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School cancels prom "orgy"
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| October 17, 2005
| Frank Eltman
Posted on 10/17/2005 7:21:55 AM PDT by Millee
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To: Finny; HamiltonJay
Affluence doesn't have anything to do with Godliness. It neither guarantees Godliness nor negates it. But the point is that it all trickles down from the wealthiest.
If that evil greedy person wants a Lear jet he causes thousands
to be employed building Lear jets. If we stopped every person
with excessive desire for wealth we would all still be starving
in caves.
301
posted on
10/17/2005 11:04:37 AM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of the Big Chicken)
To: GOPRaleigh
I think I would handle the situation with an all-night affair that is sponsored by the school with lots of parental involvement. The kids are locked into the area, and cannot leave until the next morning.
We had an all-night party after graduation when I was in high school. It was separate from prom and much more fun. It was at a huge bowling alley. We had bowling, movies, games, a huge raffle, and lots of other fun activities. It was one of the highlights of my senior year.
To: smartin
Aren't a lot of Catholics conservatives? Yep. And a lot aren't. A lot depends on whether the Catholics in question are routine churchgoers or merely nominal Catholics.
We are talking about spoiled Long Island rich kids here, not the members of a convent.
SD
To: Pessimist
That's funny because we spent lots of time with our child and almost no money on photos. The most neglectful parents did spend a lot.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:08:35 AM PDT
by
sine_nomine
(CBS' Mary Mapes: "It dawned on me that I was present at the birth of a political jihad.")
To: SoothingDave
I just thought it was interesting that Doc Savage called them "rich leftists."
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:09:29 AM PDT
by
smartin
To: astounded
I have always thought so too. There was absolutely no excuse to re-elect him. He was obviously propped up by many sinister forces from Day 1, because he was always a self-indulgent loser.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:09:55 AM PDT
by
sine_nomine
(CBS' Mary Mapes: "It dawned on me that I was present at the birth of a political jihad.")
To: billbears
no problem....
but acting as if they are big cheese or something because they are cancelling an event when the students probably don't care one way or the other is quite another.
I got the sense of "if we cancel the dance, then they won't do bad things" out of this story, which is completely stupid.
To: It's me
What I have read of the letter is quite good. Do you have a link to the last part of it?
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:10:54 AM PDT
by
Zechariah11
(Was the Purpose Driven Life published in Laodecea?)
To: higgmeister
But the point is that it all trickles down from the wealthiest. If that evil greedy person wants a Lear jet he causes thousands to be employed building Lear jets. If we stopped every person with excessive desire for wealth we would all still be starving in caves. Define "excessive." My own personal definition of excessive display of wealth begins somewhere around the renting of a beach house for a teenage debaucher. Yes, it's good for the realtor, the limo business and the condom and booze manufacturers. But some things are more important than money.
SD
To: MikeinIraq
"I don't think it's fair, obviously, that they canceled prom," said senior Alyssa Johnson of Westbury. "There are problems with the prom, but I don't think their reasons or the actions they took solved anything."Apparently the students do care. If you read the letters, especially the one from earlier in the year, the pastor seems to be of the mind that they're going to do it, let 'em do it. We just won't be responsible
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:12:55 AM PDT
by
billbears
(Deo Vindice)
To: frogjerk
The prom dates are to old for the priests.
To: chas1776
The prom dates are to old for the priests.I will pray for you.
312
posted on
10/17/2005 11:22:02 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: Zechariah11
I went to the website and found the letters there.
I'm not sure what you mean about the "last part" of it.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:22:41 AM PDT
by
It's me
To: Warren_Piece
Five of our six children are school aged. The whole family is fundamentalist protestant, and those five children attend catholic school as the best local option from both an academic and moral standpoint. We are very pleased with the high academic quality and the adherence to Christian principles, and we NEVER have been made to feel in any way unwelcome or different due to our faith.
My strong feeling is that many of the moral problems undermining the government schools are much more closely monitored in our catholic school system, and NOT tolerated. There is NO noticeable moral relativism. The expense of the school is in our judgment money very well spent.
Life in this working class Pennsylvania mining area isn't conducive to lavish prom displays either, thank God.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:22:52 AM PDT
by
Bushforlife
(I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born. ~Ronald Reagan)
To: chas1776
The prom dates are to old for the priests. Wow, that was so funny.
3 years ago.
There's nothing worse than a bigot with old material.
SD
To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American; xsmommy
1. Are you sure you're on the right forum? Yonder may be a better fit for you than for xs. Have a nice day.
2. The principal was right to cancel.
3. You don't have to be Catholic to attend Catholic schools.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:33:34 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(Hell sometimes has fluorescent lighting and a trumpet.)
To: Robert357
The Principal who made the statement about the financial decadennce was a fool. Not so. Read his letter to the parents and you won't feel that way. The man is solid.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:35:49 AM PDT
by
Zechariah11
(Was the Purpose Driven Life published in Laodecea?)
To: It's me
Got it. Thanks. The principal has been misrepresented as a liberal do-gooder whereas, in fact, he is anything but.
318
posted on
10/17/2005 11:38:28 AM PDT
by
Zechariah11
(Was the Purpose Driven Life published in Laodecea?)
To: milford421
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:42:29 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(Hell sometimes has fluorescent lighting and a trumpet.)
To: jackieaxe
Did you read the article? Read it, then read post 144. That should clarify things for you.
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posted on
10/17/2005 11:44:42 AM PDT
by
Jaded
(Hell sometimes has fluorescent lighting and a trumpet.)
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