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lapislzi

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14. I know I am old.

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:27 PM

Jul 2016

But I don't remember any field trips to amusement parks, theme parks, or anything like that. We went to museums. We went to geological sites. Historic sites. We went to the zoo. The planetarium. Even the ballet once.

Maybe we went to a theme park, crappy as they were back in the day, once or twice with the Girl Scouts, but that was strictly outside of school. It was with Scouts that we made the rounds of various houses of worship around town and I met people of other faiths. It was very clearly understood (by me, anyway) that, unless you attended a religious school daily (which I didn't), religion was something for outside of school. It was on your own time and on your own dime.

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FFRF is a great organization. CrispyQ Jul 2016 #1

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There is almost always a permission slip Ilsa Jul 2016 #3

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Did you see my second paragraph? Ilsa Jul 2016 #8

It should never even get to that point. lapislzi Jul 2016 #13

That's the point... TipTok Jul 2016 #18

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I thought I was clear in saying that. Ilsa Jul 2016 #9

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Ok, just want to ask this. If it is ok to send or allow kids to attend all other kinds of Jitter65 Jul 2016 #11

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I know I am old. lapislzi Jul 2016 #14

sorry, but I think folks at the park ARE INDEED trying to "make visitors Christian." pepperbear Jul 2016 #21

Are there still school field trips?.... mrmpa Jul 2016 #15

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agreed Locrian Jul 2016 #19

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