Teachers lie about their religion...so they can simply teach

[Scarey]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100509/national/teachers_converting_catholic



Is this type of discrimination even legal?.a teacher is a teacher........if they are willing to learn the cirriculum why not?

 

[nottyboi]

disgusting. I am catholic and direct my taxes to the public system. It is a farce that catholic schools a publicly funded.

 

[dcbogey]

disgusting. I am catholic and direct my taxes to the public system. It is a farce that catholic schools a publicly funded.

The fact that these "teachers" are betraying what they believe in to get a job is more of a farce. I want my kids taught by someone with a sense of ethics, and the person quoted in the article obviously has none. Do you want your kids to have her as their teacher?

 

[Scarey]

i'm a pretty reasonable guy...but you just mentioned the Catholic church and "a sense of ethics" ...and made them by reference related.They have more.....and let's call it what it is..childfuckers per capita then any other "organized group" in the world(boys scouts coming ina close second).They should be happy they can get qualified teachers after their shitty press as of late.

 

[dcbogey]

i'm a pretty reasonable guy...but you just mentioned the Catholic church and "a sense of ethics" ...and made them by reference related.They have more.....and let's call it what it is..childfuckers per capita then any other "organized group" in the world(boys scouts coming ina close second).They should be happy they can get qualified teachers after their shitty press as of late.

I'm assuming you have a source to back up that claim. And if you are including Catholic teachers in the equation, I doubt the figures are as high as you might think.

 

[oil&gas]

I am not Catholic and I reject all organized religions. Somehow I am of the view
that attacks on the Catholic church are often unjustly harsh. The Catholic
church I know of is generally more moderate on most social issues than the
protestant christians. I can also say Catholics are generally more
tolerant towards other religions. Having grown up in
a Catholic school myself my experience of it
is a negative one in many ways. Catholic education is not my choice
of a proper upbringing of a child--no children should be taught to believe in
and pray to a non-existing being in heaven in my view.
Nonetheless I find the reputation of the Catholic
churches being as horrible as many people seem to make
it out to be perplexing. It just doesn't seem right that the mere
mention of anything Catholic would so often conjure up child
molestation. Unless there is some hard evidence
that shows a child is more likely to be abused in a catholic
school or convent I remain skeptical that it is
one major perpetrator of such hideous crime.

 

[nottyboi]

The fact that these "teachers" are betraying what they believe in to get a job is more of a farce. I want my kids taught by someone with a sense of ethics, and the person quoted in the article obviously has none. Do you want your kids to have her as their teacher?

They are not betraying what they believe in, they are pretending to believe in something they do not. If you think teachers have more ethics then your average person I think you are deluding yourself.

 

[scouser1]

I have a hard time believing this story simply because you can't become a Catholic overnight. I think the process for adults is a year long course called the Adult Catechism or something similar. Also she would have to jump through a few hoops to land the job, baptism certificate, letter of recommendation from priest, proof that she has taken a religious education course. The facts just don't add up.

 

[Questor]

The fact that these "teachers" are betraying what they believe in to get a job is more of a farce. I want my kids taught by someone with a sense of ethics, and the person quoted in the article obviously has none. Do you want your kids to have her as their teacher?

I'd have no problem with her teaching my kids, if telling a priest that she never had premarital sex is her worst sin.

 

[Keebler Elf]

I think the liars get found out pretty quick. It's one thing to fool an interviewer, it's something quite different to "live the life."

 

[djk]

disgusting. I am catholic and direct my taxes to the public system. It is a farce that catholic schools a publicly funded.

Agreed.

 

[red]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100509/national/teachers_converting_catholic



Is this type of discrimination even legal?.a teacher is a teacher........if they are willing to learn the cirriculum why not?

legal? i believe it is.

 

[fmahovalich]

Im with the group in here who findS the slamming of the catholics perplexing.

Catholicism is not for everyone. It is a special club with rules. Like many clubs. Like many religions.


No one forces you to join the club. If you do not agree with the rules of the club - then there is a slightly different club that would entertain your views. Why does a club have to change its rules for the sake of an individual.

I suspect that those complaining don't really wanna join any club....but take the opportunity to find a flaw or too to extricate themselves from the catholic club - then yell through the back window how bad it it.

Don't join. No one is forcing you to join.

Centuries ago...the King of England wanted to divorce his wife. The Catholic Church said no!! He went about starting his own religion...changed a few rules....and all was good. Was he right? Was the church right? Does it matter? If your of the persuasion that DIVORCE is OK..from a religious perspective, there is now a religion..... with all the attributes of Catholicism....except divorce is allowed. MY thought is "WHY not join that group, instead of slamming the Catholics."

And as for molesting. Are these people truly catholic?....or religious for that matter? Or are they just perverted criminals who cloak themselves in religion...or as a boyscout leader...or hockey coach...to gain trust.

They need to be dumped.!!! And sent to jail!

And as for discrimination. One must go back to our founding Fathers of the day...who in the Constitution, allowed for the Catholic and Protestant schools. We could have easily been a Jewish State..or Muslim State..or whatever at Confederation, but as the rules of the day prevailed...and we were a member of the Commonwealth, with the predominantly dual religions....the country was established as such!

It is what it is...In the Constitution....and legal for the Catholic schools to be here hiring Cathloic teachers. I suspect Israel hires Jewish people ONLY for its religious schools. And I suspect it would be hard for a Western Anglican to get a job teaching in a Pakistani religious school. It is what it is boys!!!

 

[landscaper]

It used to be( Prior to Brampton Billie) that you would get a tax deduction if your chid went to a Catholic school. All the teachers had to be practicing Catholics and they checked through the municiple tax roles. There could be an argument made that with public funding that requirement is illegal, but it is an area that a lot of people and courts will not venture into.

 

[Don Draper]

i'm a pretty reasonable guy...but you just mentioned the Catholic church and "a sense of ethics" ...and made them by reference related.They have more.....and let's call it what it is..childfuckers per capita then any other "organized group" in the world(boys scouts coming ina close second).They should be happy they can get qualified teachers after their shitty press as of late.

[size=+2]Lying about being Catholic so you can teach at a school is akin to lying about being White Trash so you can be on Springer.[/size]

 

[red]

Im with the group in here who findS the slamming of the catholics perplexing.

!!!

there remains, in toronto, a strong anti-catholic bias. toronto was once a city run by wasps, while the times have changed this peculiar undercurrent remains.

 

[basketcase]

Im with the group in here who findS the slamming of the catholics perplexing.
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I don't see this as Catholic bashing but bashing the way that our government makes exceptions for one religion to fund it's education system from the public purse but not any others.

 

[flubadub]

I don't see this as Catholic bashing but bashing the way that our government makes exceptions for one religion to fund it's education system from the public purse but not any others.

Sadly its part of the Ontario constitution, so can't easily be changed. Its probably the only case where hiring based on religious discrimination is mandated by the government.

 

[basketcase]

I would think that it is possible to change a part of the constitution, especially one that can be seen as a violaton of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I don't expect that there will be any government in the near future with the guts to do it though.

 

[markham]

In general, I'm sure we all lie with in reason to get what we want in life.. whether if it is a position in the Government or Private Sector...