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via SPLC's Facebook page:
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/teacher-says-gays-have-no-purpose-in-life-wants-lgbt-kids-banned-from-prom/discrimination/2013/02/11/60218
What a horrendous thing to say. A teacher. Of "special needs children."
she has no purpose in life...
gollygee
(22,336 posts)she has no purpose as a teacher.
Initech
(100,097 posts)Fuck this teacher and "Christian" and anyone who thinks like her.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)That's why children commit suicide. Because they get that message thrown at them again and again. The woman really needs to be relieved of her job and her school relieved from her.
I just saw red when I read this. How can someone who is allegedly a teacher, say stuff like this?
Thank you for verbalizing the point about suicide. It's important that people understand.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)That is all.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)That is, unless their liability insurance protects them from religious-discrimination lawsuits, which this teacher would fire the second she was canned.
She needs to be fired, but the Jesus Card is a terrible and powerful thing.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)She mixed her religion with school, and made a public statement of discrimination. Teachers have been fired for less.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)Be outrageous, get fired, sue, settle out court, live off the settlement.
That's pretty close to how Phelps operates.
I think she can expect to keep her job with zero friends outside of her cult circle... and get all the really crappy assignments.
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)Should we ban them too?
tblue
(16,350 posts)To make children suicidal?
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)no one would show up for the "traditional" prom.
Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)My sister-in-law is a middle school teacher. So her purpose in life, guiding kids on their path to adulthood is negated by the fact that she is a lesbian? I don't think so.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)The Nazis said the same thing about Jews and racists say the same thing about Black Americans. I am bigoted against bigots and racists.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)How does sexual orientation affect, say, her ability to teach? Is the only purpose for people to breed? If so, why don't we kill off the sterile and those who are past breeding?
I guess she sees people who are different from her as worthless. Or she hasn't thought about this very much.
Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)have a purpose. Because making babies is the ONLY reason to exist. Making babies is the ONLY reason to have sex. And that is what it boils down to, making babies...
Of course none of us HoMOsexuals have contributed to the betterment of humankind...not one bit!
sibelian
(7,804 posts)But I don't think that's anything to do with me being gay. I think it's more to do with me being lazy and unfocussed. I clearly need to MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF MY GAYNESS DAMMIT. I should have a great big GAY LIFE full of GAY SHIT. I need my own Pride float, that's what I need! Yeah! YEAH! A great big FUCK YOU Pride float made out of FOCUS.
#sulk
I wear brown quite a lot. Does that mean brown is gay?
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)sibelian
(7,804 posts)But thank you.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)She sounded very harried, and said the School governing body would shortly put out a statement addressing this issue.
She didn't sound happy with the teacher.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)I'm sure the principal is getting a lot of calls. And, this was not a decision of the school - they are keeping the official prom inclusive, from what I understand.
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)To say that a gay person has no purpose in life is very sanctimonious. This suggests she knows how to value life. Does this mean she, and not God, make this determination? This is of course on the assumption that God exists or that two or more people agree God exists (which I do).
Where does it say in the cobbled, fairy-tail inspired book called the Bible, does it say that gay people's lives have no purpose? Is it the "go forth, be fruitful and multiply?". That must mean that infertile heterosexual couples or heterosexual couples who, by choice, do not pro-create have no purpose in life.
I would suggest that in a world that is over-populated...in a world where we cannot provide safe and plentiful drinking water...in a world where we cannot provide safe and adequate, healthy food...in a world where we cannot provide safe and adequate housing...in a world where we cannot provide gainful and meaningful employment.......we should be encouraging pro-creation?
I think the most immoral organizations in this world are those that openly support and promote pro-creation. The Catholic and Mormon churches come to mind.
We cannot continue to grow the world's population. We must "right-size" the population to the world's ability to provide water, food, housing, employment, health care, etc.
In my mind this teacher is in fact one of the most immoral people on the planet.
DearHeart
(692 posts)So sick of their bigoted bullshit!!
mythology
(9,527 posts)There should be a limit to how much stupid one person can have because clearly she has way too much.
jazzimov
(1,456 posts)teaching kids.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)So the same goes for gays? Do you think they have a purpose in life? No I honestly dont. Sorry, but I dont. I dont understand it. A gay person isnt going to come up and make some change unless its to realize that it was a choice and theyre chosing [sic] God, said Medley.
So, she actually thinks she's a superior human being. I smell hateful bigot crazy person who needs to be fired yesterday and not allowed to teach anybody, cause that's just weird.
tblue
(16,350 posts)Who would even want to go to her heaven?
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)That reminds me of a little bit of Huckleberry Finn, lol
Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place. She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever. So I didn't think much of it. But I never said so. I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together. (1.7)
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)What about people who are infertile, do they also have no purpose in life? What if they adopt?
It's really tiresome hearing this old nonsense. Gay couples can adopt and have an influence that will last generations, just like straight couples who choose to adopt instead of having kids biologically.
Rude, insensitive, homophobic and most importantly wrong.
MH1
(17,600 posts)Not only vile, but lacking perspective on the diversity of humanity.
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)This woman needs to be fired. Schools are an extension of GOVERNMENT. The purpose of schools is to provide the United States with citizens and workers. Religion has no place in our school system. By stating that GAY students have no purpose in life she has violated the teachers code of conduct. Everyone should call the State of Indiana Board of Education and ask to speak with their Division of Professional Standards and make a complaint. (317) 232-9010 is the phone number. Press O for an operator and ask to speak with the Division of Professional Standards to make a complaint. I just got off the phone and lodged mine.
She has proven by her statements that she is not an advocate for all of the student body therefore needs to be dismissed.
MH1
(17,600 posts)Petition at Change.org:
https://www.change.org/petitions/diana-medley-the-northeast-school-corporation-of-sullivan-county-appropriate-disciplinary-action-to-mrs-medley-including-termination