>> On the other hand, a private party is a private party and it’s not elementary school any more where “every member of the class has to be invited.” I’m sure there were many parties over the last 4 years that were private without invitations for all.
There is a difference in “having the right” and “doing what is right”. They certainly have the right to invite whomever they want to a private party. Whether it is a moral right (as opposed to wrong, not as in “Constitutional right”) to ostracize a select few people is another question entirely.
>> As you said, Christ taught us to love the outcast, (however, not to COPY the outcast) and to treat others as he would have treated them.
Precisely. My contention is that, if we base our judgment of Constance’s behavior on Christian morality (which we are) ... we should base our judgment of the other kids behavior on that which is taught by Christ Himself.
Constance is wrong in many ways. She brought much of this on herself, and she likely deserves what she gets. But, should Believers really give her exactly what she deserves? Would Christ have approved of ostracizing her? She desperately needs to see the examples set by some good Christian kids.
>> But....good catch on the others. Were they invited and chose their ‘prom?’ Were they left out for a reason? Or is it all a tempest in teapot because the larger party was private?
The presence of the other six kids raise MANY questions about the behavior of the majority. I do understand the “private party” argument ... they have the right to invite and disinvite. But, is it morally right to invite all but seven?
SnakeDoc
It would not BE love to ask Constance (in drag, with female partner) to a prom.
The problem is we outsiders have no way of knowing if the other 6 were invited or not invited. As I pointed out, there were parents who volunteered to help organize and decorate. It makes sense that the children of these parents would attend the prom their parents helped organize. And that is assuming that the parents who organized the party HAD kids in the school
By your logic, children that go to private schools are sinning even more, since many of their parents have chosen not to associate with the public schools that teach homosexuality is normal.
As for my family, we opted out of public school years ago. They have yet to be approached by a “counselor” concerning their “orientation”. It is amazing how my 16 year old can still play dolls with her younger siblings and not feel “self-concious” about it. “
Public school is the beginning of sorrows for the parents who have children in them.” My opinion!
SnakeDoc, this is where we part ways. Her peers didn't set out to ostracize her. She attacked them with the bullying power of the ACLU. This, in turn, canceled her classmates' prom and (according the student from post #21) ruined their senior year of high school. People seem more upset that one whiney little brat didn't get her way rather than the hundreds of classmates who came together to salvage what the whiney brat ruined.
I agree with the student in post #21... prom is about celebrating your high school years. Why in the world would anyone expect them to celebrate with the one who savaged their senior year?