re: Louisiana private school boots kindergartener after her adoption by same-sex parents

I'll just preface this by saying that I am not familiar with this school or the particulars, so I'm just speaking in generalities in regards to Christian schools.

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can you?

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Yes. It is important that Christian schools stand by their beliefs. A Christian church or school that doesn't stand up and for their beliefs and hold their communities to account isn't a Christian church/school at all; it's just a social club.

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Jesus ate with and was friends with some lowly people by societies standards.

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He sure did. He said himself that he came for the sinners and not for the righteous. That it is the sick people who need a doctor; not the healthy. That it was worth leaving the 99 sheep to find the one that was lost.

The key theme that connects all those images is that the sinner/sickly/lost sheep came back to God when he went searching for them. Otherwise, the imagery would've looked a lot different.

"I don't sweat losing one sheep, because I love it anyway. They'll be fine."

"The sick don't need to be healed. I love them anyway. They'll be fine."

"The sinners don't need to repent and return to me. I love them anyway. They'll be fine."

Christianity teaches "come as you are," but it does not teach "stay as you are."

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why would any christian school turn people away for not being perfect enough.

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Nobody is "perfect enough." The big problem in this situation is that a same-sex relationship isn't just a "whoops" sin, or a lapse in judgement, or a moment of weakness. By its very nature, it's an outright, highly visible, unrepentant, and ongoing rejection of Christian teaching. There must be a line drawn in the sand at some point. Christians are taught to "love always"; Not "tolerate always." And yes, there's a big difference between those two things. And well, as the saying goes, sometimes "love is hard" and the best thing you can do for someone is to let them go their own way and pray that they one day see the light.

I'm not trying to single out homosexual relationships. I'm only speaking to this situation. I would say the same thing about a set of parents who openly moonlighted as swingers, or a teacher who doubled as a porn actor.

Now, did the school handle it the best way? I can't say. From what I can tell, probably not. But that doesn't invalidate their ultimate decision.

Honest question...if you were a Christian school, how would you go about counseling a same-sex parent couple in an attempt to bring their actions and lifestyles in line with Christian teaching? Sounds like a recipe for disaster for everyone involved, including the child.