Political & Elections

I''m glad you asked. I'm sure you've been following the recent abuse case at an elementary school in L.A.  I hope people are beginning to wake up to what amounts to a cover-up of abuse in our public schools. Look up Charol Shakeshaft, Hofstra for her study. Here is a recap:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/24/opinion/main1933687.shtml

Consider the statistics: In accordance with a requirement of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, in 2002 the Department of Education carried out a study of sexual abuse in the school system.

Hofstra University researcher Charol Shakeshaft looked into the problem, and the first thing that came to her mind when Education Week reported on the study were the daily headlines about the Catholic Church.

"[T]hink the Catholic Church has a problem?" she said. "The physical sexual abuse of students in schools is likely more than 100 times the abuse by priests."

The 2002 Department of Education report estimated that from 6 percent to 10 percent of all students in public schools would be victims of abuse before graduation — a staggering statistic.

For obvious reasons, the Church was right not to bring up comparisons at the time the scandal broke.  I've taught in secondary public ed for years and I can tell you that many of them are cesspools.

You can draw your own conclusions as to why no one seems interested in cleaning them up.

I forgot the Church of England/Episcolian priest ritual. I do remember that the priests wear 3 outer layers of couteurments dating to the Judaism roots. 

It's a distraction for me too, cartera--trust me, I just happen to have a good memory about people's "stories"-- although I, admittedly, am not at the present time out there saving the world as you are. Actually I am in the midst of organizing my household belongs, about to cross country to find a house and then sell this one. Not important work--but essential for the well-being of my family nevertheless.

I love how it seems everyone is entitled to cry "offended" except Catholics. We don't get to determine what we should be offended over, for some reason I'm pretty sure I comprehend. Amazing that you get to decide what "goes to the core."  I'd like to hear you say that to any of your number of protected groups.

correct

A Puritan. 

 Good point.

mini was raised, Jewish. 

now a Universalist/Unitarian

Mini referred to the Catholic hierarchy many times in that thread as "elderly men in dresses." 

He's been ridiculing the Church for as long as I've been reading. New posters don't know his history and debate him in good faith, which I find sad. Truly, he's a bigoted crank on the subject of the RC church.

As for remembering things..I remembered you were a lawyer, remember?

I can tell you about Garland's kids, marite's kids. Donna's cat.  Considering religion has so often been the subject of discussion over there, I don't think it's odd I remember people's religions.

What's interesting is that you didn't even pick up on that as a slur.

-- Edited by hope on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 10:30:11 PM

-- Edited by hope on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 10:30:47 PM

How can you tell who is Jewish on that thread?

I didn't read that thread either other than being my normal self; Obnoxious, since it was a political thread. 

I'm 95% fully invested. 50% in "protected" variable guaranteed income annuities, 40% in low cost 401k, and 10% in places that I forgot 

Gonna be make or break in the next 6 months. 

so is BC on Catholic Campus, still up?

Damn, I closed the infraction notice before I could tell MLH that it was nice to know her, and that the, King Is A Fink. Gotta wait two weeks b efore saying that. It was a interesting forum but it is time to say it.

private reply to vonlost, moderator who gave me the warning. 

"I all difference to you, vonlost, I did make a "problem post report" to a moderator with the reason that this thread is Political. The post that you deleted was a reference. 

Very hard to make a complaint in one circumstance and be ignored and then make a veiled reference and get dinged. "

do what you must, but BC on Catholic Campuses is a Political Thread. "

gotta keep'em sharp and honest.