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Private school where attendance is a deliberate choice

Is this the part where we should all be outraged when students at a Catholic school take time out of their day to pray?

(In response to this post by JMHoo)

Posted: 02/07/2022 at 3:08PM

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*** -- SixerHoo 02/07/2022 4:32PM

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Private school where attendance is a deliberate choice -- Beerman 02/07/2022 3:08PM

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Ahh. Presbyterian. Where the services are short enough to fit perfectly -- southdenverhoo 02/07/2022 4:10PM

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^^^meant as a response to Balz ** -- Tuckahokie 02/07/2022 3:54PM

That’s a different statement than the one I responded to ** -- 111Balz 02/07/2022 3:52PM

So you made it up. Thanks. ** -- WahooRQ 02/07/2022 3:29PM

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It’s not, nor is there any basis to claim that particular school is -- WahooRQ 02/07/2022 3:45PM

See my post above. You’re being pretty dismissive which is a bit offensive ** -- 111Balz 02/07/2022 3:35PM

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Run of the mill daycare in this area can easily be 30K. ** -- WahooRQ 02/07/2022 3:24PM

Gotcha...I think our best private Kindergartens are around 20-25K...and -- Tuckahokie 02/07/2022 3:33PM

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Claims of "heavily edited video" taken "out of context" in 3...2...1... -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 2:46PM

What are we supposed to be outraged about? ** -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 2:59PM

A private school in AL having a Hobo Day apparently. ** -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 3:28PM

Seriously -- You don't think that was insensitive one bit? -- HoodatB 02/07/2022 6:22PM

Hobos, not homeless people. And that was more of a point about your asking -- Hoodafan 02/07/2022 6:25PM

Well that was kind of insensitive. Were these kids being insensitive? ** -- 111Balz 02/07/2022 3:33PM

Yes, to klanny and his ilk ** -- 81_Hokie 02/07/2022 4:02PM

What do expect for a measly 20 grand? ** -- Wahoo Gus 02/07/2022 2:57PM

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