Sorry, I thought parochial meant Catholic. But then again, I'm a convert so a lot of what I "think" is wrong.
That's what makes this all the stranger! It's not like I'm sending them to some "Black Liberation" school or something. This is Catholic and it SEEMS like abortion would be one of the biggest... heck, THE biggest issue. So how can they overlook that?
However, the prayer could be because they are worried about The Obamasiah leading us all over a cliff. Check it out before you freak over it.