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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsControversial nun had a long history of anti-gay remarks
Sister Jane Dominic Laurel takes a sabbatical -- but leaves a rich trove of dubious theoriesMARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
Whats remarkable about the recent events that led Sister Jane Dominic Laurel to take a sabbatical from her teaching post at Nashvilles Aquinas College isnt that she found herself in hot water after a controversial lecture last month at Charlotte Catholic High. Its that her incendiary speech appears to have not been a random case of going rogue. It was just that she finally found herself challenged on an incredibly dubious line of educational thought.
Sister Jane created a minor firestorm in March after she spoke to high school students and allegedly told them that single and divorced parents caused kids to become gay; that homosexuals cannot live normal, productive lives; and that gays cant be good parents. When students later told their parents the nature of the talk, families protested and launched a Change.org petition, saying they would not have subjected their children to the talk if theyd known the full nature of it, and calling her remarks offensive and unnecessarily derogatory. Just last week, Sister Mary Sarah Galbraith, the president of Aquinas College, issued a supportive statement saying that The presentation was given with the intention of showing that human sexuality is a great gift to be treasured and that this gift is given by God. It appears that this message was not universally accepted. The hope of Aquinas College is that no one was left feeling that they are not loved by God. A counter petition supporting Sister Jane was also started, acknowledging that She said that by partaking in masturbation will lessen your masculinity and that through the absence of a parent in the home will also make a greater risk for homosexuality.
But one day after expressing solidarity with the nun, Sister Mary Sarah issued a new statement on the college site, saying, In her presentation, Sister Jane Dominic spoke clearly on matters of faith and morals. Her deviation into realms of sociology and anthropology was beyond the scope of her expertise The unfortunate events at Charlotte Catholic High School are not representative of the quality of Sisters academic contributions or the positive influence that she has had on her students. The students at Charlotte Catholic were unprepared, as were their parents, for the topic that Sister was asked to deliver. The consequence was a complete misrepresentation of the schools intention to bring a message that would enlighten and bring freedom and peace.
Sister Janes remarks at Charlotte Catholic High were not recorded, so all we have to go on are the reports from students. But if youre curious about the nuns vision of freedom and peace, youre welcome to peruse her videos on The Rich Gift of Love from the Newman Collection, in which she explains that If [a boy] didnt receive the acceptance, the physical affection, the encouragement from his father, hes going to have an emotional void Hes going to be longing for masculine affection . What can happen is that the lines can get crossed and a mans desire for his fathers love, his fathers affection, can become sexualized and he can begin to think that he has a sexual desire for another man when in fact he doesnt. Its that hes missing his fathers love. She then goes on to discuss sexual abuse, explaining that Sexual abuse can cause a man to want do to another, act out in violence, in the sense of getting revenge or somehow psychologically resolving this problem of abuse. He can somehow try to make it right or get revenge for it in homosexual acts. She adds that There was this one girl who found herself having a lesbian attraction. The reason was that her mother never really loved her. After watching the video, you can answer true or false questions like, In Stage 2 we know one of the greatest difficulties and sadness that children can face is sexual abuse. This can cause confusion in Stage 3 and could lead to a man wanting to have intercourse with another man and Difference is the foundation for attraction. Another quiz asserts as true that Oral sex is not part of the natural love between a man and a woman. It was actually imported by the homosexual culture. (PS Thanks, homosexual culture!)
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Controversial nun had a long history of anti-gay remarks (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2014
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Feral Child
(2,086 posts)1. Wow.
The intellectual arrogance is astounding.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. Great...another whacko who thinks her delusional thoughts
are academic.