Quote:Parents of students at a Catholic school in the San Francisco Bay area are protesting the board’s decision to remove and relocate more than 160 statues of Jesus, Mary and historic church figures from the campus in an effort to make the school more “inclusive.”

Shannon Fitzpatrick, who has an 8-year-old son at San Domenico School in San Anselmo told the local Marin Independent Journal that “articulating an inclusive foundation appears to mean letting go of San Domenico’s 167-year tradition as a Dominican Catholic school and being both afraid and ashamed to celebrate one’s heritage and beliefs.”

She said that during the time of her family’s association with the K-12 independent school, “the word ‘Catholic’ has been removed from the mission statement, sacraments were removed from the curriculum, the lower school curriculum was changed to world religions, the logo and colors were changed to be ‘less Catholic,’ and the uniform was changed to be less Catholic.”

The chair of the school’s board of trustees, Amy Skewes-Cox, explained to the local paper that the move was made to help non-Christian students feel more welcome.

“If you walk on the campus and the first thing you confront is three or four statues of St. Dominic or St. Francis, it could be alienating for that other religion, and we didn’t want to further that feeling,” she said.

The removal of a statue of Mary and the Christ child from the school’s center courtyard was especially troubling to parents.

Fitzpatrick said other families share her concern.

“Many parents feel if the school is heading in a different direction then the San Domenico community should have been notified before the signing of the enrollment for the following year,” she said.

Another parent, Cheryl Newell, told the Independent Journal the school is “trying to be something for everyone, and they’re making no one happy.”

Skewes-Cox told the Marin County paper the relocation and removal of some of the school’s 180 religious statues was “completely in compliance” with a new strategic plan approved unanimously last year by the board and the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.

She said at least 18 remain, including a statue of St. Dominic at the center of the campus.

The trustees’ director insisted that while the removal coincides with the removal of Confederate statues across the United States, the issues are “totally different” and have “absolutely no connection other than it is change, and people have a hard time with change.”

http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/catholic-scho...5hvtB2e.99

Then they are not Catholic

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San Francisco, all you need to know

I am sure Muslims, Buddhists, LDS and other non Christians will flock there now,


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(08-26-2017 04:23 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:Parents of students at a Catholic school in the San Francisco Bay area are protesting the board’s decision to remove and relocate more than 160 statues of Jesus, Mary and historic church figures from the campus in an effort to make the school more “inclusive.”

Shannon Fitzpatrick, who has an 8-year-old son at San Domenico School in San Anselmo told the local Marin Independent Journal that “articulating an inclusive foundation appears to mean letting go of San Domenico’s 167-year tradition as a Dominican Catholic school and being both afraid and ashamed to celebrate one’s heritage and beliefs.”

She said that during the time of her family’s association with the K-12 independent school, “the word ‘Catholic’ has been removed from the mission statement, sacraments were removed from the curriculum, the lower school curriculum was changed to world religions, the logo and colors were changed to be ‘less Catholic,’ and the uniform was changed to be less Catholic.”

The chair of the school’s board of trustees, Amy Skewes-Cox, explained to the local paper that the move was made to help non-Christian students feel more welcome.

“If you walk on the campus and the first thing you confront is three or four statues of St. Dominic or St. Francis, it could be alienating for that other religion, and we didn’t want to further that feeling,” she said.

The removal of a statue of Mary and the Christ child from the school’s center courtyard was especially troubling to parents.

Fitzpatrick said other families share her concern.

“Many parents feel if the school is heading in a different direction then the San Domenico community should have been notified before the signing of the enrollment for the following year,” she said.

Another parent, Cheryl Newell, told the Independent Journal the school is “trying to be something for everyone, and they’re making no one happy.”

Skewes-Cox told the Marin County paper the relocation and removal of some of the school’s 180 religious statues was “completely in compliance” with a new strategic plan approved unanimously last year by the board and the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.

She said at least 18 remain, including a statue of St. Dominic at the center of the campus.

The trustees’ director insisted that while the removal coincides with the removal of Confederate statues across the United States, the issues are “totally different” and have “absolutely no connection other than it is change, and people have a hard time with change.”

http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/catholic-scho...5hvtB2e.99

It's a catholic school or was till they removed all signs of Catholicism.
Seems dumb to piss off your customer. I am sure 90% of attendees are catholic or at least christian.

I'm a dadgum atheist......that's as dumb as gets....

it's every day more stoooopid shite pops up....

jfc, people are so fk'n stupid.....

recipe:

add people

put them in any environment

tell half one thing and half the other

#alwaystasteslikeass

disclaimer: dem edibles is goooooooooooooooooooooood

I'm not Catholic but what say a Muslim would be going to a Catholic school. Who cares what They think when They see Catholic related statues in a Catholic school. Bet if You went to a school in the Middle East and were offended by Muslim related statues, You would be cained at the very least. Folks in this country need to grow up. That includes places like San Francisco. Politically correctness has it's place but not when everything has to change because some fool gets offended.

Interesting that they didn't do or announce this until they picked up this years tuition checks. Sounds like they're still Catholic to me.

Touchdown Jesus?

(08-26-2017 04:27 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  San Francisco, all you need to know

Thought the very same thing...

Pope Francis himself says that people don't even need Jesus for salvation to God. He says they can find it in Islam, Hindu or even atheism.

Jesus said I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, and no one comes to the father but THROUGH ME.

Obviously pope Francis is teaching something far different than Jesus did.

The single most important point of Christianity is that Jesus is the ONLY way to salvation and the Father. If you are teaching otherwise and don't believe that, then you aren't a Christian. No matter what your given title or position is.

This country has lost its collective mind and this is just one specific example of all the symptoms of the sickness that's enveloping us.

(08-27-2017 08:56 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  This country has lost its collective mind and this is just one specific example of all the symptoms of the sickness that's enveloping us.

Sounds like they should shut the school down. Or at least stop claiming to be Catholic.

(08-27-2017 09:00 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 08:56 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  This country has lost its collective mind and this is just one specific example of all the symptoms of the sickness that's enveloping us.

Sounds like they should shut the school down. Or at least stop claiming to be Catholic.

or stop caving in to pressure from those more concerned with political correctness than true tolerance.

(08-27-2017 09:18 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 09:00 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 08:56 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  This country has lost its collective mind and this is just one specific example of all the symptoms of the sickness that's enveloping us.

Sounds like they should shut the school down. Or at least stop claiming to be Catholic.

or stop caving in to pressure from those more concerned with political correctness than true tolerance.

i.e. if that is more important than your faith, you no longer have faith. They appear to be ashamed of it.

(08-27-2017 09:22 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 09:18 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 09:00 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-27-2017 08:56 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  This country has lost its collective mind and this is just one specific example of all the symptoms of the sickness that's enveloping us.

Sounds like they should shut the school down. Or at least stop claiming to be Catholic.

or stop caving in to pressure from those more concerned with political correctness than true tolerance.

i.e. if that is more important than your faith, you no longer have faith. They appear to be ashamed of it.

Exactly. #faithshaming

(08-26-2017 11:00 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Pope Francis himself says that people don't even need Jesus for salvation to God. He says they can find it in Islam, Hindu or even atheism.

Jesus said I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, and no one comes to the father but THROUGH ME.

Obviously pope Francis is teaching something far different than Jesus did.

The single most important point of Christianity is that Jesus is the ONLY way to salvation and the Father. If you are teaching otherwise and don't believe that, then you aren't a Christian. No matter what your given title or position is.

The popes have always valued money more than a relationship with God. The difference with Francis is he's a leftist loon on top of being the pope.

(08-26-2017 11:00 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Pope Francis himself says that people don't even need Jesus for salvation to God. He says they can find it in Islam, Hindu or even atheism.

Jesus said I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, and no one comes to the father but THROUGH ME.

Obviously pope Francis is teaching something far different than Jesus did.

The single most important point of Christianity is that Jesus is the ONLY way to salvation and the Father. If you are teaching otherwise and don't believe that, then you aren't a Christian. No matter what your given title or position is.

Did he really say that? The Bible is clear that there is only one way.

Now, it may be that God has ways we don't understand, but you can't be head of the Catholic Church and say, based on nothing, that there is another way.

(08-26-2017 11:00 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Pope Francis himself says that people don't even need Jesus for salvation to God. He says they can find it in Islam, Hindu or even atheism.

Jesus said I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, and no one comes to the father but THROUGH ME.

Obviously pope Francis is teaching something far different than Jesus did.

The single most important point of Christianity is that Jesus is the ONLY way to salvation and the Father. If you are teaching otherwise and don't believe that, then you aren't a Christian. No matter what your given title or position is.

The pope said that? Really. Confused.