Posted on 05/15/2013 7:16:33 AM PDT by topher
COLUMBUS, May 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) The Central Ohio Association of Catholic Educators (COACE) is backing the diocese in its decision to fire a homosexual teacher, according to a letter sent to the teacher.
Gym instructor Carla Hale, 57, was fired from her job at Bishop Watterson Catholic High School last month after an anonymous parent wrote to the Diocese of Columbus to complain that in an obituary for Hales mother, Hale was listed as a surviving family member together with her longtime lesbian partner, Julie.
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Not to worry.
Plenty of other places to work.
MSM, White House, Congress, NBA, NFL, AFL, San Francisco (any job, any time)....etc...etc.
Well the Ohio Constitution does not make any exceptions to the right of people to exercise their religious convictions.
The Ohio Bill of Rights.
§ 1.07Rights of conscience; education; the necessity of religion and knowledge (1851)
All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own conscience.
No person shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or maintain any form of worship, against his consent; and no preference shall be given, by law, to any religious society; nor shall any interference with the rights of conscience be permitted.
No religious test shall be required, as a qualification for office, nor shall any person be incompetent to be a witness on account of his religious belief; but nothing herein shall be construed to dispense with oaths and affirmations.
Religion, morality, and knowledge, however, being essential to good government, it shall be the duty of the general assembly to pass suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public worship, and to encourage schools and the means of instruction.
Ohio Ping
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C.
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Since obituaries are usually written by family members , did she intentionally ‘out” herself?
If so, no sympathy from me for her.
Private matters should remain private.
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C.
I read the courts decision and I do not see where the decision trumps the Ohio constitution. The court ruled in favor of the church.
Yes, she likely was the one who wrote it. Only she, her brother from KY, and grandchildren are listed as surviving members of the family. She lived in Powell, OH either near or with her mother. So it seems that she, at the very least, gave permission for the inclusion of the lesbian partner. She outed herself.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=163314539
No sympathy from me.
Let her “stew” in her own Filth.
Yep, she forced the hand of her employer. It is her own fault.
The court ruled in favor of the church.
Indeed they did just as they will in this case if they grant cert.
The lesbian is going to lose regardless of whether or not Ohio thinks state law trumps the First Amendment.
Indeed they did just as they will in this case if they grant cert.
The lesbian is going to lose regardless of whether or not Ohio thinks state law trumps the First Amendment.
First of all the courts decision hinged on the fact that the teacher was also a minister which this woman clearly is not so the case does not necessarily have an important bearing on the case.
Second she is seeking redress through a Columbus city ordinance so this will be going first to a city court and then the state courts so Ohios constitution will be the first line of defense for the church.
Ohio pings..
If this woman felt the need to include her same-sex "spouse", then she's responsible for the consequences, and there's really no question it's a direct conflict with her employment requirements.
One thing I was curious about...3 of the grandchildren are named "Hale" (the teacher's name)...only one named "Roe" (the brother's/family name) and one other one with a completely different name...
NOT that it matters, of course! and I applaud the Catholic Teachers' Union for standing up for their principles! Rules are rules, and there's no discrimination involved here, only someone wanting an exception to the rules.
To me, that indicated that one grandchild got married and she uses her new married name. The spouse's name was listed in parentheses.
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