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Do you deny what I said is true? If he had been a drunk driver the church would have fired him and it would not be a news story. You think I am wrong? That's not quite "equating" - but nice try anyway.
The Catholic Church (at least in Australia) makes money from alchohol and gambling. They have Catholic Clubs here that are no different to a sports club with poker machines and bars.
Of course the Catholic religion sees child molestation as wrong. Some (apparently quite a few) went astray. Some covered up. Doesn't make it right. Doesn't change what the Catholic Church believes in. And has nothing to do with this Catholic Church choosing to follow the dictates of their religion and exercise their right to dismiss a teacher in their religious school who publicly goes against the Church's teachings.
Well these are people who point to Timothy McVeigh's lone attack 20 years ago and announce right wing Christians are as much a terrorist threat to modern America as radical Islamists. So really what else can you expect from them
Didn't know gay marriage was allowed in Missouri, or did they go to another state to do it? You know, in a way, he should have known. He was working at a Catholic school (not a university). If he was living with a partner, and they probably figured and didn't care, why couldn't he leave it at that? Or seek a job in the public school system?
No exemptions for religion should be allowed. If something is legal in this country it's legal, period. Cathloic institutions (not church, the business end of things..$$$$$$$) hire non Catholics and service non Catholics all the fracking time. People are waking up to the stupidity of it all now that it's being forced into the news. Religion doesn't know it yet but they are sealing their own doom.
Sorry,I'm not comfortable with this since the Catholic church recieves tax exemptions and uses OUR tax dollars
EXACTLY! And they have the nerve to publicly push for school vouchers so they can directly take money out of the hands of the public schools???? ABSURD!
This isn't a church we're talking about. This is a school that receives government money. They have no right to fire anyone for what they do in their free time as long as it doesn't break any laws or affect his job performance.
If churches want to get into the BUSINESS of running schools and taking government money then they have no right to pull this crap.
If they want to do whatever they want to please their magical man in the clouds then fine, start paying taxes, stop pushing for school vouchers.
Whatever if they keep their dumb act up soon enough we won't have to worry about how catholic schools treat their teachers because there won't be any catholic schools left, they are already being closed left and right. good riddance.
The Catholic Church (at least in Australia) makes money from alchohol and gambling. They have Catholic Clubs here that are no different to a sports club with poker machines and bars.
You are dodging the question. If he was not gay would his firing be a news story?
You are dodging the question. If he was not gay would his firing be a news story?
That's a poor argument because nearly everyone agrees that driving drunk is a bad thing and should be condemned. Not so with same-sex marriage.
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