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Aug 12, 2008

Church 'fired me because I am gay'

A tearful gay music lecturer who was given the boot by the Dutch Reformed Church in Moreleta Park has told the Pretoria high court he was fired because of his sexual orientation. More here.

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Ralph

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Aug 12, 2008
 
Sorry, fella. You knew you were gay, and you knew the church had this view. I am gay, but I just cannot agree the church owes him anything, unless he told them when he was hired.
feetwister

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Aug 12, 2008
 
And this guy expected ......?
Van der Waldt

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This is funny, why don't the bloody oke go and start a gay church
Morris Levy

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He should become a Scientologist, they will straighten him out.
Ralph

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Van der Waldt wrote:
This is funny, why don't the bloody oke go and start a gay church
He does not have to start a "gay church". There are many good churches that don't see being gay as wrong. They try to practice Christianity as Jesus would, love.
Ralph

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Morris Levy wrote:
He should become a Scientologist, they will straighten him out.
He does not need "straightening out". He just needs to reconize that this lawsuit is without merit.

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gay bar for you.

“I married R1 on 9/7/08!”

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Love you honey! Smooches! :)

ISP: Grand Rapids, MI

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church leaders are role models, so why would the church allow to be apart of something that the Bible and church do not tolerate or agree/allow?
Ralph

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A Proud Girl Scout Leader wrote:
church leaders are role models, so why would the church allow to be apart of something that the Bible and church do not tolerate or agree/allow?
Yeah, we have seen your "role models" disgraced time and again with extra-cirricular activities with women, men, and with drugs. No thanks.
Clarence13XXX

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A Proud Girl Scout Leader wrote:
church leaders are role models, so why would the church allow to be apart of something that the Bible and church do not tolerate or agree/allow?
Homosexuality is an abomination, period.
If that's your picture in the avatar, G_D definitely loves you because you're absolutely flawlessly beautiful.

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Aug 12, 2008
 
Ralph wrote:
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Yeah, we have seen your "role models" disgraced time and again with extra-cirricular activities with women, men, and with drugs. No thanks.
you've seen my role models?
i am against drugs (street/illegal), activities with men and women who don't consent and adults to kids sexual activities.

“I married R1 on 9/7/08!”

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Clarence13XXX wrote:
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Homosexuality is an abomination, period.
If that's your picture in the avatar, G_D definitely loves you because you're absolutely flawlessly beautiful.
thanks i think i've been blessed with beauty!:)
you are kind :)
Clarence13XXX

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A Proud Girl Scout Leader wrote:
<quoted text>thanks i think i've been blessed with beauty!:)
you are kind :)
I'm not kind at all, I view it as a weakness.
I'm just a guy that deals with facts and the facts are what I stated in my previous post to you.

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Clarence13XXX wrote:
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I'm not kind at all, I view it as a weakness.
I'm just a guy that deals with facts and the facts are what I stated in my previous post to you.
i view it as a good character trait :)
Ralph

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A Proud Girl Scout Leader wrote:
<quoted text>you've seen my role models?
i am against drugs (street/illegal), activities with men and women who don't consent and adults to kids sexual activities.
You are the one who said "church leaders" without any restrictions. You did not say your personal church leaders. If you want to include them all, you have to include the ones making the papers every day for their nefarious deeds. I don't have to go through the list. You know them. And I notice you left out of your list the extra-marital relationships. Freudian slip there?????
Headlines Exposed

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Ralph wrote:
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You are the one who said "church leaders" without any restrictions. You did not say your personal church leaders. If you want to include them all, you have to include the ones making the papers every day for their nefarious deeds. I don't have to go through the list. You know them. And I notice you left out of your list the extra-marital relationships. Freudian slip there?????
Talk about innuendo and reading between the lines.

Get over it Ralph.

You try to call her down for what she did NOT write.
Louis Farracoon

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Ralph wrote:
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You are the one who said "church leaders" without any restrictions. You did not say your personal church leaders. If you want to include them all, you have to include the ones making the papers every day for their nefarious deeds. I don't have to go through the list. You know them. And I notice you left out of your list the extra-marital relationships. Freudian slip there?????
WTF are you talking about?...You stupid coon.
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Aug 20, 2008
 
1 Corinthians 6:9 (Amplified Bible)
Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality,

This is what the Lord our God says. NO ONE elses opinion matters.

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Aug 21, 2008
 
lol. this is a funny thread...
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Sep 7, 2008
 
This teacher has my empathy, however, why would any GLBT individual want to be a member of any religious organization that hates them?
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