Just got an e-mail (sent to all parents) that my daughter's middle school has a student-led FCA sponsored bible study/devotion group every other Thursday morning prior to classes and I don't know how to feel about this.

My initial impression is that I don't agree with schools being used for this purpose, and it feels manipulative that breakfast tacos are provided and prominently mentioned in the e-mail.

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@ThatDamnCat :poop_on_fire:

I appreciate that the US is not my cultural context, but using the school's ressources (in that case, address book) and food to push down your religion down kid's throat seems pretty scummy to me.

And if I learnt that the school is the one providing the food (or otherwise financially supporting the group), the tableflip would register on the Richter scale.

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@kellerfuchs

No worries. I think it's wrong no matter the societal context.

The breakfast tacos are purchased outside the school at local restaurants and provided to meeting attendees.

I like to think most kids by that age are smart enough to recognize the manipulation or decide what's right for themselves, but I also know that kids are easily swayed when a reward is provided.

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