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Canadian Catholic School Bans Rainbows at Anti-Homophobia Event
Credit: Martin Bernetti, AFP/Getty ImagesSomewhere over the rainbow, Judy Garland is turning in her grave.
A school banning rainbows? Did officials also tell kids dreams really won't come true? Students at St. Joseph Catholic ...Students skirt the rule by baking cupcakes using rainbow-colored batter.
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Protesters Rally as Child of Lesbian is Denied Enrollment at Catholic Kindergarten
A preschooler at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School in Boulder, Colo., is not being allowed to enroll in the school's kindergarten program next year. Her parents are lesbians. Allowing the children of same-sex parents to enroll in Catholic ...
Do Shy Kids Ruin Nativity Plays?
My response to that is, well, what's NOT to be ruined about nativity plays? I can't stand them, myself, and I was raised Catholic (so you'd think I'd be all about them). I probably feel this way because as a child in Catholic school I was relegated ...Unmarried and pregnant teacher gets fired
When Emily Prigge signed on to teach at St. Felix school in Wabasha, Minnesota, she signed a Catholic Christian Witness Statement. In it, she agreed to set an example as a good Christian for her fifth grade students. When the unmarried 23-year-old ...
Man sues to get son out of catholic school
Jennifer Jordan wrote about a couple that is being told they cannot adopt because of their beliefs -- or more accurately, their lack of beliefs. At the heart of that issue is one judge's belief that the state constitution, which says "no person shall ...
Should teachers have personal lives?
How much of a teacher's personal life does a school really need to care about? Certainly, if they have a history of molesting children, that's an issue. If they don't like ice cream, well, I'd say there's something wrong with them, but it's not ...
Boy named Hell finally allowed into Catholic school
I imagine life seems ominous for the Hell family. Their name, after all, evokes images of unspeakable pain and horrible suffering for all eternity. You'd think the one institution that would understand the family's life-long struggle against the evil ...Can I baptize my child without being religious?
Well, folks, in the interest of sparking controversy everywhere I have decided to present our dear readers with a question I've been churning around in my mind since I was pregnant. Actually, in all honesty, this is something I am struggling with ...Same-sex dates forbidden at prom
A Catholic school in Rhode Island continues make the altogether confusing distinction between condemning gay people and condemning gay sex. (One is accepted, while the other, strangely, is not.) The school says their policy of refusing to allow ...
Catholic kids reading the Da Vinci Code?
Last week, the day before The Da Vinci Code opened, I overheard a conversation at my son's swim practice. Some of the mothers were talking about their twelve-year-old daughters reading the book and planning to see the movie. I confess this surprised ...











