Actually, despite my belief that homosexuality is always a sin ... I think this is absolutely terrible. I would have my kids’ heads for treating ANYONE that way. Hate the sin, not the sinner; let he without sin cast the first stone — all of those often misused, universally misunderstood cliches actually apply here.
Completely appalling.
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Ms Attention Hog got lawyers and ruined the school event for everyone else, and you're blaming everyone else? Remind me not to let my kids associate with your kids. One of them might break something in my home and sue me for having it in their presence.
Right...Until your daughter brought Constance home and said they were going to do their homework in you daughter’s bedroom.
You would be upset with your child, for refusing to be steamrolled by the liberal, pro-homosexual agenda, that was being forced down thier throats?
I would have been PROUD of mine for standing up for THEIR RIGHT to have a prom without having to cowtow to ANY LIBERAL AGENDA.
I think it’s completely appealing!
I'm going to go with despising the sinner and the cold cruelty of demanding her sick little fetish be rammed down everyone else's throats.
Being christian and forgiving hasn't bought me anything but grief, lately. I think I'm going to go with pagan and vengeful. It's much more satisfying, and I can always have a last-minute conversion... I'll leave the forgiveness to those who believe themselves qualified.
I agree with you. Had my child been in this girl’s class and been cruel to her in any way, I would feel as if I had failed in raising her with a good, kind character. The proper way to handle this is with love and a modeling of a good Christian character, not with bitterness and anger.
That being said, I would have encouraged her to attend the prom that her friends attended, but without hate directed at Constance.
As you said, hate the sin, love the sinner
The claim that there were 2 (yes only 2) special needs kids there was a claim made by the lesbian and has not been confirmed yet. Besides 2 special needs kids out of a total of how many special needs kids in the school? It could be that the parents of these two kids wanted to support the lesbian so they forced their kids to attend the gay prom. It probably has nothing to do with these special needs kids being left out by the students.
How in the world is this "hate?" The girl Constance SUED her school... with the resulted in the school CANCELING the prom (talk about hateful!), rather than spend the money to fight the lawsuit.
The kids in the class then took initiative and voluntarily arranged for their own party--since Constance had (hatefully, I think) killed their prom. Then, after this was arranged, the school decided to go ahead anyhow--and the kids in the class who had already arranged the other party said "stuff it" to the ACLU forced prom in the fancy country club.
Constance and her prom got rejected because she went to law--NOT because of her chosen sexual perversion.
When people go to court--they really cannot whine if they get treated as a social outcast by those they chose to sue.
I would have to humbly disagree with you. I do agree with “hate the sin and not the sinner” and “only the non-sinner should cast the first stone”. These are basic biblical principles.
However, the bible also states that we should not tolerate, accept, or condone the sinful acts of others nor should we support the sin, lest we intentionally or unintentional encourage or lead someone into sin or continued sin. Even Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for hypcrisy and the merchants that used the temple for a market (Jesus didn’t show tolerance since he over-turned the merchants’ tables, but he did forgive them).
The bible teaches forgiveness of sin and love of the person; not tolerance or acceptance of the sin. This notion that Christianity teaches tolerance and acceptance of sinful behavior is a fallacy pushed by the liberals in order to label Christians as hypocrites.
With that being said, this lesbian wanted to exert her 1st amendment rights and gain her 15-minutes of fame at the expense of the rest of her classmates. According to the lesbian’s own admission, the only reason she even pushed the issue is because she wanted to make a statement. Her selfish motivations were further proven by her appearance on several talk shows like Wanda Sikes & Ellen Degeneres. If the lesbian was truly only concerned about equality and considered the feelings of her classmates then she certaintly could have fought her battle with a lot more discretion.
Since the dress code required all girls to wear dresses and all guys to wear tuxes, regardless of sexual preference, I don’t think this showed any discrimination. However, she did fought the standards without considering the feelings or consequences of her classmates. She has no reason now to complain because she got her prom and she got to wear her tux. Unfortunately, everyone exercised their Constitutional rights and chose not to associate or tolerate her selfish, attention-seeking behavior.
She has 30000 big ones in the bank to comfort her hurt feelings.
Completely appalling.
Oh, B.S. We are all free to associate with who we wish. The lesbo went to court for an audience, strictly for attention, then she didn't get it, and she's crying foul, and it's the fault of the other students? She could've brought her date to the regular prom, dressed in a dress of some sort and still been able to get her freak on afterwards, and that would've been that.
This is completely, 100% her fault, and I laugh at her shame, if she were capable of feeling any.
Freedom of Association.
Better go with vouchers. Then this young lady could attend a school where her choices are accepted and the other children can go where their parents decide. Simple.
One persons liberty shouldn’t trump another’s.
I'm sorry, what was appalling? That the other students chose to have their own party, rather than be put into an uncomfortable position of appearing to support this young woman's lifestyle choice?
I think the students handled it rather maturely. They didn't make a big deal or call the girl names - they just developed an alternative. If the young lesbian got her feeling hurt because no on showed up to a party that had become all about her and her lifestyle, that's too bad.
As I read the article, it wasn’t about how the kids “treated” her. They simply failed to attend the “prom” arranged as a compromise after the school cancelled the official one.
Choices, choices. I say “kudos” to the kids for refusing to be good little ACLU drones.