Monday, April 29, 2013

Two Reports in the News Involving Religious Differences- Taiina Ayala

First, I read an article of how a teacher was fired from her teaching job at a Catholic high school after officials found out she was gay. Someone apparently submitted an anonymous letter to the school that brought attention to the fact that the teacher was gay. This news came to be from her mother's obituary, which was published and mentioned her and her partner. The woman is trying to sue the school for breaking the law in Ohio that prohibits firings based on sexual orientation. The Catholic school establishment says they reserve their right to fire anyone who goes against what the church, and school, teaches.
I think that it is wrong for anyone to be fired because of their sexual orientation, that civil rights need to cover gay rights too. The way the information was revealed was also an invasion of privacy, and just ethically wrong to the teacher whose mother obviously died. However, as a provate institution, the school might win the case because it is their establishment and they can choose how to run it. However, there are boundaries.
The next article I read was about a shooting that went down in Washington at a conservative Christian lobbying group headquarters. A man went to the headquarters purposely to shoot and kill. He shot a guard and wounded him. I guess maybe he disagreed with the conservative Christian group's values but that doesn't give anyone a reason to shoot people. Everyone should respect the opinions of others, even if you don't agree.

Source for first article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/29/gay-teacher-fired/2121361/

Source for second article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/29/sentencing-family-research-council-shooting/2121695/

2 comments:

  1. Well that sucks but i honestly dont even know how to reply to this.

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  2. It is not fair for the teacher at the Catholic school to have her privacy invaded like she did, however I understand why the school fired her; I am not saying I agree with how the situation was handled but at the same time I understand it due to religious beliefs.

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