If you heard about this story in the last day or two it was no doubt trumpeted as; “Ohio teacher fired for becoming pregnant wins suit against Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati.” WOO-HOO! huh? Well, not quite.
 
Gail Finke at the Catholic Exchange reports on the truth behind the headlines in her article: Faith Under Fire; A Despicable Victory Over Religious Rights in America ~

Here’s the story in a nutshell: Christa Dias, a lesbian who hid her partnership with another woman from the schools who employed her because she knew it would violate the morals clause of her employment contract, says she did not know that the Catholic Church considers artificial insemination to be immoral and so she was shocked — shocked! – to find herself without a job after announcing that she was expecting a baby.
 
She sued the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for discrimination, saying she was fired for being pregnant, and on Monday a jury agreed. They awarded her $171,000, a cool $100 grand of it for punitive damages…
 
It’s a story because it’s about sex and religion. A pretty young woman has a sweet little baby, how can that be wrong? So she’s a lesbian and she lied about that — who cares in this day and age, except the mean old Catholic Church that just wants to oppress women and stop them from having sex with whoever they want to, whenever they want to? So she violated her contract — who cares about that either, as long as the contract is with anyone connected with the Catholic Church and concerns sexual morality?

 
According to a Washington Post article (incidentally, one of the few mainstream news sources who treated this story with equanimity), it does appear likely that the archdiocese will appeal the decision, most probably over the definition of “ministerial employee” ~

The archdiocese argued before trial that Dias, who was a computer technology teacher, was a “ministerial employee,” a position that has not been clearly defined by the courts…
The Supreme Court has said religious groups can dismiss those employees without government interference.

Dias told The Associated Press in a phone interview after the verdict that she was “very happy and relieved” with the outcome of the lawsuit she said she pursued for the sake of other women who might find themselves in a similar situation.
 
Ironically –
She said she also pursued it for “my daughter’s sake, so she knows it’s important to stand up for what’s right.” 😯

 
So what’s “right” these days is to misrepresent yourself, then scream “foul” when the consequences of your deception catches up with you.
 

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Not all children raised by gay parents support gay marriage: I should know, I’m one of them ~ Same-sex parenting? Good for the children – or just plain selfish? The disconnection, confusion, and emotional hardship we rarely hear about.