I mean, principals have a lot of power in schools … but arrogating Divine Judgment? Heck, that's the sort of thing that's arguably at least as offensive to the Almighty as any gay nookie.
Leaving aside the whole issue that passing religious judgment in school is illegal … and improper … and rude.
As Les said, good riddance. I'm sure she'll have her 15 minutes of fame in conservative circles ("Devout principal forced from job due to faith!") and can nurse her martyrdom for as long as she chooses to. #ddtb
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Good riddance. Perhaps she should consider a job in a church.
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Tennessee Principal Resigns After Telling Gays They’re Going To Hell
Dorothy Bond resigned Thursday.
Haywood High School Principal Dorothy Bond also said that gay students were “not on God’s path” and were “ruining their lives.”
…But students complained to the ACLU that during a Feb. 9 school assembly, Bond said that gay students showing affection could face 60-day suspensions, assignments to an alternative school or expulsion.
The ACLU also said Bond has incorporated prayers and proselytizing into school events and once told a lesbian student that she would g…
Why single out this one aspect of the Bible? Why not suspend anybody that does anything that contradicts any part of the Bible’s teachings? Of course, there would be virtually no students left at the school, but we have to have our priorities, right? I suppose the teachers would have to be placed on administrative leave, too. Leviticus alone should make just about everybody a target at some point.
By the way, I learned a new word from your post: arrogate. Thanks for the vocabulary increase!
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@Avo – Re Biblical selectivism: because everyone hates fags, but everyone loves bacon, gossip, mixed fabric clothing, coveting their neighbors’ goods …. I exaggerate but slightly; homosexuality remains taboo / something people can joke about freely / something people can persecute others about freely because it’s not a “vice” that the majority of the population is interested in.
Re vocabulary lessons: glad to have been of help. 🙂