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By: Michael de Yoanna

Category: Panorama

Posted: March 8, 2010 11:30 AM

Tags: MULTIMEDIA, ETHICS, COMMUNITY, economy

Boulder Catholic School Discriminates Against Lesbian Parents

"This past week we implemented a policy that has been the most difficult decision of my life," writes Father Bill Breslin of Boulder's Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in a blog post titled "Moses and the Burning Bush." Breslin is referring to his decision to ban a student whose parents are lesbians, adding he "chose to protect the faith over doing what would have looked like the loving thing to do.... Our school is a Catholic school, and our teaching on the sanctity of marriage is as clear as a bell." A small group of protesters gathered outside the church on Sunday, including Kira Hall, who held a sign that read, "God loves all people." Another protester, Colleen Scanlan Lyons, whose daughter attends the school, told 9News, "I've had 16 years of Catholic education, and this just reached the core of my being as completely wrong and against the teachings of Jesus." Breslin has made it clear that he's not budging on the issue, but gay advocates aren't giving up their fight. Boulder Pride is investigating to see what can be done to help the family, as well as talking about discrimination "in our own backyard," writes the Daily Camera.

Comments

This is aweful. It's so hard for me to hear things like this. This girl is there at that school to get an education and it shouldn't matter whether or not her parents lifestyle is different than the other parents to get an education. Good for her for standing up for herself and both of her mom's that's great! And yes God does love ALL people.

I'm quiting a chuch that refuses to love all people regardless of sexually orientation, sexual sins...like being out with the neighbors wife on saturday night(((Oh, I think that one is OK. )) The church keeps digging a deeper hole and we need help. We are afoat without an anchor. God help us.

"It’s a my way or the highway and totally non inclusive." Actually,that's exactly what Jesus preached, too bad some people just don't get it.

What? How can you say this school is wrong? Shall we tell Islamic schools that they must accept Christian students, then not teach the reasons why they believe Christianity is wrong? I fail to see the big deal here. Catholics believe homosexuality is wrong. Period. Leave them alone - they can teach what they want, and we need to quit trying to force other people to go against their beliefs.

This is just one of the reasons I left the Catholic Church, I was born Catholic and had a steady dose all through Girls Catholic School. It's a my way or the highway and totally non inclusive. Terrible image to society. The church should be ashamed of itself. God made all man in his image so if you are born gay then don't question God he knew what he what he was doing.

Mike, it sounds pretty descriptive to me. They're discriminating between people they want at their school, and those they don't. Doesn't matter if you agree with the school or not, it's a simple headline. Apart from that, however, I happen to think the school is setting a horrible example for their students.

Nice headline, thats not biased at all!

[...] don’t see any problem with declaring their fealty to an organisation which discriminates against a whole range of people, which promotes ideas which directly kill people, which dictates rules for [...]

[...] don’t see any problem with declaring their fealty to an organisation which discriminates against a whole range of people, which promotes ideas which directly kill people, which dictates rules for [...]

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