Gay couple protests after Catholic school denies daughter's entry

The Olympian ^ | 8/30/03 | AP

[I_Love_My_Husband]

EUGENE, Ore. -- A lesbian couple alleges that O'Hara Catholic School refused admission to their 4-year-old daughter because of their sexual orientation.

The couple has complained to the Eugene Human Rights Commission and the Oregon Child Care Division.

One of the women, Lee Inkmann, said O'Hara Principal Dianne Bert told her in mid-August that having a family with two mothers at the school would confuse other children, and that gay unions are in conflict with Vatican teachings.

[friendly]

These vicious dykes could give a rat's patootie about the Catholic religion. Their only purpose is to destroy the Roman Catholic faith. It's the Agenda, donchaknow.

[Rome2000]

A Catholic school, he said, "is essentially a business that provides service to the public at large."

Liar.

To get in a Catholic school, you have to be a member of the parish and be in good standing with your contributions.

There is also a moral code that must be followed by parents, and the school serves the children of parishioners, not the public

The Oregon lezzies can go buzz off.

The school cannot be forced to accept them, and their is nothing that these homosexual bastards or their liberal allies in government can do about it.

[RochesterFan]

What I don't understand is why these two lesbians would want their daughter to go to a school where she will be correctly taught that homosexual practice is an abomination to God.

[Kuksool]

Here is a link to another article about the story. The link below provides more details about the case.

"Lesbian couple protests school's decision"

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2003/08/29/c1.cr.twomoms.0829.html

Excerpt:

"Inkmann said she isn't sure she wants to send her daughter to O'Hara now, but wants to ensure other families have the right to do so."

This case is a set up.

[randog]

The Human Rights Commission assigned an advocate, Neil Van Steenbergen, to the case, with the hope of ironing things out between the two parties.

But O'Hara officials did not wish to meet with him, Inkmann said.

On Wednesday, she said, Bachmeier told her the final answer was no.

Best way to deal with Nazis knocking on your door--slam it in their faces.

[CAPPSMADNESS]

So that they can later proclaim that their "daughter" is being taught about God against her will??? This case is another set-up by the homosexual movement.

[Rome2000]

The ACLU is a terrorist organization, waging Jihad on morality in America.

[Kuksool]

The Catholic Church should consider ex-communicating the lesbian couple. I'd like to see how the lesbians would sue the Church on the "public accomodation" angle.

[robertpaulsen]

"if they accept public funding via the voucher system"

They wouldn't receive public funding via the voucher system -- the parent does.

[geaux]

Actually, the school should probably admit the kid; it may be her only chance for normalcy.

[jocon307]

"To get in a Catholic school, you have to be a member of the parish and be in good standing with your contributions"

I'm sorry, but you are incorrect. That may still be true in some areas, and it may have been generally true at some time, but it is certainly not true in the Hudson County, NJ Catholics schools that my daughter attended.

If you are a member of the parish (and I'm not sure about the contributions) you would pay the "in parish" rate. Otherwise you pay the "out of parish" rate, which is obviously more. But not ridiculously more, not even twice as much, if memory serves.

This feature is made advantage of by many Catholics as enabling them to choose a more convenient school, such as one nearby a parent's job, or by grandma's house. There are also many non-Catholic children in these schools. They must by taught the Catholic religion, but they are obviously exempt from taking the Sacrements, like Holy Commnion, etc.

In Jersey City every person with about 2 nickles to rub together has their kids in Catholic schools. Jersey City is a pretty Catholic town, but there are plenty of non-Catholics in the schools, right through High School. Most of those folks ARE Christians, I venture, but not all.

[LiteKeeper]

"We could argue that the church cannot discriminate in either its employment or acceptance of students."

He could argue this point, but he would lose, and rightly so.

Where is the myth of "separation of church and state" when you need it. < / sarcasm >

[D. Brian Carter]

They are the antithesis to our democracy.

I don't mean to nitpick or be rude here, but I think this is important, and I point it out frequently to others who make this slip of the tongue.

The US is NOT a democracy, just for the record. To paraphrase a quote (I believe from Franklin), "democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what is for dinner".

[suzyq5558]

they are most probably activists.they are trying to set this up as something that occured in the normal everyday scheme of things.
this will be the activist's test case for court.
I was very surprised and amazed to find out that Rosa Parks was an activist,not just some poor little old lady trying to home on the bus and most probably did not get on that bus those many years ago by accident.
it was designed to be a test for a court case.
these lesbians sound to me like they are fishing around for a test case for a lawsuit.
Ive been reading Tammy Bruce's book the thought police,which is where i learned about Ms.Parks.

[Loyalist]

PING

[Paul Atreides]

So that they can later file a lawsuit, claiming that their daughter is being psychologically harmed by being told that homosexuality is wrong. They want it declared a hate crime to do so.

[american colleen]

FYI

[Polycarp]

having a family with two mothers at the school would confuse other children, and that gay unions are in conflict with Vatican teachings.

Canon 915 states: “Those who are excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.”

Lesbian couples are indeed those "who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin." Especially when they manifest their own grave sin by publicly pronouncing their lesnian relationship.

I'm proud of this school and their pastor for putting the safety and moral formation of their students before the hypocritical demands of political correctness. May God protect them in this coming battle.

[Polycarp]

The Catholic Church should consider ex-communicating the lesbian couple.

Canon 915 states: “Those who are excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others who obstinately persist in manifest [i.e., public]grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.”

Lesbian couples are indeed those "who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin." Especially when they manifest [make public and therefore cause public scandal] their own grave sin by publicly pronouncing their lesbian relationship.

[RobbyS]

A Catholic school, he said, "is essentially a business that provides service to the public at large."

Does he not see the irony? He is saying that a Catholic school is a public school. But of course he would fight any effort to let parents use vouchers to send their children to this school. Oregon has never liked Catholics schools, and now this bunch is trying to destroy their Catholic character.