These Catholic School Students Have A Lot Of Love For Their Gay Teacher

[KamaAina]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/01/catholic-school-teacher-fired_n_7186340.html

These high school students know a thing or two about love.

Students at V.J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Nebraska, are speaking out in support of an English teacher and speech team coach who was told his contract would not be renewed after he informed the school he was engaged to his boyfriend....

“I support Mr. Eledge,” the shirts read. The Human Rights Campaign logo was on the front, and on the back, the shirts quoted Jesus’ words from John 13:34: “Love one another as I have loved you.”

Darya Kaboli-Nejad, a senior at the school, said that about 100 Skutt students purchased the shirts. She told HuffPost that Eledge has changed her life forever "through his teaching and actions."

[BrotherIvan]

1. Good for them

Hopefully the bigots on the board will think twice.

[F4lconF16]

2. This is fantastic, and good for them.

But how many will grow up and continue to support the bigotry of the church both through attendance and financially? Unfortunately, most of them probably will. It's time to stop pretending that the RCC is anything but a bigoted organization stuck in the dark ages. People need to leave the church. Its power derives from its followers.

These kids are taking the first steps to resisting the bigotry. Standing up and challenging the church is NOT an easy thing to do, and I am glad to see them making it clear what they support. I can only hope that they will eventually recognize the RCC's nature and make the choice to leave and help to prevent future assaults on people's rights.