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Gay couple protests after Catholic school denies daughter's entry
The Olympian ^ | 8/30/03 | AP

Posted on 08/30/2003 7:04:03 AM PDT by I_Love_My_Husband

Edited on 05/07/2004 9:33:26 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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.


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The homos never stop. Ever. They are the antithesis to our democracy.
1 posted on 08/30/2003 7:04:03 AM PDT by I_Love_My_Husband
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To: EdReform
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2 posted on 08/30/2003 7:04:24 AM PDT by I_Love_My_Husband
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To: maximillian
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3 posted on 08/30/2003 7:04:45 AM PDT by I_Love_My_Husband
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
This was a planned assault undertaken for purely political reasons.

May the school have the courage to stand firm.

4 posted on 08/30/2003 7:05:44 AM PDT by Kevin Curry
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To: ArrogantBustard; Polycarp; Romulus; wideawake
This deserves a bump and some pings!
5 posted on 08/30/2003 7:06:33 AM PDT by FormerLib (There's no hope on the left!)
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To: Loyalist
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6 posted on 08/30/2003 7:08:51 AM PDT by Snuffington
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To: Diago
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7 posted on 08/30/2003 7:09:10 AM PDT by Snuffington
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
It wasn't all that long ago that people like this would be embarrassed to bring attention to themselves. The school, the parish, and the diocese better not fold on this one.
8 posted on 08/30/2003 7:09:38 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
What part of the word"private" don't these idiots understand?

Private schools should be able to admit,or reject,anyone that they want,without any explanation.

I feel the same way about private golf clubs,social clubs or anything else that is not supported by the taxpayer.


9 posted on 08/30/2003 7:10:06 AM PDT by Mears (J)
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To: Mears
Private schools should be able to admit,or reject,anyone that they want,without any explanation
That is, until they get vouchers and are forced to accept anyone. Remember VMI and the Citadel?
10 posted on 08/30/2003 7:13:39 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
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To: Kevin Curry
More than likely, the school will cave. Someone will make it a "for the children" moment, and the school will blink. Once they let the kid in, Heaven help them afterwards. Those muff-munchers will own that school.
11 posted on 08/30/2003 7:18:55 AM PDT by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)
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To: Erik Latranyi
If the school is deemed to be a place of "public accomodation", then all religious symbols would need to be removed and prayer would not be permitted. Clearly this would be a violation of the Frist Amendment rights of the school and the church that operates it.

Take that!
12 posted on 08/30/2003 7:22:24 AM PDT by ConservativeMajority
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To: ConservativeMajority
If the school is deemed to be a place of "public accomodation", then all religious symbols would need to be removed and prayer would not be permitted
Plus, as I said above, if they accept public funding via the voucher system, they could be forced to accept gay students, gay groups on campus, etc. Oh, what a tangled web we weave!
13 posted on 08/30/2003 7:26:29 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
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To: ConservativeMajority
If the school is deemed to be a place of "public accomodation", then all religious symbols would need to be removed and prayer would not be permitted.

And the Catholic Church would have to end its practice of ex-communication, i.e. booting out people it doesn't like.

I believe SCOTUS made itself very clear several years ago on the issue of freedom of association.

14 posted on 08/30/2003 7:28:43 AM PDT by randog (Everything works great 'til the current flows.)
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
Maybe it would be a good idea to let this child in and as they go through bible study she may learn how perverted her abominable parents are.
15 posted on 08/30/2003 7:29:55 AM PDT by chachacha
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
Hmmm, "public accomodation". Can I sue my local Muslim run restaurant if they don't serve me the tender pork links I crave at breakfast?
16 posted on 08/30/2003 7:30:04 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
A Catholic school, he said, "is essentially a business that provides service to the public at large."

"For instance, Catholic Charities doesn't only provide services to Catholics, it provides services to people who are needy," Fidanque said.

This is soooo stupid. While a school may essentially be a business, a charity is a not for profit organization. Just because they are both Catholic doesn't make them the same. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

18 posted on 08/30/2003 7:32:24 AM PDT by Between the Lines ("What Goes Into the Mind Comes Out in a Life")
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To: randog
I believe SCOTUS made itself very clear several years ago on the issue of freedom of association.

The SCOTUS also made itself very clear a little over a decade ago that state sodomy laws were constitutional.

19 posted on 08/30/2003 7:34:08 AM PDT by Defiant (I am Taglinus Maximus. I do not entertain!)
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To: Erik Latranyi
That's why the vouchers have to go to the parents.
This is a must. It empowers the parents.
20 posted on 08/30/2003 7:34:34 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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