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Labour calls for clarity on gay teacher ban at Christian schoolsTuesday 11 May 2010 The scrapping of a legal provision allowing religious schools to refuse to employ homosexual teachers should be part of discussions on forming a new government, the Telegraaf reports on Tuesday. At the moment religious schools are allowed to refuse gay teachers and pupils on the grounds that homosexuality conflicts with their religious principles. The outgoing cabinet had proposed making changes to the legislation but would not have fundamentally altered the current situation. 'The law has to be changed so no school can refuse a pupil or teacher on grounds of their sexuality,' the paper quoted Labour candidate Ronald Plasterk as saying. The Netherlands has dozens of fundamentalist Christian schools which oppose homosexuality on Biblical principles. While funded by the government, they are run independently. Such schools may not discriminate but are free under European rules to determine their own 'professional demands' for teachers. © DutchNews.nl
I am astounded that in 2010, Progressive Netherlands has not addressed the discrimination at Christian Schools against Gays. It is shameful. Dutch laws prohibit any form of discrimination on sexual orientation. Since when have Christian Schools, which are funded by Dutch taxpayers, been excempted from that law? By Geraldine | May 11, 2010 4:57 PM All monies from government to all schools be it Christian, Jew, Muslim etc should not By Michael Kadin | May 11, 2010 6:28 PM why not, let's scrap that legal provision. private schools should be allowed to hire whomever they want, but then they should not get public funding. the government can't support discrimination: why are taxpayer's money going to pay for these bigots? By ilo | May 11, 2010 6:39 PM Can't have it both ways, folks. If funded By Ethel Janok | May 12, 2010 4:51 AM How is this discrimination? Why shouldn't specialized schools be able to determine their own professional requirements for teachers? If a teacher is not qualified for the job, then why should the school have to hire them? Obviously being homosexual means you do not qualify for teaching the bible! By Sean | May 14, 2010 9:46 AM As a parent, I would be more worried by the priests visiting the schoolchildren!!!! By Carol Turnham | May 14, 2010 1:17 PM If u want money and certification from the Dutch government then you need to accept all gays. Live in the 21st century folks. By Ames | May 14, 2010 1:38 PM having been educated in the catholic convent school system I wish everyone would remember how cruel nuns are!! the priests are not the only perverts in the church!!! will i get an apology for their cruelty to me and my school friends? I hardly think so! and apologies do not undo the harm done to young children who live with the issues of low self-esteem, abandonment and abuse issues for the rest of their lives. they told me God see's everything- I bloody hope so and that they must then explain their disgusting actions to their GOD! By cherry | May 15, 2010 1:56 PM
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Looks like the government wants to be tolerant of all, except Christians.
By Ron | May 11, 2010 4:39 PM