In Catholic belief, “marriage is faithful, exclusive and lifelong union between one man and one woman, joined as husband and wife in intimate partnership of life and love.” With this being said, can a Catholic school fire a teacher because he obtained a gay marriage license? Another question to pose is, is it against his right as an employee to lose his job because of his choice in marriage or did he break the contract with the school? My personal opinion is, the teacher knowingly accepted his position to teach in a Catholic school and also knew their religious values and rules, knowing this he broke the contract with the school.
Micheal Griffen lives in New Jersey, New Jersey was the 14th state to recognize gay marriage. The right was passed this October. As of June 5th, 2013, there are 594,391 gay couples and 55% of Americans strongly favor gay marriage. According to the New York Post, Father James McCloskely head master said, “The faculty at Catholic schools must require to follow all the Catholic commandments”. The Catholic schools stance is that knowing this upon hire, that this teacher broke his contract and thus emanating to his firing. According to the catholic school teacher contract from March 2011, it states “ a teacher may be discharged and causes for such termination or discharged may include; gross immoral behavior not consistent with the moral teaching of the Roman Catholic church (as fully described in the Governance No. 36 which is specially adopted by reference); violation of any provision of this contract or any local school or policy procedure, action which will cause revocation of the teacher corticated to teach any other ground which in the good faith determination.” Teachers like any other prof...
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...employment. Just like the Wayne county police, you cannot work as a police officer in Wayne County if you do not live in that city. They have to sign a contract saying they live in that city of employment or they are unable to work there and can get fired for breaking that contract they have signed. I believe that a person has the right to marry whomever they want. This is not a gay rights versus the Catholic Church issue. Regarding this just like any other place of employment, if you break a contract there could be consequences resulting in losing your job.
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According to ACLU – American Civil Liberty Union of Washington State, a tenured teacher in my understanding should not be fired for a comment like that. Rather have a disciplinary action, such us be sent to a sensitive seminar or class. She shall be shown that her comment was not acceptable. She can have her opinion, but she need to keep it to herself.
Moody gives a very insightful look into the common line crossings of church and state on the issues of gay marriage. Having the credentials of a clergy member and of someone who writes and lectures often on subjects of ethics and social policy, Moody evokes trust in his
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He is one of three former teachers at the school investigated for inappropriate relationships with students.
In the United States, conservative Christians are more involved than ever when it comes to limiting the right gays and lesbians to marry, claiming that it’s wrong due to the fact that the Bible clearly states that marriage is between a man and a woman (Burn 178). “Most fundamentalist and conservative religions will not ordain gays and lesbians or permit them to serve in religious leadership roles (Burn 178).”
James Dobson, a famous evangelist, talks about the prior supreme court decision to legalize gay marriage. Before the announcement that that the supreme court did legalize gay marriage -- there was an uproar from evangelicals like James Dobson who said “gay marriage will undermine the family,” and that “it will further divide our country up.” In this video, Dobson asks the question “ how are parents supposed to teach their children about what the bible says in this issue [ marriage and the definition of it ] and then go on to a school bus and be taught something different by their elders?” Dobson describes gay marriage as “ the death knell of religious liberty in the United States.” Throughout this video, Dobson uses his opinion based on his religion to make the assertions he is
Chauncey tells us that bars that had a decent amount of homosexual customers, or “gay bars” were constantly raided by police, which led to their inevitable closure. Chauncey writes that these bars were considered “a gathering place for homosexuals and degenerates who conduct themselves in an indecent manner.” Chauncey continues to build his credibility by using specific examples of homosexual mistreatment. Chauncey writes that in 1958, an “initial investigation of the University of Florida resulted in the dismissal of fourteen faculty and staff members. Chauncey informs us that teachers were being fired based on their sexual preference, and students were also dropping out because of it.
Hodges is more of a recent test of the fourteenth amendment of the constitution, having happened around two years ago from now. Some groups of same-sex couples sued Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee’s state agencies “to challenge the constitutionality of those states’ bans on samesex marriage or refusal to recognize legal same-sex marriages that occurred in jurisdictions that provided for such marriages.” According to the plaintiffs, the equal protection and the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment were violated. There were two questions to ponder. One, “Does the fourteenth amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex?” Two, “Does the fourteenth amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex that was legally licensed and performed in another
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Most Americans said they think gay teachers should be fired, not only is that unfair dismissal, and discrimination. But what is it teaching the children? Functionalists say the main function of a family is to help educate children in social behaviour required by society. If they believe society is based on consensus then why are they encouraging conflict? Bibliography www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/domestic-partners/family.html www.familydiscussions.com/books/gillis.htm www.puclicagenda.org Family, Functionalism, and New Right Donnellan C, Sexuality Volume 23 Silva, E
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Same-sex marriage is a topic often discussed in the Christian church. Christians will argue that it is immoral and it is corrupting the sanctity of marriage, while many politicians advocating for it will say that a ban against it violates the Fourteenth Amendment, granting all citizens "equal protection of the laws." The decision is being left to each state as to whether or not to allow same-sex marriages, and there have been numerous rallies and protests both for and against legalizing it. Shortly before a decision was made in Illinois, there was a rally in the capital by people who were pro-marriage. The very next day, there was another rally by an estimated group of 2,500 people who packed the Capitol rotunda and grounds and challenged lawmakers to uphold Christian teachings and ban same-sex marriage. Bishop Larry Trotter of Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago called on Christians to "report for duty" to keep our country "moral" and prevent same-sex marriage from becoming a reality in Illinois (Garcia). The Christian church may believe homosexuality to be a sin, but the lack of tact that it is displaying in defending their views is driving homosexual people away from the church.
21 Dec. 2013. The "Same-sex Classrooms Can Help." St. Joseph News-Press (MO). 2 Jan. 2012: n. pag. Web.
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Prohibiting same sex marriage is unconstitutional. "The act discriminates on the basis of the sex by making the ability to marry depend on one's gender" (American Civil Liberties Union, p 12). It also disregards the Faith Full and Credit Clause of the constitution. If a gay or lesbian couple gets married in a state where same sex marriage is legal, but then for some reasons decides to move to another state where same sex marriage is prohibited, it would mean that their union would not be recognized.