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Catholic School Fires Math Teacher Who May Not Believe in God
By David Gibson - Politics DailyA math teacher who said in an online survey that she did not believe in God has been fired by an Iowa Catholic school after her views were discovered on her Facebook profile and after officials found she had posted a comment at an atheist website. Last August the teacher, 27-year-old Abby Nurre, who had just been hired to teach eight-grade math at St. Edmond School in Fort Dodge, checked "no" in a Facebook survey about whether she believed in God, heaven and angels. Then in November she posted a link to a news article about federal funding of research on prayer in an online discussion forum ...
Boston Cardinal Affirms Catholic Welcome to Child of Lesbians
By David Gibson - Politics DailyCardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston says the children of same-sex couples should be welcomed at any church schools in the archdiocese, a position different from that of at least one other prominent bishop in the American hierarchy. "We have never had categories of people who were excluded," O'Malley wrote in a blog post. "While there are legitimate reasons that might lead to a decision not to admit a child" -- he cited behavioral issues and similar problems -- "I believe all would agree that the good of the child must always be our primary concern." O'Malley was in Portugal last week with Pope ...
Catholic Preschool Boots Child Because Parents Are Lesbians
By David Gibson - Politics DailyA Catholic school in Boulder, Colo., has refused to re-enroll a child in its preschool program because the student's parent are lesbians. Officials at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, acting at the direction of the Archdiocese of Denver, last week told faculty members that the child would not be readmitted to the church school because of the sexual orientation of the child's parents. Neither the child nor the parents have been identified. ...
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