Would you send your child to this school?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381810)
Rockingham, Australia
February 2, 2022 11:37pm CST
Hitting our news recently was the fact that Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, had issued parents a contract requiring them to formally reject homosexuality. The Catholic college compares homosexuality to bestiality and paedophilia. I mean – really??
The contract also asks parents to affirm that students identify as their birth gender. Parents must agree to a set of ‘religious beliefs’ laid out in a ‘Declaration of Faith’. Those that won’t sign will need to seek another school. This has caused a huge uproar and the school has been forced to withdraw the contract.
It seems to me that some religious groups are becoming more and more biased against anyone who is the least bit ‘different’. There was no consultation with parents or teachers and many now find it impossible to remain associated with the school. You can read more here:
The photo was taken from the Kuranda railway in Queensland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-03/qld-former-citipointe-christian-college-contract-withdrawn/100800748
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
3 Feb 22
It's a Christian college. It's no surprise that they seek to follow the Scriptures. People have changed. The Bible has not. They can't accept things inconsistent with the Bible.
This went too far in my opinion but people can choose to go there if they have a Christian faith and can expect the college to have standards related to the Bible.
The students can choose another college if they don't like a faith based program.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
4 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 The school in question is Pentecostal, not Catholic.
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv
And they should.
I have no problems with any of the alphabet groups. People can do whatever they want. It doesn't affect me and it's really none of my business how others choose to live.
I do believe that a faith based college, at least in the US, has a Constitutional Right to practice their religion and to ask students and staff to abide by policies set.
On a side note, I think the Catholics are a poor example of a Christian faith. They have a lot of nerve pointing fingers.
I think this school went over the line and hope this incident hurts enrollment in a way that will shut it down.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 Feb 22
Well its from one extreme to the other here Judy.
If they are not cajoling children..I use that word because I can't think of another..to change their gender at a very young age ( too young to discern) here and say especially in progressive states such as California, then the opposite side of the coin they are doing such as this school is.
I would not want my child under any sort of focus about any of it, let's just put it that way.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv You should have written about it, why not..it is a very important topic.
Also..comparing them to bestiality or pedos is wrong. Not everyone has that intent. Wow.
Whether I agree with a lifestyle or not, I am not ignorant about it.
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
I know what you're saying. Kids get pushed one way or the other before they are old enough to really know what it's all about. The world seems such a mess sometimes. I suppose I shouldn't have written about it but it is all just so stupid I felt I had to vent somewhere. 
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
@RebeccasFarm We have friends who think that gays can change if they will just pray about it. I have a gay nephew and I know it's never been a choice for him. He didn't make a choice to be gay. It's just how he is. I don't know any gays who actually WANT to be gay although they are mostly now happy and getting on with their lives but it wasn't always that way. Sorry to be bending your ear but I'm off to bed now. It's after 10 for us.
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@DaddyEvil (174220)
• United States
3 Feb 22
If that were a school here, they'd be out of business fairly soon. Parents and teachers here would be suing them for invading their privacy, for one thing, and probably for several other things the lawyers could think up, as well.
In my opinion, nobody should be sending their child there.
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@DaddyEvil (174220)
• United States
3 Feb 22
@JudyEv There are a lot of church run schools but these people went too far with it.
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
They have withdrawn the contract but I think the damage has been done. I believe a lot of parents will withdraw their children and many teachers will leave too. It's one thing to have a faith-based program but this contract goes way too far.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
4 Feb 22
That is extreme. Liberty University which is based in this state probably has some odd clauses like that too, however, the son of the father had to resign due to infidelity and maybe abuse too, I forget the particulars. I dislike extremism and zealots.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
4 Feb 22
As I understand it, the school is not Catholic but Pentecostal. Also, I saw a story today that the school had withdrawn the contract because of the fierce backlash it was getting over the hateful language.
That said, I would not send my child to a Pentecostal school. Those in our area don't have what I would call a Christian approach. It's more of an authoritarian, intolerant, conformist philosophy.
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 22
I thought it was Catholic but couldn't find the actual word today. They have withdrawn the contract but I doubt it will change the underlying ethos. Some so-called Christians seem to be increasingly biased and fundamental. The good Lord must despair of his people at times.
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
That's exactly what I think. They are becoming more and more bigoted and narrow-minded. I don't know many homosexuals, although a nephew is one, but none of those I know would choose this path if they had any option. It makes my blood boil.
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
3 Feb 22
That's a difficult question isn't it? No-one is forced to go there/ send their children there, so they can choose. And it's a religious establishment so it doesn't seem totally unreasonable to ask the members to follow what they understand to be the rules of their faith.
But the real question is how do you deal with the conflict between the various faiths and their understandings of their various religious teachings, and human rights?
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 22
I suppose part of the issue is that, apart from the hierarchy, no-one had any prior warning or inkling that they'd be asked to sign such a contract. And some 'rules of faith' seem to be even more narrow and restricting than they were years ago.
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@ihasaquestion (8273)
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4 Feb 22
I personally am not against of going to school with kids who are different than norm. As long as there's transparency and kids and parents are made aware of it. It's really not my business how one chooses to orientate their lives, just like how I choose to orientate mine.
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@ihasaquestion (8273)
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4 Feb 22
@JudyEv That is correct, I couldn't agree more.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
3 Feb 22
That comparison is ridiculous and very inflammatory!
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 22
@SophiaMorros That's good to know. You never know how people are doing in these crazy times.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
4 Feb 22
@JudyEv Everyone is healthy and busy!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
3 Feb 22
As a Christian College, there is no cause for much criticism.
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@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
4 Feb 22
It does not happen here. Homosexuality is not a problem here they are open and understanding
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 22
Yes, I have heard that. And that is how it should be.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Feb 22
It not just there. Here different religions think they have the right to set all of the rules also. I hope enough leave that school that it closes.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
3 Feb 22
Lovely photo. I try to stay out of conversations that run toward religion or politics.
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