's not about whether being exposed to multiple religions is good or bad or the "I don't care about anyone religion" angle, which is a very positive and admirable way to be. However, extrapolating from there that Catholic elementary school is nothing more than private school with some Catholic literature read is completely wrong. And to say that you have a child in a Catholic school and that is your understanding of what the religion part of the education is, well, it means you are either lying or are completely uninvolved.
Sorry if that offends you, but on an anonymous forum you have people saying all sorts of things and that is just not true. Op seems sincere in her question and lack of knowledge about what Catholic school is, and leaving her with the impression that the religous part is like art class a couple times a week is cruel.[/quote]

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