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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 09:54 AM Original message |
Corpus Christi school district says it will ban all clubs rather than allowing Gay Straight Alliance |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. Astounding levels of stupidity on the part of the school district |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. No, they apparently operate under the direction of religious fundamentalists. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. They operate on a district by district basis |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. School districts are operated as petty fiefdoms in other places as well |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. New Jersey is even worse |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. There are locally elected school boards for each district |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. "A foolish consistency..... |
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Oh boy, I wonder who will get scapegoated for that... |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. Confusing article. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because similarly, Jesus hated prostitutes and thieves, and condemned them to hell. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. IOW.... |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. What about cheerleaders and JROTC? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. JROTC is a class |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. The same with cheerleading or any other sports |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. Even ROTC? |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sue them. I'm sure they can afford it. |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. The administrators make these decisions without consequence |
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Jokinomx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. This happened years ago in Utah. It's sad the fear they have for gays |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I think more precisely, it's the belief |
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Jokinomx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. well that is fear of gays and lesbianism .... |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Sure, no argument there |
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Jokinomx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. understood thanks... :-) |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. That makes sense because, as we know, if gay were legal, everyone would turn gay. |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. That's another weird one |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. Christians can be really screwed up people |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Their aim is to turn the student body against the gay students. |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
25. Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Bigots extraordinaries. |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Unfortunately, they're also cutting everyone ELSE'S nose off to spite their face. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. GL with that, get the ACLU involved. Here's what happened when a school denied GSA in North FLorida. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. Texans are afraid of Teh Gay but want guns in college classrooms |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. That's one way to get rid of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Flour Bluff is *NOT* CCISD |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
32. How ironic. I'd rather ban Corpus Christi than allow necromantically-named cities. (n/t) |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. Shit like this is why I'm an atheist. n/t |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. Cowardice. (nt) |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. Instant lawsuit. |
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