Even if I do say Jehovah

[NotAllThere]

I think these boards are populated with a load of ex/lapsed catholics. ( What is the collective noun for such? )

[expat]

Whereas Oracleslave and Expat may have gone to religiously conservative dogmatic schools, I'd hazard a guess that the majority of us didn't, hence the statement



still raises the question - in the vast majority of cases, what Christian dogma.

My school was founded by theosophists... we got no RE at all. Just a lot of metaphysical new age claptrap combined with liberalism.

No, no, my school was not religious, in its own eyes. But RE (which is legally required) was about religion, and religion was Christianity. One or two Jews in the school got notes from their parents to get off morning Assembly hymns, but that was about all. But in the spirit of the time and place, that was seen (by the powers that be) as non-dogmatic.

Sort of as in, I'm not dogmatic, I'm just right.

[Platypus]

Whereas Oracleslave and Expat may have gone to religiously conservative dogmatic schools, I'd hazard a guess that the majority of us didn't

I'll hazard that most went to a C of E school with a Nativity play every Christmas (at primary level) and a hymn in the morning ?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Protestant Bibles don't have the Book of Tobias because it isn't considered to be scripture. The catholics, AIUI, also do not consider it scripture, but think it's ok to be one of the books included in the bible, useful for teaching, but not scripture.

Furthermore - as the Book of Tobias was part of the old testament it was also considered a Jewish Wisdom Book.

Noteworthy in this context is the appearance of the Archangel Raphael who manifests as Tobin's companion - and is actually his protector.

The ArchAngel Raphael is considered to be the Archangel closest to human beings - also noted as being a Healer (his name is from Hebrew - he whom hath healed) and is the parton saint of Travelers and Europa.

I happen to know the above as . many years ago . I had a vision and encounter with the ArchAngel Raphael in a disused chruch - but that was a long time ago when I was down and out in London.

[NotAllThere]

My guess was wrong... I stand corrected.

[expat]

I'll hazard that most went to a C of E school with a Nativity play every Christmas (at primary level) and a hymn in the morning ?

I would think so. In my case it was non-denominational, which meant that "normal" was Church of Scotland. Hymns in the morning were normal, though they were woven into assembly announcements so that you couldn't opt out. A generation ago much of Britain, I'd guess, was effectively monocultural.

[NotAllThere]

...parton saint ...

that'd be dolly.

...I happen to know the above as . many years ago . I had a vision and encounter with the ArchAngel Raphael in a disused chruch - but that was a long time ago when I was down and out in London.

And what was the result of this visitation?

[Doggy Styles]

I went to one where RE was compulsory and it was Christian. I even had one RE teacher who thought it was important for everyone to know by heart the names of the books of the bible in order, and spent ages having us memorise them.

Blimey, RE was compulsory for us but we didn't have to remember that. It would have been handy in some quizzes I've been to though. I enjoyed the bible stories and parables.

I remember drawing a bloke sitting in a sycamore tree when I was eight, and getting house points for it.

I think it's still compulsory today but only for a few years. Kids now learn about several major religions*. I reckon it's a good part of my kids' education about different peoples.

*Not the giant alien lizard religion - what's it called? Kirkism is it?

[Zippy]

I think these boards are populated with a load of ex/lapsed catholics. ( What is the collective noun for such? )

A genuflection?

[cailin maith]

I went to one where RE was compulsory and it was Christian. I even had one RE teacher who thought it was important for everyone to know by heart the names of the books of the bible in order, and spent ages having us memorise them.

Crikey - I went to a convent and even we didn't have to do that!!