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Hope Christian School In New Mexico Rejects 3-Year-Old Because Of Gay Parents


"Nevertheless, according to the KOAT-TV report, the school is slated to receive more than $60,000 in federal tax dollars this school year."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/hope-christian-school-rejects-3-year-old-because-parents-are-gay_n_1706283.html

Would you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

^Bingo.

Plus, why send your kid to a school like that. What's next, offering ham to a Hassidic Jew?

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

I think the object here is to stop the hate, not to surrender to it and run away. That means the haters and the homophobes win.

Art_Deco said

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

I think the object here is to stop the hate, not to surrender to it and run away. That means the haters and the homophobes win.

That, and our tax dollars shouldn't be available to those institutions who openly discriminate.

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

Really dude....that's so weak. You should be able to come up with your own analogies (about blacks eating at "white" diners; muslims not going to airports; whatever) to see how stupid that statement is.

skykey said

Art_Deco said

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

I think the object here is to stop the hate, not to surrender to it and run away. That means the haters and the homophobes win.

It's a Christian school, what did the couple expect?

Not all Christian organizations hate gays.

In fact, NO Christian organizations hate gays. Only hate groups with tax-exempt status do that.

yourname2000 said

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

Really dude....that's so weak. You should be able to come up with your own analogies (about blacks eating at "white" diners; muslims not going to airports; whatever) to see how stupid that statement is.

The argument won't convince some here. Sad as it seems, I've recently seen Rosa Parks and the boycott of city buses that followed criticized here in the RJ threads.

Iceblink said

yourname2000 said

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

Really dude....that's so weak. You should be able to come up with your own analogies (about blacks eating at "white" diners; muslims not going to airports; whatever) to see how stupid that statement is.

The argument won't convince some here. Sad as it seems, I've recently seen Rosa Parks and the boycott of city buses that followed criticized here in the RJ threads.

It is extremely disappointing that Rosa Parks and the city 'bus boycott would be criticized here. As gay men, we have for decades suffered from horrible discrimination. Considering that, we should be extra careful to support fair treatment for others and oppose unfair discrimination wherever it is found, else we have no right to complain when we face discrimination against us.

That's just sad. Think of how the 3-year-old and other children who have been rejected due to unfair discrimination feel towards it. They must feel like they're not wanted or accepted in society and that there's no one who wants them. It's this kind of treatment that can pose health and psychological risks and the development of destructive behavior. It's really sad when you think about it.

Gym_bull saidWould you rather have it go to school and be treated differently and with hate cuz of his two dads?

Yes, CLEARLY, that was the intent of this thread: not to highlight an instance of hate and homophobia, but to argue that these parents should sent their child to a school where he *might* be treated differently. Clearly.

(This site reminds me every day that enemies of reason and freedom are not only OUTSIDE the gay community.)

A male couple I know has two adopted daughters. The Mormon family across the street from them will not let their children play with the adopted daughters since the adoptive parents are gay.

A major part of Christianity is supposed to be social justice and fairness. It doesn't seem to occur to some "Christians" (as opposed to Christians) that such discrimination is unfair, unjust, and therefore unChristian.

It's a Christian school, what did the couple expect?

This would NEVER happen in an Episcopal or Quaker school. Don't paint all churches with the same broad brush; that's what the haters do.