No children of lesbians accepted here...

[zsdersw]

This is not a Bible school teaching GOD's WORD, it is supposed to be teaching secular subjects, Reading, Math, etc.

Actually, it's a Catholic K-8 school... that can teach "God's word" however it wants to anyone who chooses to attend. It also teaches secular sujects like reading and math, etc.

 

[Turin39789]

I thought the idea behind discrimnation laws was to protect people from being discriminated against for things they couldn't choose.

A child doesn't choose to be X race, or X gender, so you don't disciminate based on those things.

How did the student choose who its parents would be?

 

[zsdersw]

I thought the idea behind discrimnation laws was to protect people from being discriminated against for things they couldn't choose.

A child doesn't choose to be X race, or X gender, so you don't disciminate based on those things.

How did the student choose who its parents would be?

Well, private entities can discriminate however they choose.

 

[Turin39789]

Well, private entities can discriminate however they choose.

then tax them


And I'm sure its legal. Was more commenting on the spirit of protection laws.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

then tax them

...and then give them public funding?

 

[Turin39789]

...and then give them public funding?

nah. I haven't gotten mine yet.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

nah. I haven't gotten mine yet.

They are entirely funded by "donations" and have no profit...what exactly do you want to tax and on what basis do you want to tax this school?

 

[PokerGuy]

The school has every right to do it. Funny to see people whining about it -- if you don't like their beliefs and what they stand for, don't go there.

 

[Munky]

In other news, liberal corporate media spins a non-issue to stir up controversy against catholic institution.

 

[spittledip]

Bad decision by the church. A child should only get removed from a school if the child misbehaves to whatever extent necessary to make that type of decision. What the parents lifestyle choices have to do with the child being enrolled in the school is beyond me... Poor kid.

 

[zsdersw]

In other news, liberal corporate media spins a non-issue to stir up controversy against catholic institution.

No one will applaud louder than I when organized religion goes the way of the dinosaur.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

No one will applaud louder than I when organized religion goes the way of the dinosaur.

There's nothing wrong with organized religion...just some of the people who organize them. Organized religion does a hell of of lot of good in the world in case you haven't noticed.

 

[Munky]

No one will applaud louder than I when organized religion goes the way of the dinosaur.

The Soviet Communists already tried that and failed. Religion is not going anywhere.

 

[nageov3t]

In other news, liberal corporate media spins a non-issue to stir up controversy against catholic institution.

it's kind of an issue to punish a child for his parents' actions, especially with the rampant hypocrisy of this case.

if nothing else, hopefully the media attention gets some parents to pull their kids out of the school or gets his superiors to overrule his decision.

I wonder how many parents would be proud of sending their kids to a whites-only school.

 

[zsdersw]

There's nothing wrong with organized religion...just some of the people who organize them. Organized religion does a hell of of lot of good in the world in case you haven't noticed.

Yes there is. It traps spiritual beliefs in mankind's weaknesses and imperfections and gives additional justification and means for man to carry out his desire for power and influence.

It does not do enough good to outweigh the bad, or to justify its existence.

The Soviet Communists already tried that and failed. Religion is not going anywhere.

Where the Soviet Communists failed, ordinary Americans are succeeding all by themselves. Fewer people than ever do not claim membership in any organized religion.

 

[Kadarin]

LOL @ anyone who even considers thinking that the Catholic Church is a bastion of tolerance, understanding, and forgiveness. It's amazing how un-Christian they are.

 

[Munky]

it's kind of an issue to punish a child for his parents' actions, especially with the rampant hypocrisy of this case.

It's not punishment because the child was not "entitled" to anything in the first place.

if nothing else, hopefully the media attention gets some parents to pull their kids out of the school or gets his superiors to overrule his decision.

I suspect that's not gonna happen.

I wonder how many parents would be proud of sending their kids to a whites-only school.

A lot of them already try to do so, only don't talk about it in public.

 

[Munky]

Where the Soviet Communists failed, ordinary Americans are succeeding all by themselves. Fewer people than ever do not claim membership in any organized religion.

Where's the data for that?

 

[Ronstang]

If the private school is exempt from paying taxes, they should not get away with this discrimination. If the private school is paying income taxes, then they can do whatever the fvck they want.... IMO

Does that apply to individuals too? So the leeches of the system should be held to a different standard than the payers?

 

[spidey07]

Gotta love the 1st amendment. Perfect application here.

 

[zsdersw]

Where's the data for that?

http://www.examiner.com/x-7312-Miam...-as-Jews-Christians-other-organized-religions

 

[Munky]

http://www.examiner.com/x-7312-Miam...-as-Jews-Christians-other-organized-religions

Based on college surveys? I wouldn't consider that conclusive, statistically accurate data.
What I'm questioning is how "organized" religion matters on the overall scale of religion. Your typical college kid quits attending sunday service and decided to pursue buddhism, even though she never truly ascribed to any religion before or after, just want to be associated with a different clique or social group.

 

[zsdersw]

Based on college surveys? I wouldn't consider that conclusive, statistically accurate data.
What I'm questioning is how "organized" religion matters on the overall scale of religion. Your typical college kid quits attending sunday service and decided to pursue buddhism, even though she never truly ascribed to any religion before or after, just want to be associated with a different clique or social group.

The surveys were conducted by the University of Miami, not of the University of Miami.

But, if you want more evidence:

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=188099&catid=3

and

http://www.gallup.com/poll/7087/Congregational-Membership-Decline.aspx

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Yes there is. It traps spiritual beliefs in mankind's weaknesses and imperfections and gives additional justification and means for man to carry out his desire for power and influence.

It does not do enough good to outweigh the bad, or to justify its existence.



Where the Soviet Communists failed, ordinary Americans are succeeding all by themselves. Fewer people than ever do not claim membership in any organized religion.

Man doesn't need religion to carry out his desire for power and influence...he'll use any tool available (including religion) and such is his nature as recorded throughout history. This isn't a problem with religion...it's a problem with man and his deep-seated desire to control others.

It's easy to blame religion though...but the truth of the matter is a little more profound. Religion is just a strawman for you.

 

[zsdersw]

Man doesn't need religion to carry out his desire for power and influence...he'll use any tool available (including religion) and such is his nature as recorded throughout history.

Of course.

This isn't a problem with religion...it's a problem with mankind and a deep-seated desire to control others.

Religion is a creation of man. As such, it is subject to all of man's faults, so yes it is a problem with religion. Organized religion is the logical (and far too often catastrophic) conclusion of it being subject to those faults. Organized religion needs money, needs to recruit and retain members, seeks political power and influence, and must protect itself.