Throwing Stones
Buck May 21st, 2008 - 6:31 pmIrmo High principal quitting over Gay-Straight Alliance
IRMO, SC - The Irmo High School Principal’s announced resignation over a controversial student group is already drawing national attention. [...]
Principal Eddie Walker says it comes after he was asked to allow the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at the school.
Principle Walker, in a letter he wrote to the school, said; “Allowing the formation of this club on our campus conflicts with my professional beliefs and religious convictions.”
I wonder if Mr. Walker realizes that the simple act of judging others is a sin?
“It is a shame that the principal at Irmo High School in South Carolina decided to place religion-based bigotry and discrimination over his former commitment to his students and staff,” said Faith In America Executive Director Brent Childers.
People sin to the left and sin to the right, and they’ll always manage to find a way to justify it. But let two men or two women, in love, show affection for one another, and all hell breaks loose! No justification allowed.
I guess we should be thankful that Mr. Walker isn’t out scouting the countryside for a quiet lane and an old barbed-wire fence.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
This is the kind of person that we are better off without. Good riddance!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Both sides of the issue, have the right and freedom to believe what they want. This is still USA, right?
As far as judging goes… the Bible actually mentions humans judging angels and are to judge in the context of right an wrong or “judge after righteousness.” One can make a decision whether or not another is right or wrong.
But then, again… some people are just too presumptuous and uptight on both sides!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Anon, “believing”… yes, I suppose… whatever.
But toss in some action and it’s a whole different ball game. Yes, this IS America, A point that gays, women and blacks have been trying to make for quite some fucking time now.
So, believe whatever the hell you want, and allow me to believe whatever the hell I want… capiche?
Also, on the Bible, I recall “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” But that’s the funny thing about the Bible - full of contradiction - just the way a good Christian likes it.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
It really shows that people mis quote and do not study the Bible fully enough to see the context or to accurately interpret. If someone has a bad day and cusses. It may be true what that they said something, however, it does not mean what they said IS true. Also, that one incident does not define the entire life of that person…
The “judge not..” stuff was speaking about not judging unfairly. The Bible is full of examples where God desired humans to judge.
I get why some people do not like Christians… they are mean and too legalistic. Who wants to sign up for that? But both sides of this issue show peoples intolerance.
The guy resigned…. what was so bad about that. He is allowed to resign (unless his contract prohibits it).
May 25th, 2008 at 2:14 am
I “cussed”, so I must be in the wrong. Makes sense… shitty sense, that is.
Come on, Anonymous. We both know that if not one “evil” word escaped my lips, you still would have claimed some hidden victory.
As for Principle Walker resigning, no problem here. It was chicken shit of him, but last time I checked, ignorance wasn’t illegal.
The problem, Anonymous, is not with Mr. Walker’s resigning. It was the reasoning he gave:
“Allowing the formation of this club on our campus conflicts with my professional beliefs and religious convictions.”
Great! But what about MY beliefs? What about MY religious convictions? People jumped to his defense claiming “this is Anmerica!” Well, it IS America! Gays have been arguing that point for quite some time now. And what has it gotten us? What if I wanted to openly serve in the military? Where are my choices? Where are those to stand and defend me?
Anonymous, defending Mr. Walker over a gay man is like defending a billionaire over a pauper. Makes absolutely no sense, yet people do it.
My error was in opening my mouth to begin with. I’m dealing with people who know beyond a shadow of a doubt that being gay is a lifestyle choice.