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parochial educationEducation offered institutionally by a religious group. The curriculum usually includes both religious and general studies. In the U.S. and Canada, parochial education has referred primarily to elementary and secondary schools maintained by Roman Catholic parishes, but it can also apply to schools operated by Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist organizations, among others. |
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Tim Cavanaugh replies: Much as I'd like to blame all my adult failings on a lousy parochial education, the quality of religious instruction at Blessed Sacrament School was in fact so poor that we learned little even about Catholic doctrine, let alone the beliefs of Protestant schismatics. Daniel Knauf, creator of ``Carnivale,'' HBO's surreal, gothic series about a Depression-era Dust Bowl traveling carnival, on what inspired the show: ``Eight years of really twisted parochial education. They may have concerns about the substance or style of public, independent, or parochial education. |
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