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re: Catholic school fires Louisiana band director after husband's obituary reveals he is gay
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:23 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:23 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Religion of Love.
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Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:26 pm to Harry Boutte
quote:can’t anyone’s be used for that?
I understand that their entrails are suitable to weave into cords with which to strangle kings.
Diderot was anti-everything, and Meslier a coward
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:47 pm to GreenRockTiger
If the Catholic Church actually worked to rid themselves of pedophiles instead of hiding them, I would be on their side. They did not. Nothing wrong with this guy's lifestyle.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:52 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Richards’ sexual identity apparently violates a “morality clause” in the contract for the school, a document he said he signed with “a wink and a nudge since it was no big secret that I am gay.”
Posted on 7/3/25 at 1:55 pm to SludgeFactory
quote:you have no idea what has and hasn’t been done
If the Catholic Church actually worked to rid themselves of pedophiles instead of hiding them,
quote:except it was against the contract he signed
Nothing wrong with this guy's lifestyle.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 2:10 pm to LSUTANGERINE
The school (who acted rightly) has no choice but to fire him. Parents send their kids to a school with an explicit understanding that their students won’t be in the charge of a homosexual. The school must honor that commitment.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 2:21 pm to LSUTANGERINE
This isn’t news. Everyone who works at a Catholic school in the United States, knows about the morality clause, and the parents know about it too.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 2:28 pm to RollTide1987
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A private Catholic school fires a man after violating the morality clause of his contract
And does nothing when a priest molests children.
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News at 11!
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:00 pm to MRTigerFan
Are we saying that because the Catholic Church has a dark history that we shouldn't be able to enforce contracts on gay people?
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:10 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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They’re getting ripped to shreds on Google reviews
The nerve...
Having morals and sticking by them.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:13 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Does morality clause have language about diddling children?
That would some hypocritical irony!
That would some hypocritical irony!
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:20 pm to Artificial Ignorance
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Does morality clause have language about diddling children?
I wonder if that would fix the homosexual problem in the church.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:37 pm to Tarpon08
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Then work anywhere else that doesn’t have a morality clause. There should be no outrage on either side. When you sign a contract then willingly violate it there isn’t really much to talk about.
This
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:44 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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They’re getting ripped to shreds on Google reviews
My oldest starts "real" school next year. It never crossed my mind to look at google reviews when we were determining what school we were going to send her to
Would someone really use google reviews as a factor when choosing schools?
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:47 pm to GRTiger
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Are we saying that because the Catholic Church has a dark history that we shouldn't be able to enforce contracts on gay people?
I'm not saying that at all. In Louisiana, employers generally can fire employees for any reason or no reason at all, as it is an at-will employment state. I think in this case it is absurd. Especially since this guys sexual orientation was well known amongst the community. What you call the Catholic Church's "dark history" I call a dark present. These things are still happening to this day. Furthermore, the greatest commandments, according to Jesus in the New Testament, is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is not WJWD.
The school has every right to fire this guy. I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church.
This post was edited on 7/3/25 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:49 pm to AllbyMyRelf
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The school (who acted rightly) has no choice but to fire him. Parents send their kids to a school with an explicit understanding that their students won’t be in the charge of a homosexual. The school must honor that commitment.
In fact, while the school’s pastor is the one who technically fired the teacher, the decision to do so came from the archdiocese. The school was well aware of his homosexuality and turned a blind eye to it for almost two decades.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:50 pm to MRTigerFan
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Furthermore, the greatest commandments, according to Jesus in the New Testament, is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is not WJWD.
Jesus accepts sinners, but you have to repent and be remorseful for your sins. Living as a married homosexual is not being remorseful for your sin
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:54 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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He’s just outing the school.
Because the school was in the closet about firing gays?
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:56 pm to RIPMachoMan
God does not expect and knows that no man is perfect. His expectation is to repent and strive to avoid/repeat the sin.
Being a life long gay man is the antithesis of that.
Being a life long gay man is the antithesis of that.
Posted on 7/3/25 at 3:58 pm to GeauxldMember
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The school was well aware of his homosexuality and turned a blind eye to it for almost two decades.
Were they? The teacher in question says this in the article:
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I am 63 and as of yesterday, I was still worried about people finding out I was gay when I sent that email.
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