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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're a non-Catholic family in our second year at a Catholic k-8. The kids have religion class and they go to Mass on Fridays. There are prayers during the day. We've never felt any pressure or weirdness from families that are members of the parish. There are many other kids at the school that aren't Catholic, so they all learn from each other. We've taught them to approach religion class like any other subject and it's taught them a lot about critical thinking and free speech. They've also blossomed since we left MCPS, so it's definitely been a trade-off that's well worth it.[/quote]

Can I ask how you feel about having a child that you do not raise Catholic nor take part in the Catholic faith yourself reciting Catholic prayers daily?
And taking part in a religious mass? I disagree that learning and practicing a religion is like math class.

I can’t imagine sending my kids to an Arabic school and having them face the sun, bow and pray, any more than I would wrap a Sheihk turban on their head and tell them “it’s just a hat”[/quote]

DP: They are observing the faith in practice, not practicing it. They are learning about it, and maybe one day it will become their faith, just as the Catholics kids are learning about it and may one day abandon it.[/quote]

The non-Catholic P here. Exactly what the DP above said. We talk about their experiences every day. They know that we don't believe in Catholicism but we need to respect that lots of other people do. My partner was raised Catholic and HATES the church, but he sees the value the kids get from their school and he rolls with it. And Mass is actually a really good way for kids to learn how to be quiet and sit still for an hour. One DD enjoys the homilies because they're "good stories."

And respectfully, an Islamic hijab or a Sikh dastar is not a Sheikh turban. [/quote]

I disagree. They are going to mass. They are saying prayers. These are the very foundations of the Catholic faith and not for show, or to say without meaning it, like you are reciting a poem. It’s completely disrespectful to me and though the example of praying with Muslims or wearing a Sikh distar was glossed over, it’s no different than sending a child into Catholic mass/school though nobody would send their child to a Muslim school in a hijab and say “oh it’s just a pretty dress, free speech!” and not be deemed incredibly offensive, nor wearing a Sikh dastar and saying it’s a hat. A plaid skirt and blouse is a more acceptable wear, that’s it. But that’s exactly what you are doing.

Especially when families who truly believe are offsetting your child’s tuition with their support of the church.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but you are just not understanding. Think of a non-Catholic guest at a Catholic wedding. They participate, may read the prayers, may sing the songs, but they aren't becoming Catholic, and they won't take Communion. But they are welcome guests, not disrespectful interlopers, and they are learning something through their participation and observation. Similarly, non-Catholic children are welcome at Catholic schools. They are not "being Catholic" anymore than the guest at the wedding, and their participation also is not disrespectful.

You seem to feel that Catholic school should be reserved for Catholic children only. You are entitled to your opinion; but the Church and its schools disagree with you, which is why they admit non-Catholic students to the schools.[/quote]

You are attempting to conflate attending a  Catholic wedding as a guest with attending a Catholic school?
Wow, you must reeaaaallly need that private school badge without the funds to attend a real private school not paid for in part by actual Catholics. You keep digging deeper and deeper holes for yourself PP.[/quote]

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