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| DJ RJT |
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1949131
http://www.aces-xavier-fires-teacher.com/
| quote: | May 11, 2006 — After five years trying to conceive, Kelly and Eric Romenesko decided to try in vitro fertilization.
Their twins, Alexandria and Allison, were born last year. It was a joyous event in the couple's life.
"They're miracles. They're precious," Kelly Romenesko said.
The couple were not prepared for what came next. When Kelly, a teacher at two Catholic schools in Wisconsin, told her bosses she had gotten pregnant through in vitro, they handed her a pink slip.
"I was in tears," she said. "I remember asking, 'Is this the only reason why I'm being fired?' They stated, 'Yes.'"
The schools say Romenesko agreed to follow church teachings when she was hired. One of those teachings was that the in vitro technique was morally wrong because it replaced natural conception.
"I did not know what the Catholic doctrine stated against in vitro fertilization. Yes, I signed a contract, but the contract was vague in my opinion. I didn't know what I was doing as far as in vitro goes that that went against doctrine. My understanding was it was the Ten Commandments."
Church Doctrine
People like Joseph Capizzi of the Culture of Life Foundation said that in vitro fertilization ran counter to Catholic teachings, which stress that a child should be conceived through sex between a husband and wife.
"It's not so much that it's artificial that's the problem, instead it's removing the sexual act and procreative act from the context of marriage," he said.
The church also takes issue with in vitro because embryos are sometimes destroyed, but Romenesko said there were other teachers who had in vitro in the school. She said she did not go public with her announcement but "stated it to a principal behind closed doors that we were going through this process."
Romenesko appealed to the school board, but it would not reinstate her. Now a state agency is looking into the case. Meanwhile, the Romeneskos have stopped practicing Catholicism.
"I think the issue here is the fact that Kelly was released from her job for being pregnant, not the in vitro fertilization itself," Eric said. "Our daughters have been baptized Lutheran at this point in time. Kelly and I haven't converted yet."
"It wouldn't change my ability to teach in any way," she said. "It's a shame. This shouldn't have happened." |
The same principal I had is the one who fired her.
Inappropriate.
:wtf: |
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| Protege |
| Catholics practice some back assward . |
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| eye_03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Protege
Catholics practice some back assward . |
+1 |
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| DJ RJT |
Also, the principal (same one who fired her) and vice principal told my parents I was a "drug dealer" in eighth grade because they found a box of caffeine pills in my locker.
:clown:
Now he's been removed (temporarily I think) due to the national controversy over all this.
As far as I'm concerned, I hope he gets the public pwning he deserves. |
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| tubularbills |
| wow, that's sad. |
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| DJ RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
wow, that's sad. |
She was my sisters teacher either this year or last, and apparently great. My parents thought she was amazing. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RJT
She was my sisters teacher either this year or last, and apparently great. My parents thought she was amazing. |
i meant that she had actually gone and gotten en-vitro.
honestly, she's going to hell.
i keed i keed!!! |
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| jonSun |
| The princepal needs 10 public lashings for that. |
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| RapidFire |
| another reason why alot of religion is teh suck |
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| Theresa |
That is massive bull . I hate the catholic stupid fricken religion.
I wonder what they would have said to adoption. There is not sex involved in that either.
Stupid s.
(P.S. To any of you who are Catholic and care to argue with me about how the religion is a pile of crap, don't bother. I was raised Catholic, have a partially Catholic and primarily born-again Christian family who shove the garbage down my throat on a daily basis. I know a lot about catholicism, and in my opinion, I think it is nothing but bull . If you disagree, that is fine.) Kthxstfu. |
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| TazZ-erT |
| My religion is catholic, but i dont practise it |
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| Tranc3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by TazZ-erT
My religion is catholic, but i dont practise it |
So you're a non-practicing Catholic? Hrmm.....ok, I guess that makes sense.
I guess, by that reasoning, that makes me a non-practicing rockstar, a non-practicing millionaire, and a non-practicing idiot. |
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