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Originally Posted by aberkok
That's not what I see happening. They are not merely disagreeing, but using their power to deprive a student. What I see is a group of people in power - the bigots - who are actively trying to prevent a certain segment of society - homosexuals - from sharing the same rights and privileges.
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This is a Christian (e.g. private) school; attending it is not something they are entitled to. Christians, like other religions, are made up of people who share a moral view. In order to join their group it makes sense that you must agree and follow their same moral stand. Just because the private Christian school looks shiny and cool does not mean they can simply go there without modifying their behavior and beliefs.
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Originally Posted by aberkok
...homosexual people don't wake up at the beginning of the day and decide to be gay...it's usually a life choice...even more significant than deciding upon a career or lifelong spouse. I might even be persuaded that it is not so much of a choice.
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Homosexuality is a choice; while I will entertain arguments about why and to what people are attracted, the act of willingly having a sexual relationship with a member of the same sex is a choice. Period. This might be a life choice that is very important, but part of being Christian (in this case) is to NOT be homosexual. Period. Notice a trend? They don't care how big of a decision it was when it was made, the requirement is to change it.
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Originally Posted by ngdawg
No it isn't a choice. Accepting it, both as a gay person and as any individual should, is.
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Simply for the point of argument, lets assume that a gay person's attractions are not under their control. Being attracted is not the sin, it is the action that is the problem. Most religions have one or usually more things that members are expected to avoid. These things are often tempting, sometimes very much so. A mistake is usually forgiven, but in the case of simply refusing to follow such rules it is perfectly reasonable to say they are not a member of the religion. These people knew that homosexuality was considered bad, and they decided not to modify their behavior. If they don't play by the rules they get kicked out, which is what happened.