Annie12 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) My teacher called catholic beliefs fantasy. I'm not sure how I should take this. Please help. Edited March 12, 2012 by Annie12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='Annie12' timestamp='1331518037' post='2399300'] My teacher called catholic beliefs fanaticism. I'm not sure how I should take this. Please help. [/quote] Catholics can be fanatical. I'm not sure how a belief can have opinions or outlooks of any degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie12 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't appreciate that non Catholics are being judgmental of Catholics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='Annie12' timestamp='1331519045' post='2399311'] I don't appreciate that non Catholics are being judgmental of Catholics. [/quote] What class was this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Can Catholics be fanatical? Sure, but so can atheists, Muslims, Jews, etc. Is Catholicism fanatical? No. Someone in the position of a teacher should not be so rude and judgemental about the faiths of their students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Normile Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Most definitions of fanaticism include the words "irrational" , "extreme" , "excessive", "uncritical" so yes I would definetly say this teacher chose her words carefully to portray catholicism as a deviant practise. ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I think his statement was stupid. But that doesn't make it 'anti-Catholic'. I don't like the ideological content of the republican party. That doesn't make me 'anti-republican.' Unless I'm 'anti' half my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie12 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I can't remember the exact word (note edit to post) but it was something along those lines. he also called it magical. Edited March 12, 2012 by Annie12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 What was the context? What was the class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='Annie12' timestamp='1331519381' post='2399317'] I can't remember the exact word (note edit to post) but it was something along those lines. he also called it magical. [/quote] As I said in my first post, someone in the position of a teacher should not be so rude and judgemental about the faiths of their students. Even with the edit, saying things like that is outside of what is acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [quote name='EmilyAnn' timestamp='1331519614' post='2399320'] As I said in my first post, someone in the position of a teacher should not be so rude and judgemental about the faiths of their students. Even with the edit, saying things like that is outside of what is acceptable. [/quote] What grade are you in? If this was in high school then his comment was completely inappropriate. If it was in college then I don't see anything wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie12 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I am a senior in High school. It also was History class. I find that class very biased. Edited March 12, 2012 by Annie12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Annie12' timestamp='1331519908' post='2399324'] I am a senior in High school. It also was History class. I find that class very biased. [/quote] I can think of a few instances when that would be appropriate. If, for example, this was a Euro history class and he was talking about the Donation of Constantine then that seems fine. If he said that the idea of the Eucharist was fantasy then that is deeply inappropriate. It would be helpful if you could describe more exactly what happened. Edited March 12, 2012 by Hasan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie12 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 He was referring to catholic "rituals". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I think there would be a difference between "fantasy" and "fanaticism". If fantasy, as in delusional or make-believe, then that would seem improper. If fanaticism, as in frenzy, then it would not seem too improper, depending on context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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