— is, like other religious employers in the U.S., “entitled to employ in key roles only persons whose beliefs and conduct are consistent” with its “religious precepts.” In addition, the brief states, the “Constitution bars the government from interfering with the autonomy of religious organizations.”,” a constitutional protection for religious institutions to prevent government interference in the hiring and firing of “ministerial” employees.
The government’s brief argues that Payne-Elliott, a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, fits into this category, stating that he has “the responsibility of educating and forming students in the faith” and continuing to employ him would “interfere with the Archdiocese’s public expression of Church doctrine regarding marriage.
NBCOUT let’s not forget how painful it was to go through losing a beloved teacher last summer. This is yet another reason to vote Trump out of office. What Archbishop Thompson did is an atrocity — he refused to acknowledge the student outrage. This is not okay. get trump out.
NBCOUT realDonaldTrump 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.'
NBCOUT Heartbreaking.............and detestable.
NBCOUT Well of course they are. Did anyone actually think they’d be on the side of decency and equality? Hiding behind mythology to exercise your bigotry is still bigotry.
NBCOUT Garbage!
NBCOUT Catholicism is a disgrace to religion.
NBCOUT Again Trump admin violates The Constitution who mandates a separation between Church and State. It is a violation of rights.
NBCOUT Actually it's a violation of the Constitution: 'We hold these truths to be self -evident. That ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL'
NBCOUT I stay out of churches to protect my relationship with God! He knows me better than anyone else, because I hold all my power with my choices in my hands. And I only answer to God.
NBCOUT Not for same sex marriage.. but gay or not Christian if they are in capable teaching then they should have that right.. they too work and not living off welfare.
NBCOUT So Trump’s a lawyer now too?
NBCOUT Religion is full of bull shit and bigotry , They've been hiding child molesters and gays for centuries .
NBCOUT Trump is the president that has supported the lgbt rights more than any other president.
NBCOUT Gays are not allowed in Muslim schools, it’s a religious choice. It is always the Christian churches that go under political and social scrutiny when they make a choice to follow their doctrine.
NBCOUT As a catholic let me say, fuck all that. What I remember is Jesus being a fucking hippe and all lovey dovey. He wouldn’t approve of this. Not to mention the Catholic Church seems fine with priests abusing the flock but same sex marriage (marriage) is a bad thing. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
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NBCOUT So much for all that religious love thy neighbour. religiots bunch of hypocrites considering how many have already served prison sentences for abusing children
NBCOUT Sick, but the church ok with pedophile priests.
NBCOUT Oh good. You have the backing of murderers and liars
NBCOUT So, the 1st Amendment “trumps” this man’s Civil Rights?
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NBCOUT Dereliction of Duty Trump!
NBCOUT It’s a private school. You tout separation of church and state all the time. This is the other side. Have a great day Karen.
NBCOUT Yeah. Catholic School. He knew what he was doing. This is drama and why so many ppl are becoming less empathetic of gays. You're trying to coerce secular values on a religion.
NBCOUT AS IT SHOULD BE
NBCOUT Sad, really.
NBCOUT FK the Trumphitler Administration much
NBCOUT That’s homophobic of the Catholic Church & the Trump Administration😡
NBCOUT Two way street , slippery slope much, Constitutional Rights much, gray area much.
NBCOUT First Amendment - that's a real stretch.
NBCOUT Their church, their rules.
NBCOUT But keep the priests who molest boys tho...
NBCOUT Why should the church curtail its religious standards to accommodate people who violate them? Why are liberals never asking for Islamic schools, bakeries or mosques to accommodate same sex curriculum or clergy into their construct?
NBCOUT I find that many in the GOP lose their minds when a gay teacher is in the classroom of a private school, but are silent when other teachers are living together out of wedlock!!! Hypocrisy
NBCOUT At least three gay employees have been [discriminated] by Catholic schools affiliated with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis since 2018.
NBCOUT Imagine siding with this decision and also believing in a few decades you'll spend infinite years with the person you fired
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NBCOUT fully 40-50% of their clerics are gay In Ireland it's higher! So many lay musical directors administrators fall under the old fashioned LGBT community slang Church fairies. The last outside event that would have happened in our local parish was a DRAG BINGO fund raiser!
NBCOUT Big surprise
NBCOUT Trump is like that kid in high school running for student council who just cheaply tries to buy different votes with different cliques with a favor here and there. Cohen also made it CRYSTAL CLEAR Trump is pro-life. He’s just a con trying to buy votes.
NBCOUT Pence must behind this!
NBCOUT Irony, catholic school fires a them but quietly shuffles it’s pedophile priest to a new church.
NBCOUT What lie did trump say he has done a lot for gays That is a Flat Out Lie, only thing he has done for gays is try and take away all our rights
NBCOUT Did they fire all the teachers that have been divorced? What about someone that had a baby out of wedlock? What about someone using birth control? Maybe someone didn't go to church, do you fire them too? Outrageous
NBCOUT With this in card, Biden will definitely win the Election...
NBCOUT Democrat leaders have kept black communities in poverty, crime & filth for decades. Trump has lowered business taxes in minority areas to create businesses & jobs to finally get them out of poverty, so they can prosper.
NBCOUT Is the Pontifex and vaticancatholic ever going to tell the american catholic church to stay out of politics and discrimination i am tired of this bigots soiling my religion in the “name of god”
NBCOUT Nop this is not how it works... this is discrimination on the bases of sex and supreme court already ruled it is protected in the bill of rights
NBCOUT The trump administration have never read the constitution
NBCOUT The American people need to discriminate against liars and grifters in the next election.
NBCOUT and the surprise is what, exactly? Of course, Trump is going to support anything that in Anti-LGBTQ.
NBCOUT Why would any LGBTQ person with any self-respect want to work for or participate in religious businesses when all they are really about is promoting evil and hate.
NBCOUT If anyone is surprised by this will you please share the hiding spot youve been using? I could take a break from reality too...
NBCOUT Catholic schools receive no money from the government. They can fire anyone they want to.
NBCOUT As long as they pay taxes
asiantrucker NBCOUT I forgot what all the trumpanzees keep telling me about how trump has done more to help the lgbtq community than Obama ever did...
NBCOUT Closet homophobes.
NBCOUT Shameful.
NBCOUT It’s 2020, we are still worried about what gay couples are doing? If only there were other things to be concerned about right now.
NBCOUT Don't forget to set your clocks back 300 years tonight.
NBCOUT How?
NBCOUT this should be added to the list that jobs can't fire you over
NBCOUT Of course he would. Let people be happy.
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NBCOUT But the priests are still allowed to give the boys tug jobs right?
NBCOUT Didn’t the Supreme Court rule this year no one can be discriminated in the workplace because of sexual orientation? Anyone who believes Trump is good for the LGBTQ community need only look at this. BidenHarris2020ToSaveAmerica
NBCOUT Anal penetration is a threat to public health. It does matter what one does behind closed doors when it comes to disease spread. Stop the normalization of this obscene practice
NBCOUT What do you think about this, Pontifex ?
NBCOUT Yes they are.
NBCOUT Gays should not be teaching kids.
NBCOUT This is what they want. They want to be able to fire people for being gay, black, antifascist, whatever.
NBCOUT Christianity is firing gay people, but electing a president who’s cheated on each of his three wives with the next and/or hookers
NBCOUT The Catholic Church? That’s the one that protects paedophiles and enables them to rape more children isn’t it? Then uses Pandemic bailout money to protect themagainst being sued by their victims. Fuck the Catholic Church.
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NBCOUT That's unlike the Catholic Church to bow down to politics - what a weird world.
NBCOUT This is a last ditch effort to get other Chritians vote not just Evangelicals
NBCOUT Freedumb of persecuting
NBCOUT That's not protected under the 1st amendment.
NBCOUT Here is the drop for the next news cycle. Tiring
NBCOUT People are getting canned for merely liking a Facebook post.
NBCOUT Pope is doing the happy dance!
NBCOUT Trying to root out traditions is pathetic.
NBCOUT That's so wrong. Jesus would NOT approve! Just because a church does it, doesn't mean Jesus said they should.
NBCOUT Ok so did they say way to go we’re with you - or did they say the church actions are protected by the 1st amendment. There is a difference, saying your protected is different than “we side with you”...
NBCOUT First amendment Churches aren't people any more than corporations, but that is par for the course.
NBCOUT Catholics only accept pedophiles.
NBCOUT Yep, def sounds like something Trump would do.
NBCOUT As long as the school doesn't use any Federal funding, what's the issue?
NBCOUT no surprise here. i hope a supermajority are just as sick of as as i am.
NBCOUT Ah yes the 'freedom of religions to practice persecution' clause.
NBCOUT So Gay people aren't protected by the First Amendment? Sigh, this is the exact opposite of the intention of the founding fathers who had escaped from the religious imposition of old Europe.
NBCOUT And we keep being told how Trump loves the ghey.
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