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JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)
26. To unsplit the hair that you split.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:21 PM
Apr 2019

I was imprecise in my statement. The reference I meant was the teachings of religious organizations should not be regulated, rather than the organizations themselves.

When a teacher is employed by any school, be it public, secular private, or religious, that teacher is required to teach the program advocated by the school, using the textbooks provided by the school, etc. If the teacher does not teach what the school tells them to teach, for instance if a public school teacher starts teaching that the earth is flat, they will be fired. Anybody have a problem with that?

The Catholic Church teaches that sex outside of marriage is wrong. You and I may not agree with that. Too bad. That's what the Catholic church teaches and requires its teachers to teach. When a teacher hires on they agree to teach that. If they are unmarried and pregnant they are clearly not teaching that, and that is clearly grounds to be fired.

This school was trying to work with the woman. They said that if she got married she would not be a walking advertisement that she was having sex outside of marriage, that even though they knew she was not in compliance with what she was teaching they could pretend she was and would not have to fire her.

If she didn't want to get married she should have declined and resigned. The stink she is raising is in bad taste.

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Yep .... welcome to 1912, everyone. Ohiogal Apr 2019 #1
Just another example of ridiculous religious BS. However, I do wonder in today's world why anyone walkingman Apr 2019 #2
The Catholic religion forbids all birth control. Ohiogal Apr 2019 #7
I guess that might be why the Priests are so attracted to boys? Don't have to worry about birth walkingman Apr 2019 #9
Stop working for Catholic Schools zipplewrath Apr 2019 #3
They also get away with a lot of shit Ohiogal Apr 2019 #6
Maybe... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #8
Don't entirely disagree zipplewrath Apr 2019 #11
Nobody forces anyone to send their child to a Catholic school. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #14
I make the oberservation that a school... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #16
"The Church insists all staffers have to play by their rules." trotsky Apr 2019 #4
Their rules don't cover that Lordquinton Apr 2019 #39
A religious minefield Cartoonist Apr 2019 #5
Not a joke HockeyMom Apr 2019 #12
That reminds me of the rules for female students at my 1960s high school. MineralMan Apr 2019 #21
Has she tried telling them they're reading the Bible wrong? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #10
Hypocrisy Running Rampant! MineralMan Apr 2019 #13
If a person doesn't like the rules at a Catholic school... JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #15
Ah, OK... MineralMan Apr 2019 #17
It's not always an option to "get a different job." trotsky Apr 2019 #18
So, you're saying religious organizations should be limited by law. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #19
This may come as a shock to you, but they already are. trotsky Apr 2019 #20
How did the subject of racial discrimination enter this discussion? JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #23
Because of your statement - "religious organizations should be limited by law" trotsky Apr 2019 #25
To unsplit the hair that you split. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #26
Now you're the one trying to change the subject. trotsky Apr 2019 #34
So catholic schools should only hire... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #22
Or people willing to comply with Catholic standards. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #24
I also think any person should have the right to practice their religion but IMO that does not walkingman Apr 2019 #27
They still do that janterry Apr 2019 #29
You weren't an employee. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #30
Should Priests be fired when they engage sexual activities? That doesn't happen? walkingman Apr 2019 #32
"If you aren't a Catholic, don't apply to work for a Catholic company." trotsky Apr 2019 #35
Yeah, but you explicitly stated... NeoGreen Apr 2019 #37
I agree. I was offered a job working in an eating disorder program janterry Apr 2019 #28
Wow, thank you for that. nt JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #31
PA billymerk Apr 2019 #33
After many decades of moving pederast priests around instead of firing them. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #36
Because that's not against Catholic law Lordquinton Apr 2019 #40
Equal enforcement of the "no sinning" clause CloudWatcher Apr 2019 #38
why can't they just put a Mrs. in front of her name and call it quits. demigoddess Apr 2019 #41
It's funny how obcessed with everyone being married Lordquinton Apr 2019 #42
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