There is this notion that religious people don't believe in science. Or that all religious people are taught to blindly embrace fiction and snub science. I don't understand this. I have NEVER understood this.
I was raised Catholic. I spent 13 years in Catholic schools. There was never a point where my teachings on Religion directly interfered with my Scientific learning. They were two separate classes...ALWAYS. We learned about the Bible, Jesus and such...then we learned about Darwin, Newton and the Periodic table. Yes there were some conflicting subjects but my teachers managed it just fine. There was not a day where my teacher said "this is the theory of Evolution but its wrong, we believe 3,000 years ago God made Adam and Eve...Suck it Darwin". We were taught both and left to make up our mind what to believe for the most part.
Maybe this isn't how it is in all Catholic schools but I have a lot of friends that went to various schools and we all seem to have been taught the same things. Maybe its a regional thing... whatever. The religion piece was more of a moral base and the Science was to prepare us for the future. We were left to fill in the rest ourselves with life experiences, etc.
If you want to be a religious extremist and take every word of the bible seriously its not because you were brainwashed in Catholic Schools...its more likely you were brainwashed by your parents. Actually most of the people I grew up with are some of the most open minded and accepting people I know...ya know why? Because we were taught God loves everyone...yea they made comments about sins, etc. i.e. homosexuality being wrong - which it is NOT...I am Catholic...see how I made my own choice in what to believe. If you have 1/2 a brain you know what is right and what is wrong, there is this moral compass thing ingrained in our DNA, well in some of us. As in persecution of ANYONE regardless of what your religion says is WRONG! Yes there are those that hide behind the bible but they don't represent me...they don't represent most Catholics. They my friend are a bunch of cowards who are too scared to admit they are wrong so they use God as their argument. I have news for them...God doesn't like it when you do that!
Okay with ALL that said I am just sick and tired of hearing how "catholic schools" teach children unrealistic or unscientific things. I went to a bloody Catholic school...I LOVE science. In fact in High School I was recognized in a National Publication by one of my teachers for excelling in Physics. So please explain to me how I was taught something Unscientific. I mean do you really think that learning about Jesus hindered my ability to have a scientific mind? I am informed and educated...that is what was and is important.
I am ranting because I keep hearing about how this "voucher" program is bad because it allows public school students to be "enslaved" by the unscientific teachings of the catholic school system, solidifying the creation of a new generation of brainwashed bigots. All I could think was, "What in the ever loving F**k are you talking about?!" I mean seriously?!? The voucher program is incredibly flawed (that is a whole other rant) but it was created (or so I have been lead to believe) because our public school system sucks butt in many areas. Its the opportunity for a struggling family to send their child to a Catholic School...a PRIVATE school which in this state means a significantly better education in most cases.
Open your eyes please. The voucher program wouldn't exist if there wasn't some need for it. Hell private education wouldn't be as necessary if our school system got their heads out of their asses and realized the future of our country is suffering educationally. Don't bash Catholic Schools because they teach religion side by side with Science. Bash the public school system for failing our children. I know not all public schools are bad and I know not all public school students are being stripped of a proper education. I just know where I am from the public school system in a joke in a majority of areas.
Okay rant over.
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