Actually there were 1600 students. We just didn't care about personal 
issues. It was none of my business.

At 01:13 AM 1/29/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Were there only too people in your school, a devout Christian jock and a
>devout Muslim geek? In my high school, 20 odd years ago, we had mixed
>religions. I went to Hebrew High (Bellaire High School in Houston). Near
>Meyerland. In fact, I live in Meyerpark now. Many of my friends were and are
>Jewish, including a girl friend. Sometimes you could just "feel" the
>difference. The groups did have different things happening. I was Catholic.
>Many of us would meet at a friends and do social stuff. But none of the
>Jewish friends were there. Vice versa. I wonder, how would that have gone
>done if there was prayer in the class? There wasn't. I think it would have
>been uncomfortable all around. We were allowed to discuss our beliefs, but
>in a non-teaching way, almost Socractic in one case I remember.
>
>I am interested in religions and the beliefs of others, hence my
>participation in this thread. But I do not want to have to listen to it in a
>public place and have to "leave" when they are praying out loud. That is
>arrogant and inconsiderate. They should be more considerate and choose to
>pray where it will not possibly offend people.
>
>-Gary

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