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bondwooley

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9. In second grade

Reply to Iggo (Reply #8)

Fri May 30, 2014, 12:40 PM

May 2014

I was the only non-Catholic in a Catholic private school. Long story, but my mother had been excommunicated and my father was protestant. My parents sent me there (and paid of a priest so I could go) because it seemed like the only school in rural Illinois that had a high literacy rate.

In second grade, though, some nun was charged with teaching us kids about Hell. The kids wanted examples of who would go to Hell. The nun's first response was that my parents would qualify for Hell.

I raised my hand and asked if my pet rabbit was going to go to Hell, too.

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I'm friends with a "renegade" nun... bondwooley May 2014 #6

These fundamentalists have a truly twisted mindset. Initech May 2014 #7

I went to catholic school and ultimately realized the nuns were victims of the sick and twisted randys1 May 2014 #2

I got out in the 2nd grade. (Thrown out, actually.) Iggo May 2014 #8

In second grade bondwooley May 2014 #9

Well, don't leave us hanging ! What was the answer ? eppur_se_muova May 2014 #10

Woops .... bondwooley May 2014 #11

Well, I know that's not true of my kitties. :) They are chock-full of kitty soul. eppur_se_muova May 2014 #12

I'll bet your kitties have more bondwooley May 2014 #13

Agreed. scrubthedata May 2014 #14

I go my master's at a Catholic college and I met some very great professors who were CTyankee May 2014 #15

:-) nt scrubthedata May 2014 #17

She was great...sister Mary Faith...loved her...we'd talk about the Liberal STudes program at the CTyankee May 2014 #18

"The oppressed oppress" - Socrates, 219 BC KurtNYC May 2014 #3

She begged everyone to return �every single invitation� so that she can �personally destroy them� � lunasun May 2014 #4

Right? nt bondwooley May 2014 #5

She's out of her mind. Really. CTyankee May 2014 #16

DeGenerate? Really? Oilwellian May 2014 #19

The "slur" is a comment on bondwooley May 2014 #21

I'm more offended by "America's favorite lesbian" bigwillq May 2014 #22

Let's retitle it... bondwooley May 2014 #23

By all anecdotal accounts fayhunter May 2014 #20

I went to a Catholic high school run by nuns like the Nuns on the Bus, pnwmom May 2014 #24

Can anyone speak for all Catholics? bondwooley May 2014 #25

No. But the person who wrote the article in the OP thinks s/he can. pnwmom May 2014 #28

Okay bondwooley May 2014 #29

I'm not saying that at all. It was wrong wherever it was done. pnwmom May 2014 #30

Your OP is old news and your headline is trite. ..nt TeeYiYi May 2014 #26

Yeah, the headline is trite. bondwooley May 2014 #31

"...only been picked up by a couple local news outlets could be considered outdated."... TeeYiYi May 2014 #32

I hadn't seen that on DU. bondwooley May 2014 #33

Look, Charlie... TeeYiYi May 2014 #34

Can I just say, klook May 2014 #27

And rank her up in the top 20 bondwooley May 2014 #35

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I'm glad you shared this bondwooley May 2014 #37