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Re: Religious Conflicts
Although I have never missed a competition day, there have been points throughout the build season over a few years (usually around the last weekend) where I have to argue around allowing time for attending mass (Roman-Catholic). These arguments have gotten intense (to the point of me almost dropping robotics over dropping my religion) and usually end with someone pointing out that the team is formed under a Jesuit-run school, so the members should be allowed time to attend religious services. Although sometimes frustrating to some members (since I am the lead programmer/ team captain), people have admitted that my resolve to not drop my religious convictions when conflicts arise has proven why I am the leader (courageous enough to stand up to the whole team to argue for why I will not be in early on a Sunday, and willing to change my Sunday schedule to attend both mass and robotics).
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