[SmithL]

The school is owned by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, . . .

I knew from the headline that this wasn't an ELCA school.

[Chickensoup]

Now they are going after the Lutherens.

[Dane]

And, no doubt, the tort lawyers and ACLU are rubbing their hands in glee.

[doodad]

said Hanson, who declined to say if his clients were lesbians.

Hmmmmmmm.

[Gay State Conservative]

The lawsuit, filed last week in Riverside County Superior Court, seeks the girls' re-enrollment at the tiny California Lutheran High School, unspecified damages and an injunction barring the school from excluding gays and lesbians.

Translation,they are,*in fact*,lesbians and insist that this religious school (and,most likely,no religious school) must not be allowed to follow its own teachings regarding basic moral issues.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

There's no established law on this issue," said Ackerman,

Sure there is. It's called the First Amendment. Read and weep...

[stylin19a]

why can't private schools deny admission to anybody for any reason ?

[bulldozer]

"There's no established law on this issue," said Ackerman, who's not involved in the current litigation. "It's very likely this will be a precedent-setting case."

Well, in this case Judge Stephen Reinhardt will have to legislate a law from the bench

[connectthedots]

"Their entire support network was pulled out from under them because of suspicions about their sexual orientation," said Hanson, who declined to say if his clients were lesbians.

They will have to answer that question under oath in depositions; something their lawyers likely haven't told them about, or the penalties for perjury.

[Dumb_Ox]

"What is not prohibited is mandatory."

[baldeagle390]

I am a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)and I teach in one of the sister schools of California Lutheran High School. As many of you have already posted the WELS believes that the Bible is the Word of God. I am going to reserve judgement on this case since the only people quoted are the attorneys for the expelled girls. In my experience, having taught in two WELS schools, students are not immediatly expelled even for the reasons mentioned in the article. Students are usually counseled and are expected to meet with their pastor. After a certain period of time the student must decide their position in the matter. If the student still feels they have done no wrong then they are expelled. I just cannont believe that a principal called these ladies into his office an then expelled them 15 minutes later. Once again, in my experience, students in the WELS are expelled only after an unrepentant attitude. This is the final act of love as we will not allow that attitude to infuse into the student body.

[BigTime]

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