My two children are due to start school in 2018 & 2019. Scary enough! Then there's choosing the right school!
The school we have found to be most suitable (financially especially) is a catholic school that takes baptised children over everyone else, their enrolment info packs don't state anywhere about them taking children who are not baptised.
We are not religious at all, we are very open minded people, but we do not believe in God, at all. We are raising our children to believe what they feel is right, not what someone tells them to. BUT. This school has the best success rate in the district with special needs kids (our oldest has a few issues, asd, spd and anxiety issues). They have received brilliant reviews from every parent I have spoken to.
Sorry for the rambling.
My question is, is it 'wrong' to be totally non religious, and enrol our children in a catholic school? Like morally wrong? I believe our children will get the best primary education at this school over any others, especially public schools.
Haa anyone else been in the same situation?
Help!
My babies starting school is scary enough!!!
Catholic school - not religious!
Catholic school - not religious!
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No its not morally wrong....I had a catholic and christian private education in spite of my parents being lapsed catholics there really isn't that much religion involved you can safely get through it without being converted
My children go to a Catholic primary school and we are not religious. I was under the impression most religious base schools (in qld) have to take a % of non religious students. Well our school does. I actually love the religious side, the moral, empathy and just general caring side is just beautiful to see. My older child has came home from school saying he will pray for a sick friend.
If you are installing in your child's head their is no god then i suggest a religious base school isn't for you. How sad would it be for your child to go to school telling his peers 'there is no god'. Hubby ans i have a very open mind. We let our kids talk about god and religion and are supportive of the Catholic Education they are receiving. We like to think our children will make up their own minds in regards to religion and we will always be supportive. Good luck.
As I wrote in my post, we are raising our children to believe what they feel is right, to be loving and accepting of ALL humans, they can decide when they're older what, if any religion they want to follow. We do not "install" that there is no God, that is our belief, and we keep it to ourselves.
Sorry i was just thrown with your comment 'we do not believe in god, at all'. That just didn't come across 'open minded'. If you are happy to have your children come home talking openly about god, because they will, then go for it. But religion will be a main focus in their education, you may even feel like it's pushed on the kids. Just some food for thought. Please don't think I'm having a go, just how it's been worded is a bit confusing. I would personally ring up the school and ask athe questions regarding acceptance for non baptized children, because aa i mentioned they may have to accept a certain % of non baptized children.
We don't believe in God, immaculate conception ect, none of it makes sense or adds up to us. Doesn't mean we openly discuss it with our 2 & 3 year olds.
Open minded = accepting of all Humans, black white gay straight Christian catholic Muslim whatever. We all bleed red, and that's what we are teaching our kids
No not wrong at all.
However your kids will need to be baptised (hence you will be giving them a religion) and they will be taught religion at school daily. They will talk about religion, go to mass probably every week (and you as well for special days) and they may be required to do their communion etc.
What im saying is that they will be raised catholic. If you are ok with that then go for it!
Ignore that...sending them to a "religious" school doesnt give them a religion. Baptism isn't something that happens until and unless the Children themselves ACTUALLY accept that religion if ever they do....don't let people tell you this sort of clap trap
What the actual fuck??
Screw you for telling her to ignore my comment.
This is, in my experience how it generally works. At my local catholic school children need to be baptised before the school accepts them.
Thats a christening and dedication....NOT baptism
My kids went to Catholic schools - we aren't religious and they weren't pushed into believing anything. In fact in their secondary years they learned about Budism, Islam, etc at school! Some of their friends were not baptised and were accepted - never asked or pushed. Modern Catholic schools are very different to the past. Go and talk to the school.
yes almost all christian/catholic schools study the worlds religions in grades 10-12...it is AMAZING and really worthwhile it should be offered in public schools. and TBH it is the format all religious education should take in public schools