I'll preface by saying overall we are really happy about Alex's week at page school. We were really lucky to find a host family, with whom he could live for a week. A large (6 kids), Catholic homeschooling family, that normally only takes girl pages but allowed Alex to bunk with their 15 year old son. Such a relief to send him somewhere safe.
But I was really sad when Alex came home and told me that his bunkmate told him he couldn't be Catholic if he favored the Democratic party. WHAT!!!!!
This makes me mad on so many levels. First of all it is a direct attestation to the perception that Christians are too involved in politics. Second, when did believing in peace / anti war, protecting the environment, and providing basic services to really, really unfortunate people become anti-Catholic. And what about the view that "as Catholics, we are not single issue voters" from "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship"?
I respect those people who have different views then I, but please don't teach your kid to tell my kid he can't be Catholic!
Isn't there room for ANY choices???
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