<p>OP:</p>
<p>An atheist was on the Student Panel the day I attended. He said that he found BC to be very “welcoming of people of all faiths, and no faiths…” What attracted him to BC was the focus of key aspects of the Jesuit tradition, i.e., education of the whole person, service and community, not religion per se. </p>
<p>As others have pointed out, you can fulfill the religion requirement several ways, including special Frosh and Soph courses, the latter of which tends toward Philosophy of Religion. Yes, Catholicism and Christianity are elements, but so are discussions/analyses of the writings of great philosophers, including those that questioned religion.</p>