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Heard a rather odd story yesterday. Was talking to a parent who's kid attended the NACA (National Association of Christian Athletes) high school basketball tournament this past week in I believe it's Dayton, TN. This is a huge event with teams from all over the country representing 6 different divisions over the course of 2-3 weeks.

 

Long story short, there were several athletes there that they saw in the cafeteria during one of the meals not partake of the ham that was served that day. He over heard one of the workers ask one of the young men about this, and he stated "it's against our religion". Evidently confused, the worker asked what religion would that be? He said "Islam".

 

That sort of has be confused too. I mean, if Allah doesn't want you eating ham, and you abide by that, I would think one of the LAST things he would want you doing is attending a Christian school, right? I mean, what do they do when it's time for bible class, church worship and prayer? What would a "hard line" Muslim think of a Muslim child attending a Christian high school, or think of the family? And I'm not being obtuse here, I am seriously asking. Anyone else find this odd?

BigVMan23

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So I assume that you also believe that in Catholic schools there are no protestants, Jews, Muslims, agnostics or athiests.

 

You know what they say about assuming...and to answer your question, no. So you are wrong in assuming that. I know there are Protestant kids in Catholic schools, non-believers with kids in Christian schools, etc., and that their are varying reasons for such. However, a Muslim with a kid in Christian school to me totally flies in the face of their beliefs. Just like the last place I would think a Christian family would place their high school aged child would be in a Muslim oriented school.

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You know what they say about assuming...and to answer your question, no. So you are wrong in assuming that. I know there are Protestant kids in Catholic schools, non-believers with kids in Christian schools, etc., and that their are varying reasons for such. However, a Muslim with a kid in Christian school to me totally flies in the face of their beliefs. Just like the last place I would think a Christian family would place their high school aged child would be in a Muslim oriented school.
How is a Muslim in a Christian school any different than an atheist in a Christian school?

 

For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

BigVMan23

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How is a Muslim in a Christian school any different than an atheist in a Christian school?

 

For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

 

Come on former...I know you know the answer to that question.

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How is a Muslim in a Christian school any different than an atheist in a Christian school?

 

For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

 

Same question I was going to ask.

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How is a Muslim in a Christian school any different than an atheist in a Christian school?

 

For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

 

Yep, same question. I am in no way catholic but I would have loved to attend Notre Dame.

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Same question I was going to ask.

 

So then RM, I take it you would have had no problem sending you kids to Allah Is Great Muslim high school in stead of Trinity?

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So then RM, I take it you would have had no problem sending you kids to Allah Is Great Muslim high school in stead of Trinity?

 

Not what I am saying at all, and you know it. There are many reasons one chooses a private school, some have nothing to do with religion. The family is American and have the same choice I or you have, and can make it for whatever reason is priority for them. Maybe they felt their child would be safer in a private school, even of it were a Christian one, than in a public school. And in the end, a lot (if mot mosr) religiously affiliated schools are less about teaching the fundamentals of religion, and more about teaching youngsters about living a life of morality and ethics....which aren't that different from denomination to denomination.

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So then RM, I take it you would have had no problem sending you kids to Allah Is Great Muslim high school in stead of Trinity?

 

I think it depends on how the school approaches non Muslims. For example. Of all the Non Catholic Christians, Jews and I believe a Muslim who attended Trinity, all were expected to take Catholic based religion classes, attend a campus wide masses a few times a year but school policy is not to try to convert them. Now several students a year will inquire about converting and Trinity will guide them through that process but policy is that the student initiates the conversion, not the school. So, if the Islamic School was like that, my guess is many Christian parents would not have a problem.

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For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

 

Lol

 

If you had a kid and they went to Catholic school and decided to convert, would you just look at it that your kid believes is something you believe is a fairy tale so be it?

 

I asked This same question to another atheist and he answered while he would tease/kid around wi the the kid, he wouldn't lose sleep over it.

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So then RM, I take it you would have had no problem sending you kids to Allah Is Great Muslim high school in stead of Trinity?

 

If it provided my kids with the best education, I wouldn't think twice about it.

 

I really don't understand how anyone thinks this is confusing. It's about the education. The religious affiliation of the school is an afterthought, if even considered.

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How is a Muslim in a Christian school any different than an atheist in a Christian school?

 

For the record if I had kids --- don't worry I'm not --- there is a high likelihood they'd go to Catholic school.

 

No. I'm asking because I sincerely don't see a difference.

 

Because as an atheist, they have no religious belief structure to begin with and think it's all fluff, so they couldn't care less about it as long as little Johnny is getting taught math and English the way the parents deem acceptable. That's how I would GUESS the thought process would go, not being an atheist I can't say with 100% certainty but I think I'm pretty close.

 

It has been relayed to me that this EXACT scenario is occurring at a small Christian school. Parents are non-believers/atheists, but kid attends the school. He is there because he has some...lets say issues, and he has gotten picked on and evidently bullied pretty badly at the local public school he was in, so they enrolled him in the Christian school. Parents want nothing to do with the religious aspect of the school and are completely uninvolved from what I have been told. The kid is there for his safety and nothing more. I would bet dollar to doughnuts they fit my description above.

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