The new "don't say gay" teacher contract in Cincinnati Catholic schools

[RKP5637]

The new "don't say gay" teacher contract in Cincinnati Catholic schools could cost educators their jobs if they attend a gay family member's wedding or share kind words with a bullied student.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati just distributed a new 2014 teacher contract that not only bans teachers from leading a "homosexual lifestyle" or living with a partner outside of marriage, but prohibits "public support" for any position contradicting official church policies -- including on social media or personal blogs.

Let's show the archbishop that there's a growing national outcry calling for the church to start living up to Pope Francis's call for a new tone.

http://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/cincinnaticontract?referring_akid=290.161463.lNuvPa

[CincyDem]

1. Gawd is can be embarassing to live in Cincinnati.

Between this and the Reds these past couple days. Sheesh.

[yeoman6987]

3. These teachers need to go teach at a public school

Catholic School teachers make about 30 thousand to start if they are lucky. Public school teachers start at 45 thousand and don't have to put up with this crap. Why any teacher would want to work for "prayers and holy cards" is beyond me…..

[RKP5637]

4. +1, n/t

[blueamy66]

12. I have quite a few friends/classmates that teach in Catholic elementary and high schools

They do it because they valued their Catholic education, it means something to them and they feel like they are making a difference in the world. The money isn't the issue with them.

BUT, I doubt many would agree with this BS.

[yeoman6987]

18. Good for them

Seriously if they are happy good on them, but what is happening in this particular diocese is ridiculous. I did go to Catholic School my entire K-12 years and do not regret it, but stuff like this never happened when I went......graduated in 1987.

[RKP5637]

21. I have friends that put their kids through Catholic school. They were not really

religious people, but the Catholic schools were the best where they lived, and they had to live there for employment. I never heard of anything like this at all.

[blueamy66]

22. I graduated in 1984.

This stuff never happened while I went to school either. As a matter of fact, one of my best friends while going to Catholic school was a lesbian. Nobody, either student or faculty, ever said anything about it.

[RKP5637]

9. The Phelps family has been giving Kansas such a bad name in stuff like this too. n/t

[warrant46]

2. These Religious Thugs should pay Taxes

On the $$$ they coerce from the sheep they shear

[RKP5637]

5. Exactly! Many of these churches function as huge corporations. The fact

they get off tax free is ridiculous.

[B Calm]

6. Do they think by ignoring gays that some how

all gays will disappear? Sounds like to me the Archdiocese surrendered and gave up!

[RKP5637]

10. Some just love hatred and persecution, just thinking of the history, and

LGBT gives them a target under the banner of a church to practice their hatred and persecution. Some just gotta have something to hate, it's how they get their jollies, and for some it's oneupmanship. All, very sick individuals in positions of power they should be nowhere near.

[Brickbat]

7. Don't say gay, say Takei!

[RKP5637]

11. +++ 1,000,000 +++ n/t

[theHandpuppet]

8. Once again, rushing headlong into becoming irrelevant

Nothing will change until the people finally get fed up and walk out but in Zinzinnati, I don't expect that to happen in my lifetime.

[RKP5637]

14. I can't think of the right word, but some areas function as 'group think' and thus

perpetuate these attitudes and feelings. My hope is with the Millennials. I think many youth of today are fed up with these archaic institutions.

I felt that way decades ago, and I'm pleased to see youth coming along that are fed up too. The hatred and persecution by some of these institutions exits for unfounded reasons, for them, it's just the thing to do, no brain involved, no rationale thought, just doing as a reflex action.

[theHandpuppet]

16. Can you imagine what it must be like for a LGBT teen going to one of these schools?

It's not like a lot of these kids are given a choice about their parents' decision to send them to public or private/religious schools.

[RKP5637]

17. IMO it's child abuse! n/t

[Aristus]

13. Would they throw Jesus out for dining with gay people?

'Cause it's right there in the Bible where Jesus stayed in the homes of, and had dinner with, people the self-righteous, conservative establishment disapproved of.

[RKP5637]

15. Yep, they would! Same type of people, just different times, different names, but

still the same hatred, the self-righteous, conservatives and pious whom set themselves up on tin pedestals. Many function as cults of hatred hiding under the banner of religion.

[theHandpuppet]

19. Typical Cincinnati-area political mindset

This is an example of why I hold out little hope for any change in the near future. BTW, Becker is an alum of Xavier University.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/07/rep-impeach-judge-will-overturn-gay-marriage-ban/7426067/
The Cincinnati Enquirer
April 7, 2014
Rep.: Impeach judge who will overturn gay marriage ban
Chrissie Thompson, [e-mail]

A Clermont County state representative reiterated his call for the impeachment of federal Judge Timothy Black, after Black on Friday said he plans to overturn Ohio's ban on recognizing same-sex marriages conducted in other states.

"In an epic display of arrogance and incompetence, Judge Black announced that he will require the people of Ohio to disregard the Ohio Constitution and force the recognition of 'homosexual marriages' performed outside of Ohio," state Rep. John Becker's office said a statement. "He persists in allowing his personal political bias to supersede jurisprudence."...

...Becker first called for Black's impeachment after the U.S. District Court judge ruled last year that Ohio must recognize the out-of-state marriage of an Over-the-Rhine couple on a death certificate. James Obergefell wanted to be listed on the certificate as the spouse of John Arthur after Arthur died last year of ALS. The couple had been married in Maryland weeks earlier...

...Becker has introduced a resolution in the Ohio House that would call on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against Black. The measure has not yet received a hearing in a House committee, and even if it passed, it would not have the power to require any action from Congress.... MORE

[RKP5637]

20. IMO individuals such as this are sociopaths that have wormed their way

into office to have power and control over others and to persecute people for their kicks.

[alp227]

23. GOOD. These religious radicals are the greatest recruiters for secularism. nt