Comments on: Court tells Lutheran school it’s okay to expel lesbian students http://blogging.la/2009/01/28/court-tells-lutheran-school-its-okay-to-expel-lesbian-students/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://blogging.la/2009/01/28/court-tells-lutheran-school-its-okay-to-expel-lesbian-students/comment-page-1/#comment-44097 David Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:55:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=19898#comment-44097 What about the Jewish students.....or the agnostic or other religion students? Do they have to go with the "christian values" thing? And if they don't, is it OK to expel them because of their differing religious beliefs? I went to a Catholic high school. I know they're there somewhere..... What about the Jewish students…..or the agnostic or other religion students? Do they have to go with the “christian values” thing? And if they don’t, is it OK to expel them because of their differing religious beliefs? I went to a Catholic high school. I know they’re there somewhere…..

]]> By: Annika Barranti http://blogging.la/2009/01/28/court-tells-lutheran-school-its-okay-to-expel-lesbian-students/comment-page-1/#comment-44096 Annika Barranti Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:48:11 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=19898#comment-44096 Wow, 51% of California votes to take away marriage rights and suddenly it's OK to take away all rights? Nice one, assholes. Wow, 51% of California votes to take away marriage rights and suddenly it’s OK to take away all rights? Nice one, assholes.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/01/28/court-tells-lutheran-school-its-okay-to-expel-lesbian-students/comment-page-1/#comment-44095 frazgo Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:50:22 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=19898#comment-44095 I have to tell you I understand the reasoning. A church is not a business, its a <del>private club</del> cult with religous overtones. They aren't a public entity, rather a private one where folks of like mind congregate. The separation of church and state allows that to happen. By now you should know I'm totally on the civil rights side, but when it comes to churches they have been granted immunity from a lot of stuff under the "freedom of religion" part of our constitution. We can't tell them how to run their religion unless it somehow endangers others, so we just need to roll with it. As long as they don't knock on my door to convert they don't bother me. I disagree with the expulsion though. There can be close bonds that are totally not sexual. Unless there was some sort of gross pda or lewd behavior there should have been no grounds for the expulsion. We seem to be missing some details. Did you pull the case and see what the courts had to say on the matter? What a tangled web we are stuck in. I have to tell you I understand the reasoning. A church is not a business, its a private club cult with religous overtones. They aren’t a public entity, rather a private one where folks of like mind congregate. The separation of church and state allows that to happen. By now you should know I’m totally on the civil rights side, but when it comes to churches they have been granted immunity from a lot of stuff under the “freedom of religion” part of our constitution. We can’t tell them how to run their religion unless it somehow endangers others, so we just need to roll with it. As long as they don’t knock on my door to convert they don’t bother me.

I disagree with the expulsion though. There can be close bonds that are totally not sexual. Unless there was some sort of gross pda or lewd behavior there should have been no grounds for the expulsion. We seem to be missing some details. Did you pull the case and see what the courts had to say on the matter?

What a tangled web we are stuck in.

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