The Challenge Of Secularism

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The Challenge of Secularism After reading Nicole’s story, I think the main difference between those students attending a Catholic school and the students attending a public school is the desire to be educated. The students who attend Catholic schools want to learn more about their religion as well as other religions to get a better understanding of who they are and who they want to be. In addition, they learn about God and Christianity and grow an appreciation for their faith. This point is supported by young people’s spiritual needs. These needs are displayed through their, “continuing interests in morals and ethnic concerns, and questioning concerning the quest for truth and meaning in life,” (21). The students who attend public schools consider religion nothing more than a topic to argue about. As one of the students, Enio said, “Who really cares anyway? My way of looking at things is that people can believe whatever they want,” (25). In order to improve the religious dimensions of Catholic schools students should be given the experience of other religious perspectives aside from their own. b) Our school’s performance against each of the four value statements presented in the mission statement is high but not quite there yet. However, the performance at our school is far better than public schools, such as Harold Braithwaite. There is always something we could do to improve the religious dimension of our school in all the classes and in extracurricular activities. For example, there can be little activities incorporated in our daily routines that give knowledge about all religious viewpoints. That is why Catholic schools are worth saving. They educate you about what is important in life, your views, and your beliefs, your morals, your history, and everything in
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