Seems like there's a lot of extraneous words and chapters placed around that short story of rioting and raping. Rather misleading. Particularly the New Testament.

They need an editor with a big fat red pen, pare that bible down to about 10 words or less.

Sadly, not enough room for "to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

I'm not them. They are obviously out of touch with their own written beliefs, they have loaded too much BS around what really matters to them.

Now we get a lecture on book burnings.

Well done.

I love being on ignore.

Who are "they"?

The article is about a specific and very problematic bishop in San Francisco and how catholics in the area are pushing back against him. "They" seem like some pretty good people that have a pretty good idea of what really matters to them.

What power does the city have to make them change those policies?

It's a private school. I believe they pretty much get to hire whomever they want and educate however they want. That's the beauty of private schools that several people rallied behind in this very forum. It's why some felt they are better than public schools.

I think Cordileone can pretty much flip Mr. Farrell the bird on this one.

This sort of story is why I beg to differ.

Or so we were told.

The nuns left the bus, went quietly back to work, and nothing changed at the Vatican. But there was peril, I tell ya!

that prohibit workplace discrimination due to lawful private behavior.

They can fire people for any (or no) reason. They are a private institution. Hobby Lobby would also support the actions of the church.

pass a local law to surpass this State?

is the ultimate law of the land. No jurisdiction - state, county, local - can make a law contradicting it.

but employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is legal. And this decision by the Catholic school is legal in Calif.