State vs. religous rights

[theist 1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The homosexual issue here is secondary,I feel.It could have been a meateatter trying to force his Krsna school into allowing him to bring burgers to a school picnic.

 

Where is the line that demarcates religious rights from state interference?

 

I believe we should speak out against the violation of religious freedom no matter if its another group that is being oppressed or our own.Or whether it is in Toronto,Tampa Bay or Tibet.Small degree or large.

 

 

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Catholic School Must Allow Gay Student to Take Boyfriend to Prom

 

By Rob Gillies

Associated Press

 

 

 

May 10, 2002

 

TORONTO (AP)--A gay youth cannot be banned from taking his boyfriend to the prom at a Roman Catholic high school, a judge ruled Friday.

 

Marc Hall, 17, was granted an injunction by the Superior Court of Justice allowing him to take his 21-year-old boyfriend to his prom Friday night at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic high school in Oshawa, 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Toronto. Hall's lawyer David Corbett said the ruling tells Catholic schools that they can't discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

``You shouldn't be able to do that with anybody, but especially not young people in their care,'' Corbett said.

 

Corbett said the judge's decision is only an interim ruling, but that the school board has said it wants to argue its position in a trial. Corbett said Hall is prepared to do the same.

 

Durham District Cathlolic School Board lawyer Peter Lauwers has said the school board has the right under the Constitution to run its schools in accordance with Catholic teachings. Hall has the option of going to a public school, if he chooses, Lauwers said.

 

Corbett argued the board violated the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Education Act and the provincial code of conduct, which all bar discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

 

At a meeting last month, Hall asked school trustees to overturn a decision by the principal at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic high school forbidding him from bringing his male date to next month's prom. The trustees turned him down. The school board has said it supports Hall's right to be a homosexual but it rejects ``a homosexual lifestyle,'' such as taking a gay date to the prom.

 

 

 

 

 

[Tarun 6]

Trustees turned him down; his boyfriend apparently did NOT.

Looks like no one else wants to touch this one.

Let me take this opportunity to repeat my many gurus' words.

Today there r no more xatriyas or brahmaNas, only vaizyas & zudras.

Our advanced belly + legs social body missing arms & head.

So long vaiZyas r rajasik & zudras r tamasik: cheaters & cheated

Unless we surpass tamoguN & rajoguN, no possibility of peace.

No chance for meaningful dialogue. No progress. Simply chatter.

So-called police + military protect vaizya int'l investments in the name of "National Security" even if it means starvation, homelessness, torture, murder for others, including Amerikans.

And what to speak of environmental danger to everyone on Earth!

Any true sAdhu-guided xatriya'd solve ENRON scandal within days.

Gay boy thing too. Men have become like mice. Of Mice & Men.

Robert Blake starred in one version. Any role models to follow?

Like Janaka-rAj asked when none could lift Lord Ziva's bow:

"What's coming down the pike? Is xatriya spirit dead?

 

[Guest guest]

The Catholic Church has every right to prevent a boy from bringing his boyfriend to their prom. It is a private School and should not have to follow federal school guidelines. The Church does not believe that being Gay is following Christs beliefs. While we would like to offer love for those who chose this lifestyle we can not offer support for it. It is against the fiber of our Church, and we are one religion that still stands by its beliefs down to the simple fact that birth control is still considered wrong, as many Churches believed prior to public pressure.