PhuturePriest Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Interesting question/debate of the day: Is not doing school (As in primary school) a sin? Let's just say you were in high school, and you were like "You know what? Kitten memes." and skipped school. Would that be a mortal or even venial sin? I've heard people say education is like your current vocation, so not doing it would be going against God's will. Also, this was made because the171 wanted to debate/troll a thread. Edited January 9, 2014 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Interesting question/debate of the day: Is not doing school (As in primary school) a sin? Let's just say you were in high school, and you were like And I was like Edited January 9, 2014 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Was that supposed to continue, Padre Bel Viso? (Yes, I liked that ClemensBruno called you that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Was that supposed to continue, Padre Bel Viso? (Yes, I liked that ClemensBruno called you that.) Whatever are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Whatever are you talking about? Well, apparently nothing anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I think it is primarily the prerogative of the parents (say it ten times fast now) to determine how their child should be educated. I would not say that skipping school is a sin in and of itself*, but it is probably sinful inasmuch as it opposes the parents' legitimate authority. I think it would be a specious argument to say that high school, for instance, constitutes a child's vocation and therefore that skipping school is somehow a denial of a vocation or a rejection of God's will. I think that is silly. *Example: The child leaving school during school hours cannot be intrinsically immoral, since a parent would be entirely within his authority to pull the child from school himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 I think it is primarily the prerogative of the parents (say it ten times fast now) to determine how their child should be educated. I would not say that skipping school is a sin in and of itself*, but it is probably sinful inasmuch as it opposes the parents' legitimate authority. I think it would be a specious argument to say that high school, for instance, constitutes a child's vocation and therefore that skipping school is somehow a denial of a vocation or a rejection of God's will. I think that is silly. *Example: The child leaving school during school hours cannot be intrinsically immoral, since a parent would be entirely within his authority to pull the child from school himself. What if the kid in question had a vocation to the priesthood, and was now unable to go to seminary because he screwed himself over by not doing school? Wouldn't skipping school inadvertently be denying your vocation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Let's just say you were in high school, and you were like "You know what? Kitten memes." Probably one of the best lines I have read all week. Thank you FP. And no, I dont think its a sin unless it was dog memes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Probably one of the best lines I have read all week. Thank you FP. And no, I dont think its a sin unless it was dog memes. I aim to please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 What if the kid in question had a vocation to the priesthood, and was now unable to go to seminary because he screwed himself over by not doing school? Wouldn't skipping school inadvertently be denying your vocation? I think it would be unfair to hold someone to the obligations of his vocation before such a time as he discovers or understands the vocation, or even before it is revealed to him. God may operate outside of time, but we do not. A guy having sex without being married is a sin, but he does not pre-emptively break his vow of chastity if he decides to become a Franciscan priest some years down the road. I will go back to parental authority. He sins inasmuch as he opposes their legitimate authority over him, but he does not deny God's will, if God's will has yet to be made manifest with regards to his vocation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazeingstar Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The Finnish don't start formal education until age 7/8, and even then they don't start rigorous all-day education until late teens. Most American kindergartners have more expected of them as far as sitting still. I think this would fall under the sin of sloth. To say it would affect a vocation to the point of ruining it is just plain silly, as men become priests at 50 or 60 and surly by then they could of completed highschool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Sin of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Sin of... More like sin of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 More like sin of... Not when they poop-pee on the carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Not when they poop-pee on the carpet. Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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