Atheists' Complaints Motivate Christmas Fervor

The more anti-Christmas threatening letters that the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sends to towns displaying nativity scenes on public property, the more visible the Christmas displays become in those towns — examples abound across America, including Jay, Florida and Dallas, North Carolina and Brookville, Indiana.

“This issue is in our own backyard, and we as a community will not be bullied. Jesus’ birth is the point of Christmas, and we think the Nativity should be there.”
-- Sarah Jordan, resident of Dallas, NC

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Nativity Banned at Florida School by Obama Dept. of Education

President Obama's Pentagon Takes Orders from Atheists on Nativity Scenes

Veterans Hospital Bans Christmas Carols

California Teacher Says Jesus Not Allowed in Christmas

Indiana Protects Christmas from Atheists' Lawsuits

Also read about the latest myriad attacks on Christmas in schools around the nation.



-- From "Legal threats prompt removal of Jay [Florida] Nativity scene" by Kevin Robinson, Pensacola News Journal 12/12/14

The city traditionally places a Nativity scene outside Jay City Hall, however, this year the town received a letter from the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom from Religion Foundation that said the display was unconstitutional, Town Clerk Linda Carden said. The foundation threatened to take legal action against the town if the Nativity scene was not removed.

The town council discussed the issue Monday and concluded it would be in the community's best interest to remove the display rather than risk lengthy and expensive litigation, Carden said.

The council declared the Nativity scene surplus and gave it to the North Santa Rosa Ministerial Association. The association asked for and was granted permission from the council to erect the display at the corner of Commerce Street and Highway 4.

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From "Atheist Group's Complaint Backfires, Lands Nativity In Full Public View" by Brittany M. Hughes, CNSNews.com 12/15/14

The FFRF, known for protesting any and all religious displays in public places, sent a complaint letter recently to local officials in the 526-person city of Jay, arguing against the life-sized nativity that had been set up on the site every Christmas for nearly 40 years, the group said in a press release.

“It now stands at a busy corner at the town’s main stop light—ironic, say nativity supporters, because many more people will see it there,” the APN [American Pastors Network] said in a news release, adding that the more prominent display shows the citizens of Jay “have no intention of removing the real meaning of Christmas from public display.”

“The truth remains that public displays of the nativity scene on government property in no way violate the Constitution. FFRF’s attempts to stifle religious liberty, however, do,” [APN President Sam Rohrer] added.

[The] nativity display in Brookville, Ind., is still standing despite the FFRF’s attempts to force the local government to remove it, the group added.

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From "First Amendment dispute pits nonprofit against Nativity display" by Kristine Guerra, Indianapolis Star posted at Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) 12/16/14

Every year for the past five decades, about a dozen Brookville residents have built a Nativity scene outside the county courthouse.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wis.-based nonprofit, has been sending letters to the county commissioners since 2010, asking the county to take down the “unlawful” display from public property. A second letter, sent in December 2013, says the Nativity scene is a constitutional violation that shows the government endorses one religion over another.

The county commissioners ignored the letters. The volunteers continued putting up the display every year. Others advocated for keeping the town’s tradition.

. . . a group of people marched Friday evening from the Brookville Public Library to the Nativity display to show their support. . . .

[Franklin County Commissioner Tom] Wilson said the county commissioners will not issue a formal response unless the Freedom From Religion Foundation files a lawsuit.

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From "Protests planned after Nativity scene moved from NC courthouse square" by Brody O'Connell, WBTV-TV3 (Charlotte, NC) 12/15/14

Community members told WBTV the religious decorations had been placed in Dallas' Courthouse Square for 40 years.

This year, town leaders moved it off public property after they received complaints from the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The foundation claims it violates the separation of church and state.

The Nativity is now on private property about a block away from the Courthouse Square.

In response to the move, dozens of people in Dallas gathered over the weekend to put on a live nativity.

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From "Residents replace removed Nativity scene with a live one" by Eric Wildstein, The Gazette (Gaston County, NC) 12/13/14

More than a hundred people staged a live Nativity scene on the [Dallas, NC] courthouse square Saturday night to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Participants dressed in costumes as biblical figures depicted in the story of Jesus’ birth.

Many of those who came said they were outraged the display would not adorn the courthouse square lawn this Christmas.

The owner of Beaty’s Service Center on West Trade Street agreed to erect the town’s Nativity scene at his auto repair shop on Friday. Jordan said she’s happy to see it up, but it’s a temporary fix. She hopes the demonstration will evolve into something bigger.

Dallas officials are searching for a solution. Mayor Rick Coleman said Friday town attorneys are working with several Christian legal organizations to try to return the nativity back to public property . . .

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Liberals Launch Salvo at Gov. Jindal Prayer Rally

As Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal prepares his foray into the Republican presidential primary, liberals in the media can't decide whether to criticize him as a radical right-wing Christian fundamentalist who believes that God controls disease and natural disaster, or if he's just another political opportunist wooing the powerful Christian base of the party.

For background, read GOP Rising Star Jindal Pushes Liberalized Contraceptives as well as Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Prayer Rally Perturbs Media

Also read Media Prepare Anti-Christian Campaign for Republican Primary (2012)





-- From "Is Bobby Jindal's mass prayer rally at LSU a clue to his presidential plans?" by Julia O'Donoghue, The Times-Picayune 12/13/14

Gov. Bobby Jindal will host a mass prayer rally on the LSU campus in January called "The Response," sponsored by the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group based out of Mississippi.

American Family is covering the cost of the event, scheduled for 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the Maravich Assembly Center. The mass meeting is billed as a group meditation -- a response, if you will -- to the multiple crises facing the country.

This same group funded a similar mass prayer rally for Texas Gov. Rick Perry in 2011, just days before Perry announced his 2012 presidential campaign.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Louisiana Gov. Jindal’s prayer rally handouts blame gays and abortion for Hurricane Katrina" by David Ferguson, Raw Story 12/12/14

Among the re-used documents [from Perry's rally] is a “prayer guide” for Christians who are attending the rally that tells them how to pray in the seven days leading up to the rally.

The Day Two tells believers to meditate on God’s vengeance, beginning with the plagues God sent to Egypt for enslaving the Jews.

For Christian evangelicals, blaming gays and women for catastrophes is nothing new. Even as the Twin Towers in New York City burned on Sep. 11, 2001, the late evangelist Jerry Falwell said the attacks were the result of the U.S. “throwing God out of the public square.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.



Also read GOP Strategy: Dump Old Uneducated Christian Voters

Okla. Abortionist Arrested, Patient Claims Torture

Last week, an Oklahoma City area abortionist was arrested for selling abortion-inducing drugs to non-pregnant undercover investigators who posed as pregnant patients.  Days after public announcement of the arrest, the Oklahoma Attorney General's office confirms that eight real pregnant patients have come forward with additional complaints.

"A nurse came into the room and strapped my wrists down to the table. They strapped my ankles down where my feet were, and she held my forehead down to the table. . . . It was like torture"
-- Former patient, claiming abortionist extorted $500 from her

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder

Planned Parenthood Conceals Serial Rapist in Arizona

Federal Government Probes Planned Parenthood for Fraud

Texas Yanks Abortionist's License for 268 Killed

More Abortionists Admit Killing Kids After Birth

More Abortionists Linked to Murder Cases

In addition, read how states are cracking down on the murderous abortionists.







-- From "Warr Acres obstetrician booked on fraud complaint involving abortion drugs" posted at KOCO-TV5 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14

Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday plans to charge 62-year-old Naresh G. Patel with three counts of obtaining money under a false pretense after an investigation that involved undercover female agents going into the Outpatient Services for Women clinic in Warr Acres.

A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court says Patel prescribed the three undercover agents abortion-inducing drugs even though they were not pregnant. A jail official said Patel was being booked early Tuesday afternoon with a $2,000 bail.

An answering service at Patel's clinic said it was closed until Monday and could not accept messages

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Patient Speaks Out After Learning Metro Abortion Doctor Accused Of Fraud" by Adrianna Iwasinski, KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14

This young woman does not want to be identified, but wanted to share her experience of going to Patel's women's clinic for an abortion earlier this year – an experience she kept secret for a very long time.

She learned Patel is charged with three counts of obtaining money by false pretense for prescribing abortion inducing drugs to patients who were not pregnant. He is also accused of performing an abortion on at least one woman who was not pregnant.

She feels Patel was taking advantage of women who were at their most vulnerable. Now that she is expecting another child, she wants to encourage women who also had a questionable experience with Patel to come forward.

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From "'It was like torture,' Patient describes procedure with abortion doctor accused of fraud" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14

She claims Dr. Patel lied to her about how far along she was in order to charge her more money for an abortion.

“I actually felt like I was having a heart attack a lot of the time. I’d gone into the hospital on two other occasions with chest pains,” she said.

She decided to get an abortion and went to see Dr. Naresh Patel at his Warr Acres clinic.

“I went back, and they quickly did this ultrasound and he immediately said ‘You’re two weeks further along than what you’re telling me,’ and I said, ‘I don’t know how that could be,” she said.

“They said, ‘Well, that’s going to be another $500,” she said.

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From "Oklahoma Abortion Doctor Charged With Fraud" posted at KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14

Undercover agents from the Oklahoma Medical Licensure Board, the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Attorney General's Office set up appointments with Patel where the doctor performed ultrasounds and pregnancy tests on the women where he is alleged to have fraudulently identified each undercover agent as pregnant. Afterward, he prescribed them an abortion-inducing drug, provided directions for administering it and charged the female agents for the unnecessary treatment, according to the AG's office.

If convicted, Patel could face up to three years in jail and a maximum fine of $15,000.

Agents from the Attorney General's Office, Warr Acres Police Department and Oklahoma City Police Department also executed search warrants on Patel's business and home Tuesday morning.

According to the AG's office, an investigation into Patel's dubious practices arose from a complaint that he had performed an abortion procedure on Pamela King, even though she was not pregnant. King was diagnosed and died from complications of cervical cancer later that year, and her autopsy determined that she had not been pregnant in the time frame that the abortion procedure occurred.

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From "Oklahoma abortion doctor arrested after allegedly defrauding women" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14

“When we reviewed the death certificate, it stated [Pamela King] had not been pregnant in the last 12 months. And in speaking with the doctors, we were informed it would’ve been medically impossible for her to have been pregnant in August 2011 based on how severe her cervical cancer was at that time,” said Asst. Attorney General Megan Tilly.

This isn’t the first time Dr. Patel has made headlines.

Back in 1992, he made national headlines for burning more than 50 aborted fetuses in a field east of Shawnee.

Dr. Patel was never disciplined or charged with a crime.

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From "Abortionist Arrested: Accused of Raping His Patients, Dumping Aborted Babies Bodies" by Cheryl Sullenger and Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 12/9/14

Patel is an abortionist with a long and particularly horrific history of Medical Board disciplinary actions, malpractice claims, and criminal cases. Nevertheless, financial documents found amid the medical records and waste indicate that Patel owns $39.4 million in real estate. His personal income exceeds $1.4 million annually. His net worth is listed at $28 million.

Board discipline

In 1990, Patel was disciplined by the Oklahoma Medical Board for Unprofessional Conduct for “failing to maintain dispensing records for dangerous drugs and keep complete and accurate records of purchase and dispensing of controlled drugs.”

. . .

Rape and sodomy charges

In 1993, Patel was charged with one count of “forcible oral sodomy” and one count of sexual battery after a patient alleged that he had sexually assaulted her on an examination table prior to an abortion. She then recorded two phone conversations with him in which she alleged that he asked if she was angry about the assault and apologized for it.

Three victims came forward and told of their encounters with Patel.

. . .

Employee obtains protective order

In 2003, one of his employees sought and received a protective order after she told the court that Patel became angry over a difficult patient took it out on her.

. . .

Malpractice

A judge ordered Patel to pay $240,000 in damages to a 15-year-old girl left permanently injured following an attempted abortion in June 1989. . . .

Another malpractice case was filed by a patient who underwent an abortion by Patel only to find out later she was 20 weeks pregnant. That suit was also dismissed.

. . .

Agreement with University of Oklahoma

Despite Patel’s frightful history, the University of Oklahoma entered into an agreement with Patel and Outpatient Services for Women abortion clinic on February 5, 2013, to provide training services to UO students.

To read the entire description of Patel's notorious history, CLICK HERE.

Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics

And read Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online

Atheists Commandeer Invocations: Fla. City Council

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that prayers in Jesus' name are constitutional at government meetings, local atheists in Lake Worth, Florida are filling the allotted invocation slots of the City Commission meetings with prayers to Zeus, Krishna and Thor along with refrains of “Satan conquers! Satan reigns! Satan commands!”

"We want to make a circus out of it. We want to make a fiasco out of it, we want to make it so freaking, utterly ridiculous that they rethink this [and stop ALL invocations]."
-- Chaz Stevens, resident/atheist

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Ohio Councilman Won't Stop Praying in Jesus' Name

Saginaw, Michigan Ignores Atheist Threats Against Prayer

FDR's D-Day Prayer is Un-American, Say Atheists

Shoppers' Prayers Forbidden at Georgia Mall

Sheriff Defies ACLU: July 4th Prayer in Louisiana

Texas Mayor Declares 2014 as the 'Year of the Bible'

Also read Public Prayer: Poll Shows Vast Majority of Americans Want it



-- From "Lake Worth becomes battleground for separation of church and state debate" by Charlie Keegan, WPTV-TV5 (West Palm Beach, FL) 12/11/14

According to emails from the city clerk, [self-proclaimed atheist, Preston] Smith put in his request to speak this summer, hinting he would sue if not allowed. He told us over the phone his goal is to get local governments to stop praying before public meetings.

"I don't want these guys to pray. I want these guys to study, I want these guys to do their homework," said [Chaz] Stevens, who is an atheist, but chose to do a satanic prayer to get more attention.

He lives in Deerfield Beach, but calls Lake Worth the "battleground." He said the city of Deerfield Beach continues to put off his request for a satanic prayer in from of that city council.

Smith said he chose to lead an invocation in Lake Worth because it's closest to where he lives. He also put in a request to lead the invocation at a Palm Beach County commissioners meeting, but was told only county commissioners lead the invocation at those meetings.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Mayor walks out on atheist, says religious beliefs aren't to blame" by Whitney Burbank, WPBF-TV25 (West Palm Beach, FL) 12/10/14

[Lake Worth Mayor Pam] Triolo said a tweet from earlier this year associated with a Preston Smith Twitter account motivated her to walk out [on Smith's invocation]. She said a constituent alerted her to the tweet before the meeting. She called the post, which deals with rape, dark and disturbing.

During the Dec. 2 meeting, Smith’s message was clear. He ended the invocation urging others to "embrace secular-based morality and do good for goodness sake."

Quakers and Wiccans have led invocations at Lake Worth City Hall in the past, she said. Anyone with a positive message is welcome -- all they have to do is sign up at the Clerk’s Office, she said

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From "Atheist invocations challenge prayer at government meetings" by Chris Persaud, The Palm Beach Post 12/12/14

“It’s a vehicle to show separation of church and state; equal protection for all religions,” Stevens said. “My whole point here is to really, really irritate the religious right.”

The atheist, Preston Smith, had waited six months for his moment. When the commissioners walked out, he muttered “Duly noted” and went into his invocation with only one commissioner remaining.

Smith’s invocation mentioned Allah, Satan, Zeus, Jesus, Krishna and Thor, ending with “let us, above all, love one another, not to obtain mythical rewards for ourselves now, hereafter, or based on superstitious threats of eternal damnation, but rather, embrace secular-based principles of morality – and do good for goodness’ sake.”

Smith, of Lantana, said he did his invocation as part of a contest sponsored by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Atheists, Liberals Lament Recent Supreme Court Religious Liberty Rulings including the ruling that Christians Are Free to Pray in Jesus' Name at Government Meetings

In addition, read President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement

Arkansas City Votes Men OUT of Women's Restrooms

Immediately after the Fayetteville, Arkansas city council approved a Gay Agenda ordinance in August, residents garnered more than 5,000 petition signatures to put Ordinance 119 on a special election ballot, and this week citizens voted to repeal the entire ordinance, which infringed on religious liberty and included a right for cross-dressing men to use women's restrooms.

UPDATE 2/17/15: Arkansas Legislature Outlaws Local 'Gay Rights' Ordinances

For background, read about the Gay Agenda attacks against Christians one town at a time across America because the homosexualists have been unable to force the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) through Congress.

For example, read how Houston's lesbian mayor punished pastors for asking citizens to vote against her Gay Agenda ordinance giving sexual predators access to women's restrooms.

Also read how "transgender rights" are being forced through public schools nationwide.



-- From "Fayetteville Votes to Repeal Ordinance 119" posted at KNWA-TV51 (Rogers, AR) 12/9/14

Voters turned out in record numbers for a special election, according to the election commission. The final numbers revealed 7,523 (52%) voted for the repeal while 7,040 (48%) against, passing the issue by less than 500 votes.  Around 29% of Fayetteville's registered voters cast ballots in this special election.

According to the city, 'Repeal 119,' a group made up of local residents, business owners and church members, turned in the required signatures to put the ordinance on hold.

'Repeal 119' took issue with the wording of Ordinance 119 saying it created an "environment where sexual predators can use the cover of an anti-discrimination law to enter previously gender-private areas causing a major public safety risk."  They also said portions of the policy language could "put businesses in danger of being criminally charged for the complaints of a disgruntled employee."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Voters Repeal Fayetteville Civil Rights Ordinance" by Dillon Thomas and Zuzanna Sitek, KFSM-TV5 (Fort Smith, AR) 12/9/14

Duncan Campbell, a local minister and president of Repeal 119, said the outcome of the vote indicates the residents of Fayetteville want it to be a free city. He also said voters who voted against repeal misunderstood those who wanted the ordinance repealed.

“We wanted to repeal the ordinance because we didn’t believe it made Fayetteville a fairer city or a freer city,” Campbell said. “It did just the opposite. It was called the Civil Rights Ordinance, but it was misnamed. It was an ordinance that actually took away civil rights and freedom from people. It criminalized civil behavior. It didn’t accomplish the stated purpose of the ordinance and it was crafted by an outside group, it wasn’t something Fayetteville residents put together.”

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From "Fayetteville, Ark., LGBT law repealed" by Tom Strode, Washington bureau chief of Baptist Press 12/10/14

The city council amended the original ordinance, but the law's foes believed the measure still threatened freedoms of religion and conscience. Among their concerns:

-- Churches could have been prosecuted if they refused to hire gay or transgender people for "secular" staff posts.

-- Christian schools and bookstores could have been required to violate their beliefs in their employment practices.

-- Business owners with religious objections could have been prosecuted for declining to provide their services for same-sex weddings or commitment ceremonies.

[Ronnie] Floyd, current president of the Southern Baptist Convention, added a concern in his widely distributed blog that, "Pastors face fines and potential jail time if they refuse to marry a gay couple. These fines could reach $8,500 in the first 30 days, and if not paid, they could be put in jail."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Duggars Win -- Transgender Bathroom Bill Overturned" by Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews.com 12/10/14

A city ordinance in Fayetteville, Ark, dubbed the transgender bathroom bill because it allows biological males who claim they are females to use restroom facilities for women, was overturned on Tuesday, Dec. 9, largely because of the intense lobbying efforts of Michelle Duggar, the matriarch of the reality-TV show 19 Kids & Counting, carried by The Learning Channel.

In criticizing the ordinance, Mrs. Duggar had said that it affected “the safety of Northwest Arkansas women and children” because it would “allow men – yes, I said men – to use women’s and girls’ restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping areas and other areas that are designated for females only. I don’t believe the citizens of Fayetteville would want males with past child predator convictions that claim they are female to have a legal right to enter private areas that are reserved for women and girls.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Arkansas Senator Seeks To Restrict Future Civil Rights Ordinances" by Dillon Thomas, KFSM-TV5 (Fort Smith, AR) 12/11/14

State Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, said he and other legislator are writing a bill that would keep cities, like Fayetteville, from creating their own civil rights ordinances.

“You can’t have a different civil rights ordinance in every city, and every county, in this state,” Hester said.

“Businesses can’t function that way, you have to have some continuity,” he said. “A city, or county, in the state of Arkansas cannot have civil rights ordinances that is any more restrictive than that of the federal government.”

“[Federal civil rights include] race, color, religion, national origin, disability,” Hester said. “Those type of civil rights are protected, and they should be protected. Those are things that make us part of America, and that make us treat everyone equally.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.



Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty

Homosexual Teacher Rapes 1st Grader in New Orleans

Police are investigating allegations that a male substitute teacher, hired months ago, raped a 7-year-old boy at Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in Central City, Louisiana during PE class, Orleans Parish School Board officials have confirmed.

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Illinois Homosexual Teacher Arrested on Child Porn

Third Grade Boys Mimic Homosexual Abuse at California School

Drama-teaching Gay Sex Offenders: California Trend

Pennsylvania Homosexual Teacher Jailed: Paying Boys to Sext Him

Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex

Also read President Obama Pays Pre-teens to Learn Anal Sex in Hawaii





-- From "NOPD: 7-year-old student sexually assaulted by coach in Central City" posted at WDSU-TV 6 (New Orleans, LA) 12/9/14

The New Orleans Police Department said officers were notified of the incident Monday morning in the 2400 block of Jackson Avenue.

The NOPD said the sexual assault happened between a 7-year-old boy and a substitute coach. Both of their identities were not released.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Substitute teacher accused of raping boy, 7, at Central City school" by Danny Monteverde, New Orleans Advocate 12/10/14

Stan Smith, interim superintendent of the School Board, said the incident allegedly happened sometime last week on the campus of Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in the 2400 block of Jackson Avenue. The boy’s parents reported it to school officials Monday, he said.

The crime log listed the incident as an aggravated rape.

A person must pass a background check to be able to work for the School Board as a substitute or full-time employee, Smith said. The person under investigation underwent a background check and passed it, he said.

“There was nothing in the background check that noted anything on this individual,” Smith said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys

In addition, read Pedophilia is Sexual Orientation, Like 'Being Gay' and also read Normalization of Pedophilia Urged by Psychiatrists

San Fran. Parents Want Abortionists Out of School

San Francisco Bay Area parents, along with their lawyers, are petitioning the Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California to break its teaching contract with Planned Parenthood.  The parents say the school should not pay abortionists to sexualize their 13-year-old children with “Sex Check! Are You Ready For Sex?” worksheets urging kids to ask each other, “Do you want to go back to my place?” and “Is it OK if I take my pants off?”

"This [sex education] is nothing but a sales meeting. They're accessing students to find present and future [Planned Parenthood] clients without parents understanding what is going on in the classroom."
-- Camille Giglio, taxpaying resident of Walnut Creek, CA

UPDATE 2/7/15: Acalanes Parents Expose Sex Worker Abortionist Teachers

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Abortionist in Massachusetts School Opposed by Parents

Oregon Parents Want Obama-paid Abortionist out of School

Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex

President Obama Pays Pre-teens to Learn Anal Sex in Hawaii

Texas School Trains 12-year-olds in Oral, Anal Sex

Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids across America.



-- From "Sex education battle erupts in Lafayette" by Jana Katsuyama, Reporter, KTVU-TV2 (Oakland, CA) 11/6/14

The controversy stems from a parent of an Acalanes High School student who objected to the sex education program presented by Planned Parenthood.

The school says parents are notified in advance and allowed to opt out, but the parent Robin Longchamps says the district did not provide enough information.

Emily Poon, a college student from Pleasant Hill, was joined by about a dozen other college students who showed up carrying signs opposing Planned Parenthood.

"They have school nurses here that could do the job [of teaching sex ed]," Poon said.

Planned Parenthood says their curriculum does not include abortion, but they do address it if a student raises the question.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Critics want Planned Parenthood out of Acalanes High School" by Jennifer Baires, Contra Costa Times 11/04/14

"Our board has long supported comprehensive sexual health and HIV/AID prevention," [Superintendent John] Nickerson said. "Planned Parenthood has been utilized as a consultant for well over 10 years in some of our schools."

"We have to give 10 days notice of what we're going to be teaching when it comes to this unit, and that information was provided ahead of time with the topics that would be covered," [Acalanes Principal Allison Silvestri] said. "The instructor followed ed. code and the curriculum we had agreed upon," she added. "I was very pleased with the professionalism."

Nickerson and Silvestri both said it is common practice to contract this curriculum out with Planned Parenthood because their people are more up-to-date than instructors at the school, and are often more comfortable talking with teenagers about the subject matter.

"It's a divisive issue and the school principal and superintendent and school board should have known better than to have (Planned Parenthood) come in exclusively," said Giglio, calling it a "pro-choice organization." "There are plenty of other organizations they could have asked."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Planned Parenthood's Gay Agenda genderbread chart

From "Parents angry after school tells 13-year-olds they can have sex, choose gender" by Perry Chiaramonte, FoxNews.com 12/10/14

“[Parents] are very concerned,” Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, a non-profit legal organization that is assisting the concerned parents, told FoxNews.com. “Planned Parenthood is not exactly the best when it comes to putting young people first.

They were also taught about gender identity with the “Genderbread Person,” a play on the name of the holiday cookie, to teach them on how to identify themselves as either, “agender,” “bigender,” and “two spirit” to name a few.

“Our daughter took this course two years ago, after being provided the opportunity to opt out of the class,” John Lyons, whose two children attend AHS, told FoxNews.com. “The opt-out form provided a handful of bullet points about what the course would cover. After completing the course, it was apparent that some of what was ‘taught’ went beyond what was represented on the opt-out form. This is disappointing to us, because we are actually strong supporters of teen sex education in a peer environment to complement our home-based discussions.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "School Stirs Controversy with 'Genderbread,' Sex Checklists" by Brad Dacus, posted at Standard Newswire 12/8/14

Parents of freshmen at Acalanes High School [AHS] in Lafayette started asking questions after students began reporting disturbing behavior in a sex ed class at the school.  Students reported that instructors threw a model of female reproductive organs at a student and that the instruction left them feeling pressured to have sex.  The parents eventually obtained documents from the school district that confirmed their fears and indicate that some of the instruction may have been illegal.

Pacific Justice Institute has begun working with the parents in Lafayette.  PJI sent a letter to the district on Nov. 24 raising "serious concerns" as to the legality of the program and included requests for public records.  The district briefly responded Dec. 4 to insist that it needed an additional two weeks to locate the records.

Meanwhile, parents have collected more than 100 signatures on a petition and are working to educate the school community about what is happening behind closed doors at AHS.  To date, the district and AHS principal have resisted calls to pull the program, which is scheduled to start back up in January.  A number of parents are expected to speak out about the program at a Dec. 10 school board meeting.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Abortionists' Sex Ed Banned from Louisiana Schools

Police: Colo. Students Sexting, Parents Ignorant

After identifying the source of a sexting incident at Legend High School, police in Parker, Colorado are warning parents to supervise their children's usage of smart phones and social media, but no warnings have been given concerning all-to-common pornographic sex education in America's public schools.  In Colorado, a minor who captures a self image and distributes the photo is guilty of felony child pornography.

UPDATE 11/6/15: Child Porn Self-produced by Hundreds of Colorado Students in One School

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex

Texas School Trains 12-year-olds in Oral, Anal Sex

President Obama Pays Pre-teens to Learn Anal Sex in Hawaii

Chicago Sex Education for Pre-teens is Pornographic, Parents Say

California School Pushes College-level Porn Sex Ed, Parents Outraged

New Hampshire School Teaches Porn, Complaining Dad Arrested

UPDATE 3/17/15: Pornography Belongs in Classroom, More Experts Say



-- From "Parker police investigate high school sexting allegations" by Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post 12/6/14

Police, who were tipped off about the images on Tuesday, identified the "originator" of the photographs. But detectives are concerned that the images have already been shared with other students.

Parker police have asked parents of students to look at photographs or camera rolls and third party applications such as Snap Chat for explicit images.

"It is important to note that producing, taking, or sharing sexually explicit images of a minor is a felony criminal act which is punishable by jail time," according to a news release by the Parker Police Department.

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From "Parker Police Investigate ‘Sexting’ Case At Legend High School" by CBS News KCNC-TV4 (Denver, CO) 12/6/14

The case is also being investigated by an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) detective.

“If your child feels that he or she was the subject in an explicit photo in this case and has not spoken to the police, please contact the Parker Police Department,” police said in a statement. “Review the content of the student’s devices. Please look in the photos, camera rolls, and any third party apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, or cloud storage which may have been utilized for image and video storage.”

If parents discover any vidoes, images, texts, apps, emails, or other communications that are believed to be evidence of criminal conduct or victimization of your child or any other child, we respectfully encourage you to contact the Parker Police Department at 303 805-6911.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read how public schools integrate pornography and even sex training into the curriculum and read the myriad examples of kids' sexcapades starting in kindergarten and even pre-school.

Infanticide for the Disabled Pushed by Bioethicist

Udu Schuklenk, Professor of Philosophy and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics at Queen’s University, who headed the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision Making, is advocating what he calls "postnatal abortion" for imperfect babies not wanted by his/her parent(s).

“Once we have concluded that death is what is in the best interest of the infant, it is unreasonable not to bring about this death as painlessly and as much controlled in terms of timing by the parents as is feasible.”

For background, read how American attitudes regarding "defective human beings" are trending toward that of Belgium where doctors kill months-old infants who are deemed deficient.

-- From "End-of-life debate turns to newborns: ‘Postnatal abortion’ morally acceptable in some cases, ethicist says" by Tom Blackwell, National Post 12/7/14

[Prof. Schuklenk] wrote the opinion piece after being invited to debate the newborn issue at a conference of the American Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Toronto earlier this year.

Euthanasia would even be preferable to “terminal sedation,” where food and liquids are removed from a dying patient, because it would save parents and medical staff the distress of seeing a baby waste away over days or weeks, said Prof. Schuklenk.

The Netherlands does permit euthanasia of some newborns. . . .

[Schuklenk] rejected the notion that allowing euthanasia in such cases would lead to a slippery slope where the idea is applied increasingly broadly. . . .

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Should severely disabled infants be euthanased?" by Michael Cook, BioEdge 12/6/14

After dismissing arguments drawn from human dignity, sanctity-of-life, and the principle of double effect, Schuklenk still has to explain why a suffering infant could not be simply sedated so that it would not suffer, thus avoiding the need for euthanasia. The answer he says, is that parents and doctors and nurses would suffer unnecessarily.

The unnecessarily prolonged dying of their infant son would extend a severely distressing situation for the parents. They would have to witness the deterioration of their infant son over a period of days, possibly weeks. Some of the attending health care professionals would undoubtedly also find it psychologically difficult to watch the child die foreseeably an unnecessarily slow death. …. Given that a terminally sedated infant would have no surviving interests to speak of, the interests of these other parties matter. If his prolonged dying is harmful to them, a further quality-of-life based argument in favor of terminating the infant's life is established.

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From "The 'Quality of Life' Slouch Toward Infanticide" by Wesley J. Smith, National Review Online 5/15/14

[Udu Schuklenk writes in his] “What We Should Do About Severely Impaired Newborns?”

If we merely go by the newborn’s quality of life and life prospects it seems indeed best to end the unfolding tragedy sooner rather than later, but probably a decision should be arrived at with parental consent as opposed to against the unfortunate parents. It turns out that one can reasonably answer the rhetorical question of whether one would want to live in a society that terminated the lives of certain severely impaired newborns if one held the view – as I do – that the newborn’s current and future quality of life is all that matters here. I could live in such a society where empathy for human suffering trumps religious conviction.

Don’t be fooled by the “parental consent” nonsense. First, parents shouldn’t have the power to have their babies killed. Beyond that, if we owe a duty to the baby to kill him, then parental rights become irrelevant and it’s veto time. Relevantly, back in the late 1990s, The Lancet reported that 27% of infanticides in the Netherlands–all based on a supposedly “unlivable life” occurs without parental consent.

If the parents’ reason for wanting to love their baby as long as he lives can be viewed as religious–strongly hinted by Schuklenk as the only reason anyone could oppose, it’s really veto time!

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

Atheists Say Too Many Christians at Ohio School

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is waging war on a small rural town in central Ohio because their school refuses to censor Christians and ban their influence; citizens' fervor has surged as a result.  The out-of-state atheist lawyers have been writing threatening letters to the school for months, based on alleged complaints from anonymous people, about myriad Christians lurking at Licking Valley High School in Hanover, Ohio.

"[The FFRF] has really rallied a large group of people in our area. We have had a tremendous show of support. This [atheist] group has stirred up more emotions pertaining to God than I can. It has gotten Christians to stand up and voice their opinions."
-- Coach Randy Baughman, Licking Valley High School

"Have we investigated all FFRF complaints brought to date and documented those investigations, yes. Have we followed our policies, which are aligned to the case law, yes. Do I feel there are any grounds for a lawsuit, absolutely not."
-- Superintendent David Hile, who refuses to respond to FFRF

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Atheists' Lawsuits Force Jesus Out of Ohio Schools

Atheists Strip Catholic University from Ohio Town Identity

Ohio Admits Wrong Against Christian Teacher

Ohio Councilman Won't Stop Praying in Jesus' Name

Atheists Say Ohio Religious Liberty Bill is Dangerous

News Video (WBNS-TV10 Columbus, OH) Debate Continues Over Religion In Licking Valley Schools


-- From "Is Licking Valley headed toward a lawsuit?" by Hannah Sparling, Newark (Ohio) Advocate 12/6/14

There are strong opinions on either side, and the debate remains fierce. In light of the foundation’s fourth and most recent complaint against Licking Valley schools — charging the district is endorsing Christianity and violating the Constitution . . .

The foundation sent its first letter to Licking Valley on Sept. 23, referencing Valley’s marching band T-shirts from this past season.

The shirts are black with the word “Salvation” in white, a reference to Pavel Tchesnokovs song “Salvation is Created.”

The second letter, on Sept. 30, alleged that football coach Randy Baughman might have participated in a student-led prayer.

The third, on Oct. 31, was in reference to an elementary school assembly hosted by the Jubilee Gang. The Jubilee Gang is a Christian group, but school officials said the assembly was about character education.

The fourth and latest letter, sent Nov. 26, alleged that the football team has been using a chaplain since 1996.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Anti-religion group files another complaint against Licking Valley schools" by Eric Lyttle, The Columbus Dispatch 12/3/14

A letter to Superintendent David Hile from the foundation’s lawyer, Rebecca Markert, said someone contacted the group to complain that “a youth pastor, Jeff Hawkins, is allowed access to the team players to ‘evangelize every Thursday after practice and every Friday before games.’”

Markert said Hawkins has been serving as chaplain to the football team since 1996, according to the unnamed accuser, who claimed to have witnessed Hawkins addressing the team before a Nov. 7 game against Marysville in which he told the players, “The Lord is on our side,” and “mentions salvation at least once,” Markert said.

Hile said he’s not aware of anyone serving the role of chaplain for the football team . . .

“[Randy Baughman is] a legendary football coach in the state of Ohio and he’s a good man,” said Hile. “He’s a Christian, no question about that, and he’s proud of it. But employees can’t participate in religious activities with students. It’s district policy. I don’t know that he violated that policy. We’ll have that conversation.”

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From "FFRF condemns 'culture of religion' at Licking Valley" by Hannah Sparling, Newark (Ohio) Advocate 12/2/14

Rebecca Markert, the attorney who drafted all four letters, said it is unusual to get four complaints about a single district in such a short time frame. Markert said the Valley complaints have come from at least three different individuals, and the foundation has also gotten supportive letters from several others.

Hile confirmed he has not responded to the foundation's letters and does not plan to. His job is to investigate any complaints and — if there is a problem — fix it, he said.

His main problem with the situation is none of the complainants came to him first, he said.

"It would be courteous of that individual or that group of individuals to have this conversation with me before they jump to a group that's out of Wisconsin," he said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Prayer planned after Licking Valley football game" by Hannah Sparling, Newark (Ohio) Advocate 10/8/14

Community members are planning a public prayer at Friday night's football game — a message to a nontheist group that sent two recent letters to Licking Valley Local Schools regarding separation of church and state.

Friday night, community members are planning to meet at midfield to pray following the game between Licking Valley and Watkins Memorial High School. The invitation is open to players and fans from both sides, said Melanie Fitzgerald-Klein, the Newark resident helping organize the event.

"It's just a peaceful demonstration, just to say, 'You can send your letters, but there's a band of Christians that love the Lord and support their boys," Fitzgerald-Klein said. "... We just feel that since our coaches have been told they can't be on the field when the boys pray anymore, that our fans want to be."

Markert told The Advocate in September that the primary goal is to rectify any constitutional violations and prevent them recurring. If the district refuses to cooperate, litigation may be an option, she said.

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From "Football prayer photo prompts new complaint against Licking Valley High School" by Eric Lyttle, The Columbus Dispatch 10/2/14

The [FFRF] letter came with a copy of a photo taken on July 27, 2013, and pulled from the football team’s Facebook page that showed a player leading his team in prayer. That in itself is not a constitutional violation, nor a violation of district policy.

However, standing behind the team in the photo, with heads bowed, are three coaches.

Hile agreed that, if the photo was accurate, it displayed a possible violation of federal law and the district’s policy. The policy says, “District staff members shall not use prayer, religious readings or religious symbols as a devotional exercise or in an act of worship or celebration.”

“I didn’t respond to their last letter, which I’m sure made them mad,” Hile said. “I assume they’re scouring our websites now looking for anything they can find.”

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From "Band's 'Salvation' shirts prompt complaint" by Eric Lyttle, The Columbus Dispatch 9/26/14

The black T-shirts have the word “Salvation” printed across the chest in white letters. The shirts, said Licking Valley Superintendent David Hile, are in support of the band’s featured performance this year of Salvation is Created composed by Pavel Tchesnokov in 1912.

The shirts, as well as the featured musical performance, promote a religious theme in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to the letter written by foundation attorney Rebecca S. Markert.

“The word ‘salvation’ has various meanings. It doesn’t have to be religious. It could mean 'deliverance from harm.' That’s the great thing about the English language,” Hile said.

Hile said he’s not worried about a . . . lawsuit, and would readily defend the band’s performance and attire in court if needed.

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From "Valley coach says no complaints about prayer" by Henry S. Conte and Kurt Snyder, Newark (Ohio) Advocate 12/6/14

Though Jeff Hawkins, the man listed in the [most recent FFRF] letter, is both a youth minister and involved with the team — "one of our many, many volunteers who help out on Friday nights" — [Coach] Baughman said he was not known as a team chaplain, but he also would not get into specifics, deferring to Superintendent Dave Hile.

The coach, though, did say the most disappointing thing is that, if someone was uncomfortable about anything he and the team were doing, he was never once approached about it.

"If someone out there has a problem, they can come and talk to us. We wish they would come to the source. I am a face-to-face kind of guy," Baughman said.

The coach, not known to hide his religious beliefs, also said he does not outwardly share that he is a Christian unless he is asked.

"How I live my life speaks more volume than what I tell people my beliefs are," Baughman said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Christian Free Speech Censored at Ohio College

And read Ohio School Bans 'Jesus Homophobe' T-shirt, Gays Sue & Win, School Pays $20,000

Minn. OKs Boys on Girls' School Teams, in Showers

Torn between competing liberal special interest groups, the Minnesota Sports High School League (MSHSL) has chosen to advance the Gay Agenda at the expense of the feminists by enacting a state-wide policy applying to public schools, and even independent Christian schools, to allow boys to play on girls sports teams and giving the boys freedom to join the girls in the locker rooms and showers.

"I think it's unfair that you're giving boys the opportunity to proclaim themselves as girls just so they can play on a girls team and potentially take away our scholarships."
-- Melanie Outcalt, 10th grade volleyball athlete

UPDATE 10/13/15: Illinois School Rejects Fed's Forcing Boy into Girls Shower

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Boy, OKd in Girls Restrooms, Harasses Schoolgirls

California OKs Boys on Girls' Teams and in Their Showers

Supreme Court Opens Girl's Room to Grown Men in Maine

Naked Man in Girls Locker Room OKd in Washington

Man Dressed as Woman Teacher OKd for Texas Elementary School

President Obama's DOJ Forces Girl into Boys Locker Room

President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality

Change Sex Overnight in New York With New Law

Also read how the Gay Agenda permeates public schools with "transgender rights."

And read about Houston's lesbian mayor giving sexual predators legal access to women's restrooms and showers.





-- From "High school board OKs transgender athlete policy" by The Associated Press 12/4/14

The policy, which will take effect next school year, allows transgender athletes to pick the team that fits with their gender identity and provides an appeal process for students whose schools turn down their request.

Supporters of the measure celebrated its passage as an important step toward making transgender students more comfortable and accepted in school . . .

The policy sparked an avalanche of public input, delaying a vote scheduled for October and spawning full-page ads from opposing groups that proclaimed the guidelines would mean "the end of girls' sports."

Opponents again urged the board Thursday to delay or scrap those guidelines, citing concerns about giving transgender athletes an unfair advantage on girls' teams and worries over transgender students in locker rooms. Several Republican lawmakers asked the board to let the Legislature handle the issue.

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From "High school league votes to let transgender athletes pick their teams" posted at Minnesota Public Radio 12/4/14

Board members began considering the policy in July, and tabled a vote in October for further review. There was no delay this time. Members discussed it for about 30 minutes then took a vote.

After the vote, board chair Scott McCready, who is activities director at St. Charles High School in southeastern Minnesota, said the policy was needed to guide school officials like him on how to include transgender athletes in sports.

Transgender students who want to play on the team of their choice will be required to submit statements from parents or a doctor to school officials. But they won't be required to show proof of hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery.

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From "High School League overwhelmingly approves transgender policy" by David La Vaque, Minneapolis Star Tribune 12/4/14

The board set out criteria for determining whether transgender students who were born male but identify as female can be eligible for girls’ teams at the nearly 500 schools in the league’s membership. State law already permits girls to compete in boys’ sports.

Eighteen of the 20 board members voted yes. Emmett Keenan, activities director at St. Cloud Cathedral, voted no. Paul McDonald of Ely, who was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton and participating in his first board meeting, abstained.

Chris McDonald, a league board member and debate coach at Eagan High School, said gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students "look to this board to provide equal access for all students."

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From "Christian schools' 'hands tied' by gender-bender rules" by Greg Corombos, News Director, Radio America (posted at World Net Daily) 12/5/14

Minnesota is the 33rd state to grant some sort of high-school sports accommodation to transgender students. [Autumn Leva, director of policy and communications at the Minnesota Family Council] said this wave happened very recently, so it’s too soon to chronicle the impact of the policies from around the country. She contends this is a major focal point of the gay rights agenda. Leva said state high-school athletic associations are under pressure to conform from the the National Federation of State High School Associations, or NFHS, which is heavily influenced by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, or GLSEN.

The MSHSL did adopt an exemption for religiously affiliated high schools, but Leva said that provides far less protection for those schools than the league would have Minnesotans believe.

“The league actually narrowed the exemption, so now if a private Christian school is not directly affiliated with a particular denomination or a specific church, they are not protected under this policy,” she said. “So they will have to comply. That’s all of our independent Christian schools.”

“Again, that will almost certainly lead to (transgender athletes) using the locker rooms of the opposite sex,” she said. “So we’ve got students’ privacy right implicated, putting students of opposite sex in very private settings, changing and using the restroom together. Obviously that’s a huge concern to students and parents.”

Leva added, “We’ve got Title IX implications and discrimination against female athletes, since our state statutes make very clear that we separate female teams for a reason, to ensure that they have an equal and fair opportunity to compete. This policy really flies in the face of that provision.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Parents Allow Babies to Choose Gender From Birth as well as 2-year-old Says She's a Boy, 'Parents' Say OK

In addition, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victim

Fired Homosexual Music Dir. Sues Catholics—Chicago

Colin Collette was fired from his position as music director at Holy Family Catholic Community in suburban Inverness in July because he announced plans to be married to William Nifong.  Then Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago met with Collette in September to make clear to him that the Church simply cannot employ someone who so publicly violates Catholic tenets, just as Rev. Terence Keehan of Holy Family had told Collette previously.

"I have chosen to enter into a marriage, as is my right under Illinois law, and perhaps I can open the door to other men and women who the church has chosen to exclude from the community. . . . My pursuit now is about change and justice, about acceptance and openness in the church"
-- Colin Collette, broadcasting on local media

For background, read about Pope Francis' strong opposition to same-sex marriage and what he called the Work of the Devil.

Also read of Catholic schools being attacked across America by their own parishioners for firing homosexuals.

And read how the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Obama's EEOC cannot veto church hiring and firing decisions.

In addition, read Pastors Face Fines, Jail for Refusing 'Gay Wedding'





-- From "Investigation expected after gay choir director fired from Catholic church files complaint" by Courtney Gousman, WGN-TV9 (Chicago, IL) 12/4/14

Federal and county officials are getting involved in allegations of discrimination, after a Catholic choir director says he was fired for professing plans to marry his gay lover.

The complaint filed Thursday is expected to trigger investigations [by the] EEOC and the Cook County Commission on Human Rights and could make for a landmark lawsuit.

Attorneys believe this case could make it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Right now Collette has taken a job [at] a flower shop and he has yet to marry his longtime partner.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Gay music director files complaint over firing by Catholics" by Dan Hinkel and Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune 12/5/14

Collette's claims were filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, the local body that handles discrimination allegations. A federal discrimination complaint generally has to be filed and reviewed before a person can sue a former employer over alleged discrimination. The EEOC can issue an aggrieved employee a notice of the right to sue the employer or, in rare cases, the agency can sue the employer on the employee's behalf.

Collette's firing upset many parishioners at Holy Family, drawing hundreds of people to a meeting at the church in August. Most who spoke at the event voiced support for Collette, and a church cantor announced his resignation because of Collette's dismissal.

In November, Holy Family announced the hiring of Gene Garcia as the new director of music, according to the church website.

Collette's lawyer, Kerry Lavelle, said negotiations with the church and archdiocese led nowhere. Collette has reached out to Chicago's new archbishop, Blase Cupich, but has received no response, LaVelle said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Gay ex-Holy Family music director files discrimination claims" by Doug T. Graham, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) 12/4/14

The complaints name Holy Family's pastor, the Rev. Terence Keehan, and parish manager Rosemary Geisler as parties responsible for the discriminatory firing, according to Lavelle.

Kristina Regal, another attorney for Collette, said Holy Family has 30 days to respond to the allegations. Collette would end the legal proceedings if allowed to return to work at Holy Family or another parish, she said.

"This is the first case that we know about where someone has been terminated for entering into a legal gay marriage, so we're testing new law," [Kristina Regal] said.

Dolores Siok, a member of Holy Family for more than 25 years, said Collette's firing has driven a wedge down the middle of the congregation.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Cardinal meets with gay church employee who was fired" by Meredith Rodriguez and Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune 9/10/14

Colin Collette, who recently was let go from his job at Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness, said that after he asked for the meeting, [Cardinal] George responded right away.

“I was incredibly grateful to the cardinal for meeting with me. This is an incredibly difficult time for him. ... I was moved beyond words that he would meet with me,” Collette said of George, who is battling cancer. “We prayed together. He was wonderful. He was very pastoral.”

Collette declined to elaborate on the nature of the discussion Tuesday. He said he had sought the meeting in hopes of getting his job back. While there was no indication that would happen, Collette said the cardinal urged him to speak to his pastor.

The Archdiocese of Chicago had said that the meeting would be private and that the cardinal would not comment about it. Holy Family’s pastor, the Rev. Terry Keehan, also did not respond to a request for comment.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Gay Music Director Files Suit After Being Fired From Church Over Engagement" by Mary Ann Ahern, WMAQ-TV5 (Chicago) 12/4/14

Collette said [newly-appointed] Chicago Archbishop Blasé Cupich has not returned his calls.

“We do intend to respond in the appropriate form in which it was filed, and I think that’s probably the best way for us to respond to it,” Cupich said.

"Pastors hire and dismiss all parish personnel and govern according to the teachings of the Church and Archdiocesan policies. This is a matter of personal integrity on their part," the archdiocese said in a statement. "Those that serve as Ministers of the Church, including worship ministers, are expected to conform their lives publicly with the teachings of the Church."

Cardinal George said before his meeting with Collette that it was Collette's decision that "caused this crisis."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Cardinal Francis George's description of the ObamaNation: It's a 'Fake Church'

Cardinal Francis George says homosexual activist church leader HAD to be fired (video):


Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty