The text books and curriculum used in the school were Abeka. First through Third grade do not appear to be anti Catholic. The Fifth Grade social studies text definitely is anti Catholic. It is also Creationist which is not a problem for some Catholics but is for others.
Yup. Why pay good money for the kids to lose their faith in a Catholic school, when they can lose it for free in a public school!
There is one other motivation: that is to learn. When one can clearly explain one’s beliefs to another, it is an indication that there is true understanding of the belief. It is so easy to memorize a teaching. It takes a great deal more effort to truly understand it. One of the best ways is to learn and understand is to be challenged by a non believer.
about it, I would have never done it. And, in the end, it made me more Catholic. 
Don’t ya’ just love unintended consequences.Yeah, I can understand that. Like having been taught by my family what we believe (people of Great Lakes tribes) about the BOM, constantly being challenged by LDS, and finally getting up my courage to go ahead and approach the subject. Yes, a massive learning experience for myself.
If they hadn’t been so obnoxious
notself, pray that the gifts of the Holy Spirit will be released in you. Once I finally submitted to “baptism” in the Holy Spirit (a Priest laying hands on me and others praying over me), I lost my fear of discudssing my faith. It now much more defines who I am. If I encounter those who are against the faith, it is a blessing as the Lord has just revealed them to be in need of prayer.I have never had anyone ask me my faith. My husband always gets those kinds of people. He is a secular humanist and thinks all religion is nuts. He is finally learning to be polite to people who try to convert him.
I love hearing about the religious beliefs of people but I am too polite to ask. I wait for them to ask me, but they never do. I never get a chance to answer the door when people come around to talk about their faith. I am always in the garden or on the phone when they come. My husband is the one who answers poor dear.
Who can tell why some of us who want to talk religion never get a chance to do so and others of us who want to avoid such discussion are forced by circumstances to do so. Very strange.
I hear you. When a Priest did that to me, I asked him to pray that I would only receive as much zeal as other people could handle. Nope. I scare people.
Amen!
Well, this huge ship of Catholicism takes a while to turn around, but evangelization is one of our main purposes. We are re-learning it after nearly abandoning it for far too long. Life is short and we answer to God alone. He calls our souls back to him-maybe tonight! So, I hope that we here have been illuminating to your heart and have dispelled some of the many rumors about our faith-a lot of which we ourselves perpetuate. Lord have mercy.I am not afraid of talking about my faith. When people start a conversation about faith and I mention my mine, they twitch and change the subject.
I don’t start conversations on faith because I do not belong to a proselytizing religion and I was taught by my momma that it was rude to discuss religion or politics without being invited to do so.
This is why I wander around religious boards. I like talking about religion, learning the beliefs of others and sharing my own. I find in expressing my beliefs, I strengthen my understanding of them. Even so, I don’t usually start threads but respond to the comments of others.
thats my personal policy too. but i learned that this policy is mainly advisable in the physical realm. in the virtual world just keep firing away!
Thank you for your very kind words. If I were a Christian, I would still be a Catholic (perhaps orthodox) But, as it is I follow a tradition that traces its way back to 500 years before Christ; to the words and the teachings of the Buddha.
Do I have to duck and cover.thats my personal policy too. but i learned that this policy is mainly advisable in the physical realm. in the virtual world just keep firing away!
Such anti-protestantism… *sigh…
if a person express their negative feelings towards catholocism or protestantism, they are not expressing their passion towards their faith, I don’t see how you linked the two. true passion comes from Love, not negativity.What we need to do is stop being ‘tolerant’ and try being understanding and accepting. Anti-whatever isn’t going to stop until you try to see WHY they are the way they are. When I come up to anti-protestantism I try to look at it as if they are so passionate about their Faith and they love me so much, that they can’t help but incessently spout lies and assumptions about my Faith.
Try looking at the person spouting the ugliness about catholicism and just say: “Thank you so much for caring that much about my soul. [insert smile] I feel I am on the path God put me on and you have given me much to talk about with Him. I will let you know the outcome.”
Who knows?That person may just shut up and it can open a dialogue to understanding rather than the usual polite smile and distaste for protestants. Which is quite obvious by the way.
Catholics and protestants need to start breaking down the walls instead of building up MORE…
I am saying that they are ‘dishonest’ because they claim to be Non-Denominational, when in fact, they ARE a demonation. In fact a denomination of Protestantism.
A lot of sincere Christians (even including many Catholics, who should know better) have a hard time getting their heads around the fact that the Catholic Churches are characterized by “marks” that identify them as “true particular Churches,” and that they are not just denominations on an equal footing with the Protestant denominational “churches”.
The members of the Catholic church call all Christians to unity in the universal church. The Catholic church is frequently accused of being inflexible on so many issues. Well, it IS inflexible, since God does not change His Divine nature. Neither can the church change. There are millions of Protestants who have honestly examined the history of Catholicism, the depth and richness of the combination of Scripture and Tradition (Paul admonished to retain both), the unbroken line of succession from the twelve to today’s priests, and the soul-filling mystery of the seven Sacraments. We know they have honestly examined the faith, because they now are one with us in the faith. We welcome them with joy. There is celebration in the Kingdom when unity occurs in the church. Praise God in heaven! You are called to the fullness of faith-the fullness of truth, just open your heart and realize the it is God calling you, not us. He uses us to call, but the call remains His.
