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nrthshgrl
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
Posted by DiamondGirl
Posted by Erica
welll, you've heard the story about the Jewish boy who was failing math in public school?
His parents were told to send him to Catholic school for their strictness. As soon as the boy started attending, his math grades were great.
His parents asked him what helped to make the difference.
He said that he knew this school meant business about math when he walked in the first day and saw a man nailed to a plus sign.
I do not follow.
Would you mind explaining what this story means?
You really didn't get this or were you offended?
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Posted 10/24/09 3:14 PM  |
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Nifheim
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
i think it really depends:
going to a wedding or attending a religious service for an event for family/friends is very different then going to a let's say radical racist rally to benefit kids with cancer let's say. I am being dramatic but think about it any organization can do positive things for people but be completely horrible or different then what you think is right. Me personally try not to attend or give to organizations that I do not think most of their core values are good. I would give to the Jewish Women's League even though I am not Jewish because they do good things.
I am not sure if I would allow my child join boyscouts because even though they do positive things I think their stand against homosexuality is unforgivable and I also think they push "catholic" agenda's which I am not a fan of. I would not send my child to catholic school because I am not into the catholic doctrine and to pay for my child to learn it is not acceptable for me, nor would i send my child to a jewish school because I am not jewish. But I do give to catholic charities that help the poor and needy because I know its for the good.
On the mason note: I wish my husband would be a mason because i would like to join the female counterpart for the wives of masons. But he won't - darn it!
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| Posted 10/24/09 7:31 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
Posted by evnme
Posted by DiamondGirl
Posted by Erica
welll, you've heard the story about the Jewish boy who was failing math in public school?
His parents were told to send him to Catholic school for their strictness. As soon as the boy started attending, his math grades were great.
His parents asked him what helped to make the difference.
He said that he knew this school meant business about math when he walked in the first day and saw a man nailed to a plus sign.
I do not follow.
Would you mind explaining what this story means?
the boy didn't know who jesus was or that he was nailed to a cross. and when he saw the symbol on the wall, he thought that if you didn't do well in math, they nailed you to the plus sign.
sorry - the post just reminded me of the joke (a non-Catholic attending Catholic school). thanks for explaining.
Message edited 10/24/2009 8:37:55 PM.
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browneyedgirl
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
i am a non practicing catholic (basically agnostic)
i will always attend a friend's wedding/celebration out of respect for my friend, not out of support for the religion/celebration.
my children will never attend a jewish or other religion's preschool/daycare/etc because that is not our religion. other religions will also never come into my home, but i welcome my friends with open arms.
even though we're catholic, i will never send my children to catholic schools of any kind. i don't support them for my own reasons and find the public schools to be far superior (and DH attended catholic high school--part of my reason for not supporting them)
it's all what you're comfortable with.
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| Posted 10/24/09 8:48 PM |
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Michelle
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
I switched preschools since they had decided to go to a faith based teaching and I did not want my kids learning about something my husband and I did not believe in.
As far as the boy scouts, my DH was a boy scout and wants to get my kids involved in scouting as well, but I am not thrilled about it. At this point I am not sure how we will handle it. Hopefully they won't have any interest in it.
But I am a god mother for my niece since they wanted someone who was a good moral person and I did not have to say I was religious when I was not. My SIL even told the pastor that I did not beleive in god and he said it was fine as long as I was a good person.
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| Posted 10/25/09 7:23 AM |
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kimbalina
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
I for one enjoy going to other religious events and seeing what that religion does for their ceremonies. I love to see different houses of worship. I will stand/sit/etc... when required, but I am not necessarily participating.
My grandmother is in the Eastern Star, my mom/dad/sisters are catholic, I am Methodist, my grandfather is Methodist, and a bunch of our extend family.
My church does a "swap" every once and again with a different church or syngoue and the sermon is given by some of a different religious background.
It is fantastic.
I think you should always learn about other religions and experiences it will open you up to a lot of wonderful things, and meet all types of people.
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| Posted 10/25/09 9:38 AM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
Posted by kimbalina
I think you should always learn about other religions and experiences it will open you up to a lot of wonderful things, and meet all types of people.
ITA.
My parents chose not to baptize my sister and I for those exact reasons, they wanted us to make choices ourselves based on what we decided on when we got older.
Since I do not belong to an organized religion, everything is like this for me
I too am on the fence about the Boy Scouts. I was a Girl Scout until was 17, but it seems like abetter organization to me...but if DS shows interest in it, I guess we will give it a try.
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| Posted 10/25/09 10:30 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by DiamondGirl
Posted by Erica
welll, you've heard the story about the Jewish boy who was failing math in public school?
His parents were told to send him to Catholic school for their strictness. As soon as the boy started attending, his math grades were great.
His parents asked him what helped to make the difference.
He said that he knew this school meant business about math when he walked in the first day and saw a man nailed to a plus sign.
I do not follow.
Would you mind explaining what this story means?
You really didn't get this or were you offended?
I got the literal meaning, which another poster explained.
I was trying to figure out the point to the story.
Like is it to say you wouldn't want your child to go Catholic school or it maybe to say, send them, they won't get it anyway KWIM?
Like what does that mean to the poster.
ETA: No I was not offended I was trying to put the joke in context.
Message edited 10/25/2009 11:27:39 AM.
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| Posted 10/25/09 11:00 AM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: Is it OK to attend something if you don't "believe" in what they stand for?
Posted by DiamondGirl
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by DiamondGirl
Posted by Erica
welll, you've heard the story about the Jewish boy who was failing math in public school?
His parents were told to send him to Catholic school for their strictness. As soon as the boy started attending, his math grades were great.
His parents asked him what helped to make the difference.
He said that he knew this school meant business about math when he walked in the first day and saw a man nailed to a plus sign.
I do not follow.
Would you mind explaining what this story means?
You really didn't get this or were you offended?
I got the literal meaning, which another poster explained.
I was trying to figure out the point to the story.
Like is it to say you wouldn't want your child to go Catholic school or it maybe to say, send them, they won't get it anyway KWIM?
Like what does that mean to the poster.
its just a joke 
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