This time has been so frustrating for me. I was born in 1960 & went to catholic school thru 6th grade. Is it possible that the American creed wasn’t taught in public schools? My own political education was very specific. What happened to everyone else? - ThreadSky

dknaj.bsky.social • 3 days ago

This time has been so frustrating for me. I was born in 1960 & went to catholic school thru 6th grade. Is it possible that the American creed wasn’t taught in public schools? My own political education was very specific. What happened to everyone else?

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donmassey24.bsky.social•3 days ago

What are you saying?

This is not a theocracy. The “creed” of America is the freedom that comes from our diversity of thought and opinion, as well as our backgrounds

The First Amendment is first for a reason: no establishment of a national religion, even though Leonard Leo would like that to happen

thcarter123.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://medium.com/@thcarter123/the-christofascist-coup-jan-20-2025-977f61616f39

donmassey24.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you!

dknaj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, Don. You have exactly described & defined the American creed. It is the collection of ideas that define American-ness. 47s behavior indicates a lack of familiarity with this idea. “American creed” btw is NOT religious and is Google-able but I probably age myself in using the phrase

donmassey24.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you

I’ve learned from your post 💙

hillwomans.bsky.social•3 days ago

Very similar. Born in 53 , catholic school grades 1-8. Totally unfamiliar territory here. No simple answer. I think what happened will require decades of study.

oliviaorza.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe church school indoctrination is why we're here now. So many Christians using God and country to do evil onto others.

hillwomans.bsky.social•3 days ago

In eight years of catholic school I learned that there are people who will love you and care for you even if they don’t have to. I learned self sacrifice was a virtue. Kindness mattered. Maybe your catholic school taught that other crap.

oliviaorza.bsky.social•3 days ago

I didn't go to religious school, but I learned about compassion, self sacrifice, caring for your fellow humans and kindness at home from family and from my peers. I didn't grow up in the US. The religious schools around where I live seem to teach the other stuff.

hillwomans.bsky.social•3 days ago

I appreciate this . I just need to say that my experience was not that way. They showed us movies about racism as early as I can remember. My nuns marched in the civil rights movement. I learned to care . My childhood was lacking at best.

oliviaorza.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe catholic schools still do that, I sure hope they do. I'm in Georgia, mostly surrounded by evangelicals who can't wait to tell me to go back to where I came from. Been in the US for 34 years and this is the first year I started wondering if they're right.

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