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Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts) Wed May 6, 2015, 04:25 PM May 2015

Question: Why are baccalaureates still allowed in public schools? [View all]

I was an atheist teen and I had no clue what a baccalaureate was when I attended mine before high school graduation (I just thought it was some sort of ceremony to mark us moving on in life -- d'oh). I was shocked at how much god-n-prayer bullshit there was in it.

Seems like a clear violation of church and state, and yet they still continue.

If the holy rollers want to have their ceremony, they shouldn't be allowed to involve the high school at all, and they should do their supernatural mumbo jumbo off school grounds.

Seriously, when I think of it ...

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Question: Why are baccalaureates still allowed in public schools? [View all] Arugula Latte May 2015 OP

Weird. F4lconF16 May 2015 #1

Good question. beam me up scottie May 2015 #2

My High School required we all attend. LostOne4Ever May 2015 #10

"Don't worry, it's non-denominational" beam me up scottie May 2015 #12

I love that response. Arugula Latte May 2015 #15

Graduation is one last shot to try and indoctrinate kids. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #3

I never knew what a baccalaureate ceremony was before reading this post. deucemagnet May 2015 #4

Holy shit, count me as another that didn't realize what it was EvolveOrConvolve May 2015 #5

The reason I posted this is I learned that one of my nephews is going to attend his soon. Arugula Latte May 2015 #6

Update on my nephew's ceremony Arugula Latte May 2015 #7

I completely approve of this excellent tradition. onager May 2015 #8

Now that would be awesome. Here kids, let us initiate you into the pleasures of adulthood... Arugula Latte May 2015 #14

It was a pretty big deal when I graduated. progressoid May 2015 #9

It was required at my High School. Catholic Priest Presided over it. It was a waste of a night(nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #11

It was at the school and mandatory when my sister graduated in 1974. Jokerman May 2015 #13

Never had them at my school. trotsky May 2015 #16

Never did this at my prep school AlbertCat May 2015 #17