School Expels Girl...For Having Gay Parents

[cats7494]

I wonder how many of the people saying "It's a private school, they can do what they want" and blaming it on the parents are also in favor of school vouchers ? Seems to me that public money going to fund a bigotted institution would cause a little bit of a problem.

I completely agree...I do worry about this. The government has no right to support faith based schools by voucher. (and yes, I am a Christian and still believe this!)

 

[bubie2.5]

Disgusting, but it is the school's right to do this. Sounds like they'd toss out a kid who's mom lived with a boyfriend, too (or dad with a girlfriend).

...or had a parent in jail, or had a parent who is an adulterer, or had a parent who was a compulsive liar, alcoholic, drug addict... you name the "sin".

 

[eclectics]

Finally, how many that are saying "it's a private shcool, they can do what they want" would say the same if the girl was adopted and both her parents were black, and she was kicked out for that reason ?

Unfortunately it would be the same. Self funding Private Schools can raise the Nazi flag if they want to, I suppose. Now, if the school were getting public funding of some sort from my tax dollars (other than tax exempt status which I disagree about, but that's another debate), then I could raise a legitimate stink. I deplore discrimination and hatred but if it's on private property there isn't much that can be legally done.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Finally, how many that are saying "it's a private shcool, they can do what they want" would say the same if the girl was adopted and both her parents were black, and she was kicked out for that reason ?

I again would find their belief system wrong and it would not be a religion I would wish to practice. I would not want my child within 1000 feet of a teacher who espoused those ideas.

But to insist that the school must change their ways to fit MY idea of accepted Christian doctrine is religious intolerance.

People have the right to practice their own Religion as they define it and they have the right to raise their children in an environment consistent with their own moral standards.

I'm not sure what school vouchers have to do with this. My kids go to a Christian school and we don't even receive lunch subsidies...much less school vouchers. I will tell you that I every year become more resentful toward the thousands of dollars I send to a school system that I find unusable. I wish I could choose to send the money to the Park District or Library instead.

 

[Lisa F]

And somewhere a group of Christians are quietly giving a chorus of golf claps out of agreement with the school. They don't want that kind of evil around their children.

Has anybody ever read about this kind fo thing happening at a non-Christian private school? Anybody?

The real question is, why would anyone want that kind of evil around their children? Why would someone send their child to a private Christian school that had those beliefs?

And no, I am not in favor of school vouchers. I'm just in favor of religions being able to practice their beliefs as they see fit, even when I find their beliefs highly distasteful. Telling religious institutions what they can and cannot believe goes both ways and if we start going down that path, how long would it be before someone decides that they don't like my Jewish beliefs and I am not free to practice them? I can think of at least one that is a hot button for many people and there would be a decent amount of support to make illegal.

 

[Chicago526]

I wonder how many of the people saying "It's a private school, they can do what they want" and blaming it on the parents are also in favor of school vouchers ? Seems to me that public money going to fund a bigotted institution would cause a little bit of a problem.

And did it occur to anyone that maybe the girl's parents sent her to that school because they are members of that particular religion ? I don't know what flavor of christianity the school professes to follow, but it's entirely possible that the girl's family are members of that religion, even though they happen to be gay.

Finally, how many that are saying "it's a private shcool, they can do what they want" would say the same if the girl was adopted and both her parents were black, and she was kicked out for that reason ?

1) I'm against school vouchers, partialy for this very reason (and I, at least, didn't blame the parents either).

2)They could be part of that religion, but they religion still has the right to condem their behavior, and not only toss the daughter out of the school but toss the parents out of the church. It's wrong, of course, but it is still the church's/school's right to do such a thing.

3) I would still say what I said in my original post, it's disgusting but still the school's right, and I'd still hope they'd find a school open to their situation.

 

[Aidensmom]

And did it occur to anyone that maybe the girl's parents sent her to that school because they are members of that particular religion ? I don't know what flavor of christianity the school professes to follow, but it's entirely possible that the girl's family are members of that religion, even though they happen to be gay.

Finally, how many that are saying "it's a private shcool, they can do what they want" would say the same if the girl was adopted and both her parents were black, and she was kicked out for that reason ?

I don't know what difference it would make if they were members of that religion. Are you saying they should be given and exception to the rule because of it? I am a Christian. Some Christian denominations believe drinking alcohol is a sin. I don't. But if a Christian school had the rule that families who consumed alcohol could not send their child to that school, well, I would not expect them to accept my child there. And in all honesty, I would not be a member of a denomination that did not have the beliefs that I did, and I would imagine these parents would be the same way.

And as far as if a private school forbid adopted children with black parents, well, they would have the right to do that to, as ridiculous as the rule may be. If I were black and my child was adopted, I wouldn't even imagine trying to send him to a school where there was the possibility of the rule violation being found out and my child subject to ridicule, unacceptance, and hurt just so that I could prove a point.

ETA: I forgot the school voucher part. I don't think the government needs to provide us with the luxury of sending our child to private school. Public school fulfills the responsibility to provide a means of education. But that is a whole different debate.

 

[lisajl]

When my DH and I moved back to my hometown, we were going to enroll our DD in a Christian school. When I met with the administrator we had a good talk. Before we ended the conversation he asked what religion we were, I said Lutheran. He rolled his eyes and said, "Well at least you're not a Jew."
I kid you not...those were his exact words.
I went home, wrote a letter of complaint, put all their paperwork in an envelope and sent it back to them.

That school is still going strong, I am glad I did not expose my DD to that kind of hate or should I say stupidity?

People who profess themselves to be "Christian" then say things like that are horrible.

 

[wvrevy]

Honestly, I agree with everyone that has said that the school has the right to do this, repugnant though I may find the decision to be. But having the "right" to do something and actually excerisizing that right are two totally different things.

I brought up the "school voucher" debate because, should the idea ever pass, your money and mine will be going to fund just these kinds of institutions. Just something to think about.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Yet another reason I only go to church for weddings and funerals since leaving Catholic School.

Talk about a pack of hypocrits. They have people molesting kids left and right while other cover it up. My experience in Catholic School was year after year of emotional abuse for me and my classmates.

If they can pay for the Catholic School, they should just move on to a non-religious Private School. Same education, similar money, but no judgment from those who have no right to judge.

To quote my 8th grade teacher (a former nun): "If your mother had you when she wasn't married to your father, she's a (fill in the blank with a word that starts with W)." Nice to tell a bunch of 12 year olds, huh?

Sorry, but they said a Christian school not a Catholic school. Where I live Christian school are protestant.

 

[cardaway]

The real question is, why would anyone want that kind of evil around their children? Why would someone send their child to a private Christian school that had those beliefs?

And no, I am not in favor of school vouchers. I'm just in favor of religions being able to practice their beliefs as they see fit, even when I find their beliefs highly distasteful. Telling religious institutions what they can and cannot believe goes both ways and if we start going down that path, how long would it be before someone decides that they don't like my Jewish beliefs and I am not free to practice them? I can think of at least one that is a hot button for many people and there would be a decent amount of support to make illegal.

ITA. I feel the schools rules are wrong, but as long as they are private they should be able to make up all the rules they want. As soon as they start taking public money or services however, all is fair game.

 

[VSL]

Sorry, but they said a Christian school not a Catholic school. Where I live Christian school are protestant.

Yes, but both Catholic and Protestant come under the term Christian.

I can't believe that a nun would say that though.. I was an accident and my dad (non-biological) adopted me. She was going to send me to a Catholic school too...
Then again, I have Catholic cousins and they're wonderful

It's why I believe in Christianity and not, necessarily, the church

 

[mickeyfan2]

Yes, but both Catholic and Protestant come under the term Christian.

They are both Christian, but in the US a Christian school is Protestant and a Catholic school is either Parochial or Catholic.

 

[RickinNYC]

I think that family should count their blessings that this happened. I, for one, would never dream of sending a child to a school that promoted such intolerance and veiled hatred.

Some have wondered why this family would choose to send their daughter to such an "institution." I don't question that. Perhaps they're Christian. Just because a person is gay, doesn't automatically mean he/she doesn't have a strong faith in God and Jesus, doesn't follow their faith, etc... Perhaps this couple wanted their daughter to be raised in that environment.

If you ask me, the school is ridiculously stupid. If they truly think homosexuality is a sin and amoral, I would think they'd go out and recruit children of gay parents. After all, they think we're trying to change brainwash their kids, right? Why not admit all these kids in hopes of "saving" them from a future of immorality? Heck, give 'em free tuition.

I can only imagine the scholarship application!