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Drahthaardogs

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55. Well then, sounds like she has to have a conversation with

Sun Feb 11, 2018, 03:23 PM

Feb 2018

Her parents. The Church isn't going to change it's Catechism for her.

Either conform or go elsewhere. Simple choice really. I have no issues with this as it is a private school.

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Catholic School Threatens to Expel Student Over Sticker [View all] DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

Oh, fer cryin' out loud. Ohiogal Feb 2018 #1

I know. My daughters have placed them on their school books for years, but they go to public school. TheBlackAdder Feb 2018 #74

Expel would mean kicking her out this year TexasBushwhacker Feb 2018 #2

Right. Sounds like they're trying to do their best by everyone, Hortensis Feb 2018 #76

Yes... TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #3

How brittle the faith of those who run that school must be. MineralMan Feb 2018 #4

Well said, MM Ohiogal Feb 2018 #5

It illustrates non-compliance with the Magesterium Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #9

Ah, OK, I get it now... MineralMan Feb 2018 #10

No you don't. Catholics are not Protestants who believe Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #12

You're missing my point, really. MineralMan Feb 2018 #13

Your point is nonsense. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #16

I see. OK, then. Have a blessed day... MineralMan Feb 2018 #17

Did that make you feel better? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #18

A petty thing, yes. MineralMan Feb 2018 #19

Yes it is and was. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #22

I'm balding............... MyOwnPeace Feb 2018 #40

At least you recognized it. Nt tymorial Feb 2018 #32

When I was younger, I sometimes misused or confused words. MineralMan Feb 2018 #60

I just cant anymore. tymorial Feb 2018 #81

One Could Say The Same As To Your Point ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #73

Oh any time. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #75

Then You'd Be Wrong ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #77

No, you're still mixing apples and oranges Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #78

Wrong Again ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #82

First of all, autocorrect does what it does. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #83

As I understand it, the Church's teachings on abortion weren't always this rigid. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #64

I think you are confusing moral law vs. canonical penalty Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #65

What was the point of changing the penalty, then? Ken Burch Feb 2018 #66

What on Earth makes you think the Catholic Church is about women's autonomy? Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #67

I didn't say I thought they were ABOUT women's autonomy. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #69

Technically, you are obligated to be loyal to the Magesterium Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #70

They apparently equate PP with abortion and artifical birth control Maeve Feb 2018 #14

The thing is that it really doesn't matter. MineralMan Feb 2018 #15

I agree--and it's the sort of thing that led me to leave organized religion Maeve Feb 2018 #25

There are days that I really hate religion. n/t Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #6

I stand with Kate Murray. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #7

It's a private school affiliated with the Catholic Church Jake Stern Feb 2018 #8

If the church's argument against PP is so weak that it can't even withstand procon Feb 2018 #11

She flaunted it MichMary Feb 2018 #20

What's wrong with you! Why do women have to be "quiet"? procon Feb 2018 #27

It isn't a First Amendment issue MichMary Feb 2018 #34

The girl DOESN'T have to shut up. The school made that clear. She does have to make a choice. Demit Feb 2018 #35

I once saw a vegan group picketing McDonald's Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #54

It's suits, not suites Cartoonist Feb 2018 #86

And it's is never used for possession.... Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #88

I used the word correctly Cartoonist Feb 2018 #89

Sorry, i thought you were really being snide Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #91

Ironically, MichMary Feb 2018 #57

That's What They Do! RobinA Feb 2018 #92

The hilarious thing is that their silly rules and their insistence on them, MineralMan Feb 2018 #21

They don't care Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #26

She's not there to"challenge" authority, she is there to obey Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #23

Most children don't have the fortitude to gainsay their parents. procon Feb 2018 #29

The student can not make that decision for herself. Mariana Feb 2018 #53

Well then, sounds like she has to have a conversation with Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #55

Private school, their rules. X_Digger Feb 2018 #24

A Lot The Catholic Schools Do Not Have Enough Students. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #28

Seriously, they have nerve! Catholic Schools closed around here in record numbers. n/t Kirk Lover Feb 2018 #41

This is a surprise??? When you make the mistake of enrolling your child in a school that Atticus Feb 2018 #30

They actually don't base their entire curriculum around dogma. tymorial Feb 2018 #38

My cousin had a son who was MichMary Feb 2018 #43

I understand what you are saying. I can only add that the Catholic schools in the town where I grew Atticus Feb 2018 #48

I Agree Except For The Indoctrination I Got A Good Education. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #50

Also grateful for the education I got in Catholic schools, including hours spent in moral debates lostnfound Feb 2018 #79

We had mock debates. Jesus it seems so long ago tymorial Feb 2018 #80

I used to have a shirt that said "I survived Catholic School" n2doc Feb 2018 #31

They have to know that removing it won't change her mind eleny Feb 2018 #33

You do that MichMary Feb 2018 #36

I went to Catholic schools for 12 years but it was a very long time ago eleny Feb 2018 #37

Who knows why she MichMary Feb 2018 #39

About being approached, you'd be surprised eleny Feb 2018 #45

Yeah, like I said, MichMary Feb 2018 #47

It is a private school and they make the rules. rurallib Feb 2018 #42

If anyone is interested in more of the facts around this, there's an article in the local paper Demit Feb 2018 #44

Her father's remarks included this: MichMary Feb 2018 #46

Oh, now I see that as the dad pointing out that the sticker is innocuous, not Demit Feb 2018 #51

And the Catholic church wonders why atheism is the world's fastest growing religion. Initech Feb 2018 #49

The Catholic Church is growing by 11 to 12% globally Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #58

Meh. Their circus, their monkeys. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #52

...and this is why tax dollars must never go to religious schools. Dawson Leery Feb 2018 #56

If Catholic schools in cities with a high population of Catholics shut down, and there was a Demit Feb 2018 #62

As a compromise, how about putting a Fuck Trump sticker over it ? OnDoutside Feb 2018 #59

Because threats are how Catholics win people over to their cars and belief system TeamPooka Feb 2018 #61

Are they as strict with pedophile priests? left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #63

I would like to point out melm00se Feb 2018 #68

This is why private, religious education should be illegal. clementine613 Feb 2018 #71

People voluntarily surrender their MichMary Feb 2018 #84

Well obviously it's her parents that are paying to send her there. Let them decide. YOHABLO Feb 2018 #72

Let them decide--what, exactly? MichMary Feb 2018 #85

I love stories like this. Cartoonist Feb 2018 #87

Sounds reasonable. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #90

church school what do you expect...leave your rights and freedoms at the door dembotoz Feb 2018 #93