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duffyduff

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36. If you read the article, the "father" is her husband, at the time, her fiance

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 01:32 PM

Mar 2013

She was sacked when she was pregnant by him and then the school offered HIM a job.

I think there was an assumption there that if she was pregnant, she shouldn't be in the labor force and therefore the "head of the household," meaning her husband, should have the job instead.

It's blatant sex discrimination. The school is using the "premarital sex" nonsense as a cover when it is really a sexist attitude that is being displayed.

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Christian school fires pregnant teacher for premarital sex. Then hires father. [View all] Canuckistanian Mar 2013 OP

well maybe he was already married to someone else. eom arely staircase Mar 2013 #1

No! This was the same sexual act that caused the pregnancy Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #2

yeah, but he is married, she is not arely staircase Mar 2013 #4

No, it makes him a sinner in violation of his wedding vows jmowreader Mar 2013 #15

ok that made me lol this morning you get a Gold Star. Volaris Mar 2013 #29

If you read the article, the "father" is her husband, at the time, her fiance duffyduff Mar 2013 #36

By offering the father a job, knowing that he is the father (and has married the pregnant 1monster Mar 2013 #40

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2013 #59

That was sarcasm? IrishAyes Mar 2013 #53

thanks arely staircase Mar 2013 #58

That IS disgusting. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #3

Sad, isn't it, my dear Peggy. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #16

Figures. silverweb Mar 2013 #5

The same moral "authority" for the one can be claimed for the other Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #13

And conveniently, God is the father, the son & the holy spirit. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #21

I agree completely Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #38

superb. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #39

Wow great illustration. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2013 #50

The Puritans IrishAyes Mar 2013 #55

Sometimes I wonder if I regret having left my church. Initech Mar 2013 #6

Doesn't surprise me. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #7

We aren't all like that. dawg Mar 2013 #43

Most of the world IrishAyes Mar 2013 #56

Current students and alumni Downwinder Mar 2013 #8

oh FUCK no... Volaris Mar 2013 #30

Founded by Tim LaHaye, author of the end times Left Behind books. Initech Mar 2013 #45

Sounds like the fifties all over again. Girl gets called a slut and the guy gets a pat on the back. appleannie1 Mar 2013 #9

In some ways, the 50s never left. n/t LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #10

Sounds like the Bible story ohheckyeah Mar 2013 #11

It's worse: He got a job, and the "church" got to hustle in public. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #31

To be fair... jberryhill Mar 2013 #12

That made me laugh, then cry. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2013 #22

You win. Brigid Mar 2013 #28

But wait, maybe she was being a concubine.. Permanut Mar 2013 #14

Yessir IrishAyes Mar 2013 #57

american christianity has some tenacious misogyny sigmasix Mar 2013 #17

No doubt that this is disparate treatment, it's so blatant it's crazy ck4829 Mar 2013 #18

The great irony of this is that the mother, who almost certainly is a regular church goer is going grantcart Mar 2013 #19

I hope she wins and bankrupts the school. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #20

I had to check to see if it was my college's sister school. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #23

Nutfuckery! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #24

There isn't much that can be said about this. gollygee Mar 2013 #25

Indeed. ananda Mar 2013 #26

Would anyone have been OK with this if... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #27

That's the problem here. Unequal treatment. duffyduff Mar 2013 #35

The whole point of this is that the school's saying "this is bad only if you're a woman." (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #37

They can stop calling it a "Christian" school for starters. They are far from Christian. judesedit Mar 2013 #32

A Talibornagain school. HooptieWagon Mar 2013 #33

This is clearly sex discrimination and she should get a big settlement duffyduff Mar 2013 #34

Is this the school's logic? SwissTony Mar 2013 #41

Interesting gopiscrap Mar 2013 #42

Don't look now, Christian college, your hypocrisy is showing. City Lights Mar 2013 #44

Gawd's in the mix !! blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #46

Might it have been a misguided back-door way to give the couple a salary? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #47

How Long Have These Life Style Contracts DallasNE Mar 2013 #48

So now she has a sex driscimination suit. The school had better settle, McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #49

Other reports said the woman's husband turned the job down. n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #51

Bunch of Effin Hypocrites benld74 Mar 2013 #52

Did he apply for the job? Smilo Mar 2013 #54

This is so weird... Quantess Mar 2013 #60