Story: High school student sent home for wearing ‘homosexuality is a sin’ T-shirt, father says

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I’d be interested to see that young person’s perspective on her father in ten years.
Or the Faith. Being manipulated and exploited like this in the name of “religion” has set many people against the concept of religion as a whole. After all, if you can’t trust those who are supposed to love you and care about you, then who can you trust?
 
Everyday the left attempts to put down free speech.
I’m sure. Its leftists banning books and movies.

Look, if the T shirt has a political message capable of causing discipline problems in the school, the kid gets sent home. It was not a very positive view, was it? Kids don’t get to wear shirts which confront and criticize others.
 
How about we just educate our children on the subject matter of the class?
How about just teaching them at home and cutting through all the crazy? Three hours a day is all it takes.
 
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Another reason to raise your kids instead of letting the state raise them.
Sending your kids to public school does not equate ‘letting the state raise them’. Good grief. My teens are not vocal or sartorial about their Catholic Faith, but they all live with love, kindness, and respect and their Christlike presence effects their peers much more than any T-shirt would. And my public school educated kids are all individually active in our parish and foster their relationship with God through reading scripture and prayer–in their own and not prompted by my husband or me. WE are raising our kids, AND the go to public school–those things aren’t mutually exclusive.
 
How about just teaching them at home and cutting through all the crazy? Three hours a day is all it takes.
Oh, so simple for families where both parents work, or one or more children have special needs, or single parents, or moms with cancer (me)… kids can and do thrive in public school. Not all of them, and I would be willing to homeschool one of my kids if it was best for her/him, but there is nothing ‘simple’ and homeschooling for most of us…
 
How about when I wear a shirt saying “Gluttony is sin.”?

Is that showing concern to your neighbor or is that fat shaming?
 
The Church is clear that homosexuality is not a sin.
Serious question. Since the Church makes the distinction of homosexual activity being sinful, and homosexual inclination not being a sin, do you think just merely saying “The Church is clear that homosexuality is not a sin” might cause poorly catechized Catholics, as well as non Catholics, to think that you are implying homosexual activity is not a sin? I ask this based on watching people talk past each other because they are not clear on definitions.

As an example, it is also true that the Church teaches that homosexual inclinations are objectively disordered (CCC 2358), but that is not a phrase I used because poorly catechized people, as well as non Catholics, think I’m calling the person “disordered.”

Thoughts?
 
I don’t buy that. At all. Nor do a rapidly growing number of Christians who doubt the sincerity of publicity stunts like this. That cover has worn so thin that it is as transparent as Saran wrap. Plausible denial is no longer plausible.
May or may not have been a publicity stunt. And it may or may not be the best way of evangelizing. There’s definitely nothing inherently “hateful” about the t-shirt though. What definition of “hatred” are you using?
 
Wow. Your statement is condescending and uncharitable. No, they are not mutually exclusive. Advocate for homeschool if you think it best, but don’t denigrate those who send their kids to public school by choice or (usually) necessity. Being judgmental of parents because of their educational choices for their kids is flat wrong.
 
I’m not judging anyone. I just think that raising your own kids is the better option. Am I not allowed my opinion?
 
I AM raising my kids. Saying that I am not because they happen to go to public school is judgmental and uncharitable. Yes, we can have differing opinions but my opinion doesn’t put you down or indicate you’re a subpar parent ‘not raising your own kids’.
 
Look, if the T shirt has a political message capable of causing discipline problems in the school, the kid gets sent home. It was not a very positive view, was it? Kids don’t get to wear shirts which confront and criticize others.
See, this is my concern.

I can see the school wanting to make the call and prohibit messages that might be potentially divisive or harmful to the school environment.

For example, if one student wore a shirt that said “White Power” or “Heil Hitler,” it could have the effect of making some students feel marginalized; and it could easily cause a disruption.

That’s why, a while ago in another thread, I said that I’d probably support allowing an LGBT “pride” flag but not a “traditional family” flag with stick figures of a mother, father, and child. One is meant to be inclusive; one could be considered exclusive. That is, the “pride” flag doesn’t imply that a “traditional” family isn’t a “real” family or that heterosexuals are sinners.
 
I think people are bright enough to know the difference. Catholics know things are sinful, and they do sin.
 
One is meant to be inclusive; one could be considered exclusive.
If only that were true. The rainbow flag is used to bully those who don’t agree with the PC agenda. It’s either agree with us or you’re a bigot, etc. There is nothing “inclusive” about the rainbow flag.
 
Another reason to raise your kids instead of letting the state raise them.
I missed the part where the state is raising them… :man_shrugging:t2:

@NevermoreLenore Don’t worry about it…it’s Ruth’s schtick.
 
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I missed the part where the state is raising them… :man_shrugging:t2:

@NevermoreLenore Don’t worry about it…it’s Ruth’s schtick.
Lol, thanks TC. I was incredulous but that explains it–I actually laughed reading your comment! Cheers and have a good day.
 
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