[rogator]

"...their lenten reflections in religion class this past week focused on the UNJUST war in Iraq and Abu Gharib, instead of perhaps more personal sins that perhaps they could do something about."

That kind of "religious instruction" drives me wild. Unfortunately it is much too common.

[xsmommy]

this past week was GLOBAL SOLIDARITY week at her HS. each day there was a suggestion of a way to identify with the downtrodden. one was to sleep on the floor that night, another day they were to shower with cold water, etc. etc. it is maddening.

my proudest moment, was prior to the election when there was a discussion of whether you could be catholic and be in favor of abortion and the NUN that teaches the class did not say you couldn't, my daughter brought in the Catholic catechism and asked to be permitted to read aloud from it's rather unambiguous language on the issue of abortion.