St. Vincent's Episcopal School is an Anglican, not Episcopalian Christian school in Texas. Anglican in this context means they are traditional Anglicans and have broken with the Episcopalian Church over - well let's say modern Episcopalian innovations.
Anyway a Lesbian couple decided that this would be a good school for their daughter and on the application form in the space for Father the non biological member of the pair put her name after crossing out Father and replacing it with Mother.
When the school found out this potential pupil came from a "non traditional" family they decided it would be inappropriate to accept her.
Fuss ensues.
On one hand this might present a lost opportunity to minister to the child and her mothers.
But on the other, the a major reason why this school is Anglican rather than Episcopalian is the very issue of same gender partnerships.
The schools reasoning is that the child would find herself conflicted between the values taught at school and the values held at home and it would not be in her best interests to attend.
Its not implausible that this is a set up by activist parents using a child in the ongoing gender wars that are wracking our society.
And if so that is perilously close to child abuse in my book.
Anyway a Lesbian couple decided that this would be a good school for their daughter and on the application form in the space for Father the non biological member of the pair put her name after crossing out Father and replacing it with Mother.
When the school found out this potential pupil came from a "non traditional" family they decided it would be inappropriate to accept her.
Fuss ensues.
On one hand this might present a lost opportunity to minister to the child and her mothers.
But on the other, the a major reason why this school is Anglican rather than Episcopalian is the very issue of same gender partnerships.
The schools reasoning is that the child would find herself conflicted between the values taught at school and the values held at home and it would not be in her best interests to attend.
Its not implausible that this is a set up by activist parents using a child in the ongoing gender wars that are wracking our society.
And if so that is perilously close to child abuse in my book.