Posted on 10/17/2005 7:21:55 AM PDT by Millee
Alcohol abuse was, sadly, prevalent in both schools.
It doesn't really matter in this case, I think.
Alcohol abuse was, sadly, prevalent in both schools.
Sadly, too many conservatives subscribe to the "greed" creed. I would rephrase it to, "Desire is the engine of prosperity."
Greed, another word for avarice, is one of the seven deadly sins. Conservatives ignore that at our peril. Greed, according to my dictionary, is "wanting more than one needs or deserves." Greed entails trampling on others to fulfill one's desires; greed entails hoarding.
To call that man "greedy" who works hard and disciplines himself so that he can earn a better living for himself and his family, is an insult. The word is better applied to the person who hoards material wealth, stomps on others to get it, and gages the value of his wealth only in terms of how it compares to what others have or don't have.
Affluence doesn't have anything to do with Godliness. It neither guarantees Godliness nor negates it.
Because it's not FAAIIIR to the poor kids at school that cannot afford to go.
(/sarcasm in Michael Savage voice)
unless you know something about this particular school and what they have or haven't done, i would say that is an unfounded criticism. parents are the ones primarily responsible for their kids. to expect the schools to discipline their children for them is unrealistic.
So true. Just think how great things would be if everyone listened to us!
Something tells me Mrs. Cameron's children have been raised right.
all we can do is parent our own kids. i at least feel confident that my kids are able to spot irresponsible parenting going on around them. my 17 yo drove herself to school today for the very first time. her friends parents attitudes is: as soon as you have your license, i am done taking you anywhere, you can drive yourself. i told her that it was selfish and irresponsible of those parents, who were only interested in not being inconvenienced by driving their kids places and they wanted to get back to their OWN lives. i told her that she is lucky that her father and i don't HAVE LIVES and that we live to parent her, and her two siblings.
Try not to get lost within a thread.
The initial discussion that brought about the "Catholic bashing" charge was from another poster on #161 which was about smug, hypocritical Catholics (ring a bell?) from another Catholic poster -- not about Catholicism. but those who call themselves Catholic.
You come along with the
After all, did the faith fail the people or did the people fail the faith?
Well, duh.
No, not even close. Liberty is the engine of prosperity, and where you find Liberty you find the face of God on earth.
I'll take your word for it, in our suit-happy society.
"I don't think they have a right to judge what goes on after the prom,"
It's a private school, Dad, they have a right to make up their own rules.
Why would someone bother spending the money for a Catholic education and then encouraging behavior that goes against everything that education stands for?
the fact that this concerns a catholic school is largely irrelevant, as the problem is irresponsible parenting which crosses all religious boundaries. to fixate on the particular denomination is to miss the point.
No surprise there. Which is another reason why we homeschool 8-)
Bring back the nuns!
I graduated in 1972. It was considered a badge of honor if you got to second base after the prom!
Having money was not the problem. Spending on teenagers it in ways blatantly antithetical to values of humility and modesty was the problem.
Noting the subtle difference is vital. Socialists and liberals have an agenda built on class warfare and envy. This school's agenda, and I believe any moralist who considers avarice a bad thing, has an agenda built on humility and modesty.
And on top of all of that, it's being so open and unashamed about it. It seems to me like a few too many kids and parents think that cause they have money the law and the Catholic moral code don't apply to them.
Why would anyone in their right mind rent a party house to a gaggle of teenagers?
SD
The bases are loaded now days.
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