tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post5350826000323506759..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Thoughts on the Firing of Kristen OstendorfMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-69826359703815906732017-01-02T23:19:44.449-06:002017-01-02T23:19:44.449-06:00Ah, yes... the liberal way.... anyone that disagre...Ah, yes... the liberal way.... anyone that disagrees with me.... just compare them to the Nazi's. That will shut them up.<br /><br />The lady knew the rules that she was agreeing to as terms of employment... and couldn't live up to them.... then bitches because she gets fired for it... you gotta be kidding me.<br /><br />Why would this lady want to work at a place that clearly calls out her actions as immoral? Why would she (or anyone else) expect that this school would be ok with it?<br /><br />No... it is not hate. The belief is that acting on a gay lifestule is immoral. If the purpose of your job is to teach the beliefs of the school/religion.....and you are clearly and blatantly ignoring that very obvious lifestyle choice... you should expect to be fired.<br />Duffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-62163388006735301972013-09-14T10:32:08.137-05:002013-09-14T10:32:08.137-05:00The Holy Roman Church thrives on secrecy and cover...The Holy Roman Church thrives on secrecy and cover-ups. As long as "don't ask don't tell" prevails the church's sick state of hypocrisy and shame will fester. Courageous actions like those who "out" their work for justice in the church expose its hypocrisy to light and healing.<br /><br />If the church invested equal resources into reparations for the abuse scandal as it has in its homophobic crusades, we might be able to see a church in sync with the vision of Vatican II.<br /><br />The Roman Catholic Church is a diverse site itself--this is my solace as I poke and pull at the church from where I sit on its margins. Hang on fellow Thinking Catholics, we are the Body of Christ; we are the Church!Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-82257682291282600322013-09-12T21:27:07.113-05:002013-09-12T21:27:07.113-05:00Aw, I got kicked out of Prom at Totino-Grace when ...Aw, I got kicked out of Prom at Totino-Grace when I showed up with a boy! Is it still a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Totino frozen pizza kingpin? He's like the Koch brother of Anoka county.Micknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-75203692845732866792013-09-12T14:30:52.094-05:002013-09-12T14:30:52.094-05:00Intelligent people should LEAVE the Catholic Churc...Intelligent people should LEAVE the Catholic Church. This just reason number 349,284 (this year).Rick Notchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387371077504086333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-14305902673897272032013-09-12T13:42:29.487-05:002013-09-12T13:42:29.487-05:00Anonymous sounds like one of those 'good Germa...Anonymous sounds like one of those 'good Germans' during the years of the Nazi regime. <br /><br />I think more than simply teaching students to blindly follow rules, we should encourage them to respectfully question and, if necessary, challenge all kinds of attitudes, mindsets, and, yes, rules.Michael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-78976201391660421502013-09-12T12:23:32.478-05:002013-09-12T12:23:32.478-05:00The Catholic church has rules just as other instit...The Catholic church has rules just as other institutions have rules. If you are an employee you need to follow the rules. If you do not agree with the rules do not work there. There are many other schools to work at where the rules are different. Rules are rules. We teach our students to follow rules so I expect adults to do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-76382305044791872142013-09-12T10:04:44.886-05:002013-09-12T10:04:44.886-05:00The problem is in the religion, Ray. You are right...The problem is in the religion, Ray. You are right, it forbids homosexual activities. It also says that humans are made in the image of God, and that people who are baptized into its sacramental system are filled with the Spirit of God. People who are born into the religion, baptized by their parents, taught all the beauties of Catholic teaching about the value of the human person and God's love for them, find out with their sexual maturation that they are homosexual. Imagine that you found out something about yourself that created a contradiction with the religion you were formed in. You might still have that realization to come, Ray. Can't you understand the contradiction in the religion's excluding homosexual sex from the realm of human goodness? There is an insight you are not allowing yourself to have. Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135199120788030871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-59056050398156715052013-09-12T07:03:22.373-05:002013-09-12T07:03:22.373-05:00What is it about being a homosexual in that they a...What is it about being a homosexual in that they are driven to tell everybody that they are a fraud with their employer. She was a religion teacher of a religion that forbids homosexual activities. I would call that a voluntary resignationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.com