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Now how many people on that school's board likely have gay relatives?
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Christian school threatens to expel students if they have an LGBT family member
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Gentleman Jack
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All of them, most likely.
hydrophilic attack
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Fucking Jesus said:
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The original sin was humanity's sin, while this verse talks about individual sin. You were born with it.
Gordon Shumway
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Sins of the father..nice..
Pantaghana
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Nah, in my case it's Maybelline.
Audioboxer
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Apart from the fact it is ridiculous to judge an individual on what their parents/family do, it's utterly ridiculous being LGBT is even something to judge on.
What I mean is if your parent ended up in jail for a crime you shouldn't be punished for it if you have nothing to do with it. In this case though as I said being LGBT isn't even something to judge that individual on, let alone another family member.
We shall drag these fuckers kicking and screaming into the future and show them this sort of discrimination and bigotry will not be accepted. I don't care about the private school argument, schools on American soil should not be allowed to discriminate on normal biological differences end of. Society won't get better if we allow institutions to weasel around things because they are "religious" or "private". What they try to do is against the liberal values we stand for in our society. We don't do ourselves any favours trying to be "polite" and "accepting" of bigots by saying "oh they're just religious, don't be mean to them". Sorry, we should cast all of our ire on such bigotry. Only way it will get better for society.
Freedom of religion is to allow you to practice your faith and have your institutions, but not discriminate on biological matters.
What I mean is if your parent ended up in jail for a crime you shouldn't be punished for it if you have nothing to do with it. In this case though as I said being LGBT isn't even something to judge that individual on, let alone another family member.
We shall drag these fuckers kicking and screaming into the future and show them this sort of discrimination and bigotry will not be accepted. I don't care about the private school argument, schools on American soil should not be allowed to discriminate on normal biological differences end of. Society won't get better if we allow institutions to weasel around things because they are "religious" or "private". What they try to do is against the liberal values we stand for in our society. We don't do ourselves any favours trying to be "polite" and "accepting" of bigots by saying "oh they're just religious, don't be mean to them". Sorry, we should cast all of our ire on such bigotry. Only way it will get better for society.
Freedom of religion is to allow you to practice your faith and have your institutions, but not discriminate on biological matters.
George Oscar Bluth II
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The Episcopalians.
SaganIsGOAT
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Still the absolute best use of the background image. So good.
Joel Was Right
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There is precedence in other faith schools for similar action. You can find a couple of examples of students and employees being dismissed if their home environment contradicts (divorcees, gay marriage etc) the Biblical ethos of that school.
If you read the statement in the OP more closely, it says the "promotion or practice" of LGBT relations within that family may lead to expulsion - a theme that is pretty consistent with previous examples of this sort of behaviour.
Sucks for the student but I imagine the families are aware of these type of policies before enrolling.
If you read the statement in the OP more closely, it says the "promotion or practice" of LGBT relations within that family may lead to expulsion - a theme that is pretty consistent with previous examples of this sort of behaviour.
Sucks for the student but I imagine the families are aware of these type of policies before enrolling.
mugurumakensei
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I assume this school also expels any students whose family members are: adulturers, fornicators, liars, thieves, murderers, atheists, etc? Right?!!!
7DollarHagane
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Yeah, let's generalize all religions based on this one school in Kansas. Sure. Why not ban all Muslims too because some of them do hateful things too?
A Link to the Past
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Your post discusses the idea of banning people and responds to a post that only expresses disgust towards scripture and faith, mentioning individuals at no point. There is nothing wrong with responding to one of many instances of hate by expressing hate for the religion behind said hate.
VenomousCoffee
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Doesn't it go against a lot of the Old Testament, including, say, the great flood?
7DollarHagane
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Religion didn't make the people behind this school the way they are. There's nothing in the Bible or Jesus's teachings that says you should hate anyone. So blaming the religion is either opportunistic or ignorant. Which is it?
7DollarHagane
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These are so many different denominations and individual churches that I've tiny as Christian but interpret things a million different ways. Some like the school in the op are ultra conservative and use selective reading and interpretation to justify hateful attitudes. 100 years ago this would have been about interracial marriages or some other cultural boogeyman.
Alex_Mexico
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B-b-but isn't this the religious liberty our Lord and Savior Ted Cruz was talking about? Why do I have the feeling that discrimination under the flag of religious liberty is very one sided towards Christians only while if Muslims dared to do the same thing they'd be labeled terrorists faster that you can say "Republicans".
Seth Enosh
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If this was a muslim school would you support their freedom to enroll and accept only the students they want there? I'm sure there are many muslim schools that do just that.
While I disagree with Muslims on their religious beliefs I support their right to exercise the freedom of religion and freedom of association. If you look at how U.S. law is structured, you'll see the same thing. Hosanna Tabor protections apply equally to Imams and Rabbis, not just for Christian ministers. Similarly, we don't ban burqas here like some Europeans do - religious protections are available to all.
Does your country have any idiots or are you from wakanda?
That mix textiles, don't keep kosher or eat shellfish, mix milk and meat, have tattoos....
The Artisan
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No it isn't. People are just extreme. You can't tell me every single religious Christian you've come across would agree with this.
Seraph_Nicholas
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Pentecostal? Sounds like it. They're all about secluding members from the general population. Makes 'em easier to control, and reduces incidence of armor piercing questions.
A lot of people conflating 'religion' for 'church' in here, too.
A lot of people conflating 'religion' for 'church' in here, too.
Mmmhmmm, want to make sure the bubble isn't penetrated. Can't teach these kids bullshit when they are exposed to other things at home that make them question your religious fuckery.
Private school, so they have a lot of leeway to set their own rules, but I don't believe they get much or any government funding. So they typically charge parents of attendees fees per year/semester like colleges do.
Allows these lunatics to have schools within these weird religious bubbles as long as enough crazies will pay the enrollment/attendee fees to keep the school running.
Edit: I should add that not all private schools are bad. It's just like anything else in the world; give folks a chance and you can bet your ass someone's gonna find a way to use it in an assholish manner.
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Private school, so they have a lot of leeway to set their own rules, but I don't believe they get much or any government funding. So they typically charge parents of attendees fees per year/semester like colleges do.
Allows these lunatics to have schools within these weird religious bubbles as long as enough crazies will pay the enrollment/attendee fees to keep the school running.
Edit: I should add that not all private schools are bad. It's just like anything else in the world; give folks a chance and you can bet your ass someone's gonna find a way to use it in an assholish manner.
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NHarmonic.
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Lol, and then they are the damaged and persecuted ones. Fuck this shit, fuck them. One day we'll leave all the biblical shit behind.
Sunset Samurai
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Love this meme. Makes Jesus look like an OG
"Duh Duh did I stutter mother fucker?"
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I assume that to a fundamentalist, being gay or trans is just like saying you're a satanist. It's like their thought process is "why would you choose to go against god, and not just be a straight Christian like normal? Are you just trying to be evil?"
I also assume that most intolerant fundamentalists have never really known a gay or trans person before, and the second they had one in their lives and that lifestyle was humanised in the slightest, this kind of persecution would wane a lot. But the unending propaganda in churches kind of guarantees that these people would never get to know a LGBT person.
I also assume that most intolerant fundamentalists have never really known a gay or trans person before, and the second they had one in their lives and that lifestyle was humanised in the slightest, this kind of persecution would wane a lot. But the unending propaganda in churches kind of guarantees that these people would never get to know a LGBT person.
My best friend grew up with this problem. She was an only child of a single lesbian mom, and she must have gone to upwards of ten schools (many were religious, I think catholic) throughout her K-12 because of people giving her shit for it- bullying, getting beat up, etc. Fucking pathetic.
umop_3pisdn
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Are we still allowed to call something a school if it is run by morons.
Sunset Samurai
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Fuck that. I listen to rap everyday even on the way to & from church. And what does the movies at a theater has to do with anything
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