They're thinking of letting in other religions to Catholic schools- I went there to get a Catholic education so am I racist for not wanting things to change?
2006-10-20 06:29:07 · 21 answers · asked by Katrina Van Tassel 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Sorry, meant being religiously discriminative or whatever it's called.
2006-10-20 06:39:40 · update #1
no you aren't. the school is a catholic school for a reason, whats the point of calling it a catholic school if totally different religions are allowed to go to the school? it would be racist if you said you didnt want them to go cause you dont like them but you havent said that so you arent racist. Not agreeing with the government about it i think is right. im not catholic and i have nothing against catholics, but i wouldnt go to a catholic school unless i was catholic. it isnt right.
2006-10-22 06:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic schools were originally made so that poor families of any religion could get their children an education.
Over the course of time, these schools became expensive so that only those with good money could enroll their children and it became an Catholic-only club.
I think letting in other faiths in is a step in the right direction to bringing it back to the organization that it was supposed to be.
2006-10-20 13:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic schools in my area let anyone in and always have. They advertise their values education, not religious. I know people who send their kids to them because they have some issue with the public schools. Some of the Catholic schools around here have an excellent reputation for providing a superior education and some don't.
As long as the students take the same curriculum and the directors don't delete things to encourage or keep students of other faiths, I don't see how it would affect your education.
2006-10-20 17:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to a Catholic high school that admitted all religions. Who attends the school doesn't alter the kind of education you receive. You can get a Catholic based education from a Catholic institution while sitting in the classroom with Jews or Muslims or atheists....
2006-10-20 13:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If whoever comes into a catholic school wants to be taught under a catholic education then it's OK by me by the way I'm protestant and I had a lot of different religions at my school
2006-10-20 13:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by DeDe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you're not racist. Religion is a different issue to race.
No religion can claim it is the purest or the most righteous, they're all the same in a way.
As far as a particular religion school goes, there should be no religion other than catholic in a catholic school. Same as a jewish school, if you're not a jew, you'll not get in a jewish school, simple as that.
At least you won't get any of those pesky muslims anyway ;-)
2006-10-20 13:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion is not a racial issue. However, you do not seem to respect the beliefs of other religions. Religion is a personal choice. No one religion is correct.
Consider if there were one true religion. The odds of picking it would be nill. It could be some pigmy religion in Brazil or an Aztec religion which is no longer practiced. It would be highly unlikely to be Christianity since Catholism is based upon numerous prior religions. If they didn't get it right earlier what makes you think they got it right now?
We can debate if god exists or not yet religion is man made. People created religion to explain the unknown and continuously alter religion to fit what they wish to accept and believe.
So, you should be more open to alternatives.
2006-10-20 13:30:39 · answer #7 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm non-religious and I don't agree with it either. If they let other religions or non-religious people in they won't want to pray to the same god (unless they are protestant) and won't want to do all the other religious stuff that Catholics do. There's no reason for non-Catholics to go there.
2006-10-23 07:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your not.
The school I went to also let other religious students in but they studied The catholic faith. They went for the good teaching that the school offered. In some cases they students converted.
2006-10-20 13:38:05 · answer #9 · answered by stucknthird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there are other races in the catholic religion i would say nojust as there are others of your race in other religions.. i would say your stuck in your religious biases and could open your mind a little no offense
2006-10-20 13:38:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋