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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:50 AM Original message |
Former coach sues Dearborn schools over religion |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cry me a river, fundy... |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. ... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Poor baby. He can't tell the Muslim kids that Jesus |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. k/r |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. Boo f-ing Hoo |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. Does anyone actually read the article? |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Heresay. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Good points.. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Yes I read the article |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. So should he be prevented from coaching... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. If the minister abused his position as a volunteer coach, telling him he cannot |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I am curious what... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. I raised similar issues in other posts on this thread as to Islam. However, Marzalek's suit |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. A lot needs to be learned.... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Hancock isn't the one suing--Gerald Marszalek is... nt |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. True |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That begins to sound a lot like discrimination on the basis of religious association... |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. According to the school |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Generally, the onus will shift to the school to demonstrate a non-discriminatory motive |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. I'm not sure that's true in an "at will" state |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. "At will" means that an employee may be fired for any "legitimate" reason |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. But fired is also different from "non-renewed." |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. The standard is "adverse employment action", and is not limited to strict termination |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Just because they havent shared that with the public |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. The school said tha had nothing to do with it. Are we assuming that the school |
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nbcouch (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. The word you want |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Thank you it is |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. He's fitting the students with artificial limbs? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. Most of those fundies who try to convert Muslims don't even realize |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. I used the translation argument to say it was the same God and I was |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
43. is it a coincidence that all major religions today agree that there's only |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Not necessarily "a guy" |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
54. The Hebrew word "Elohim" is cognate with "Allah", correct? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
9. Good for the school! nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Read more closely: the person who is suing is not the person who was proselytizing. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. But, he was the one allowing his volunteer assistant coach to attempt to convert the students. |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Fordson High, not Fordham. Here's the link ... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. I typed wrong, but I was at the right site, Fordson. Did you check the "About FHS" page? |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Nothing there - "Sorry, this page being revised. Check back later." |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. There is no such allegation in any of the stories I've read... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. fundies need to stop pretending they are victims |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Again: the person suing isn't accused of proselytizing. |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Again--- his associations place his students/athletes in a vulnerable position |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Yeah.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Nothing like it. You can't preach or teach people in and out of heterosexuality. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. So it's not a choice? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Are you implying that homosexuality IS a choice? If so, got a credible source for that? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Not implying anything... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Right. That's why kids commit suicide rather than simply switching orientations. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Still no empirical evidence.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. LOL. |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. What an absurd analogy |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. What exactly did the coach do? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. You can't fire someone for his religious associations. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. "Some of 'em are unfuckingbelievable!" Got that right! |
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onager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. Not true. The ACLU frequently defends Xians. |
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nbcouch (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. This is the common argument |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Well, we don't know that he was keeping all evangelizers out of his school. We know only |
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nbcouch (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Based on the side of the story we ARE getting |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
44. What an ass |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Please read the story, The person who is suing and the prosyletizer are TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. nt |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
51. Whatever happened to martyrdom? |
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Startup (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #51 |
62. From some of the responses above, what ever happened |
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