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Christian School Pulls Ohio Man’s Alum Page After They Find Out He’s Gay
David Emerson is a producer, an on-air personality for a Columbus, Ohio radio station, and an openly gay man. Now he is at the center of a controversy because of his old school. You see, David is also an alumnus of the Delaware Christian School in his native Ohio, and they are no longer pleased that he is an alum of their school.
David was celebrated by their school for the fact that he was such a success, and he was profiled by the school on its alumni page for years after he graduated in 2002, but now, the school’s administrators have pulled it down because, well, according to the school’s principle and superintendent Gordon McDonald “The school doesn’t approve in the gay lifestyle, and that is why David’s page was removed.” Of course, one has to wonder what lifestyle that is. Does he mean waking up at noon after getting to bed at 3am writing? It is amazing what they think lifestyle means- which is pretty much what many straight men do all the time.
As for David, he is very hurt by what they did. He stated “I think being a Christian gay man, its more hurtful than anything. There is just no room for discrimination or hate anymore. . . I’m a human being, and so is every other person out there that is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or straight. . .They really need to rethink this. And to have open minds and really remember in the end, love is what matters.”
It is unlikely that these supposed Christians are going to be willing to rethink their bigotry. After all, they would rather hurt others than be real Christians. There is a video of this at ABC6, and there is mention of their phone number…
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Pattysboi
October 15, 2011 at 4:48 am
Your statement “When he said, ” I can guarantee that there are other gay people at DCS.” That is not a true statement, and I think he needs to rethink that thought. Our school IS a very loving Christian school….< is full of contradictions. I don't think you've talked to every single other student at your "Christian school", have you? How do you know for a FACT that there are no other GLBT students there? You don't.
TRUE Christians show Christ's love for ALL, and don't cherry-pick what rules to follow.
Oh, and by the way, my WIFE and I are a married lesbian FAMILY, and our relationship is rock-solid and Christ-centered. Is YOURS???
I suggest that YOU read "Judge not, lest YE be judged", and "Love thy neighbor as thyself".
Another disgusted DCS Alumni
October 15, 2011 at 3:04 am
I am another alumni of DCS and am very disappointed in the actions of my alma mater. I also attended the school for 13 years. I would first like to say that I know of other several other former students who have since “came out of the closet” including 2 males from my class of less than 40 so for the current student ( I think it was Andrew) who said there not any homosexual students at the school I simply laugh.
I agree with the previous alumni that DCS does shelter students and students are taught many “Christian beliefs” from a very conservative point of view. I respect Principal McDonald for all his work at DCS and how he stands strong in his convictions. However, in my studies of the Bible Jesus does not place nearly as much emphasis on His disapproval of the homosexual lifestyle as he does on His disapproval of judgmental and hypocritical Christians. I do not know one person associated with DCS who is a perfect person so I do not understand why many students, parents and faculty believe it is acceptable to be judgmental of David’s “sin of homosexuality?” Who are any of us to judge that one sin is so much worse than another? It is not our job to shut people out of the church either but actions like this are what give Christians a bad reputation. I know several other alumni featured on the website are not living perfectly moral, Christianlike lives these days so why should they be featured but not David?
As a student at DCS one Biblical principle that was drilled in my brain was that the greatest of God’s commandments is love. I learned this from a very young age and it is disappointing for me to see administration is neglecting this commandment. Would this have even made the media’s attention if David was addressed respectfully when he contacted the school? I do not think so.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 16, 2011 at 1:19 am
Elizabeth,
You will learn this lesson some day soon. Being lesbian or gay is not a choice. Recently, one Christian man who struggled with that lesson and even tried to help others stop being gay admitted that he has never met a person who was ex-gay. You cannot call what we do a sin without condemning all of us as being wrong. It would be akin to saying that having dark skin is a sin. This is not an opinion. It is a fact. I am sorry, Elizabeth. My heart bleeds for you. Your world is not what you have been taught.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 16, 2011 at 1:40 am
If this is not Elizabeth, then you have compromised her account with Yahoo, and I will be forced to report you to the authorities for hacking.
DCS Alumni
October 16, 2011 at 4:27 am
Anonymous student, I do not agree that David has overdone this, the school has though. You, and many others I am sure, HAVE judged David. Would you invite him in to your house? Your you still love him as a Christian brother, regardless of how he has chosen to live his life? Would you listen to his side of the story and try to understand his point of view? Would you still call him a friend if you ever knew him? Honestly? I understand the school had every right to remove him from the page, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t “setting a good example”! All he has done is declare his lifestyle to be different, how is that a bad example? He has not harmed anyone, or lead a life of crime, which are perfectly exceptable ways of not “setting a good example”. I am proud of Davids courage, and offer my support as both a Christian and a former student of the school.
DCS Alumni
October 15, 2011 at 2:12 am
I am a graduate of DCS, and was there from beginning to end (kindergarden to senior), I don’t mean to offend, but I would like to say my piece.
First, do I believe that DCS reserves the right to edit and remove anything from their website? Absolutely.
Do they have the right to publicly criticize or condemn anyone other than to say “We do not support this, and this is not what we believe”? Absolutely NOT.
To the students at DCS that have posted on here. As a recent graduate (2006), I understand the amount of closed-minded thoughts that are drilled into you on a daily basis. I admit that I was also very closed minded/sheltered until I got out in the real world. And that is the key, the real world. You condemn homosexuals, but do you even know one? I am a straight married man, and I am very proud to say that I have openly homosexual friends that have been more supportive, caring, and loyal to me than some of my “friends” that I had at DCS. I am a Christian, and I have my beliefs, but who am I to pass judgement on someone else. For every scripture reference that you come at me condemning and criticizing, I can return just as many dealing with love and forgiveness (“Dont judge lest ye be judged yourselves”, “Love the sinner, hate the sin”, or “Let he who is without blame cast the first stone” anyone?). In my experience, the type of environment there makes you feel adult and mature, when in reality you have no experience dealing with what everyone is saying is “wrong”.
To the parent(s). As a new parent myself, and due to my years of experience at the school, I am confident in saying that I will NEVER send my child there. I am in no way challenging you or your decision to send you child there. My home life was not the best growing up, and rather than get the support or encouragement that I needed from my peers and faculty, I felt alone. The school itself is very political and it did not provide me with an outstanding education. Am I saying that every teacher there is bad? By no means at all. There are some amazing teachers there, that I learned a lot from and I owe a lot to. There are also some are not even a few teachers that actually hindered me when I reached the college level. I remember the big drawl being the high grading scale the school offered…until they lowered it to that of a normal public school. There were also beliefs that were drilled in to my head that I do not agree with now, such as “Dancing Makes Babies” (has there EVER been a school dance? Or just another trip to Magic Mountain as a JR/SR prom?). There have been kids that have been kicked out of the school for getting another pregnant (whether or not the school had the right to do that I cannot say, but I believe it is wrong.), as well as a sex ed class that consisted of “Dont Do It”. I can ever remember a interesting music class that delt with the evils of 80′s rock music (AC/DC standing for Anti-Christ Devil Children? Seriously?!?!). My point is, know what your kids are being told, and don’t shelter them, as well as the longer I am away from that school, the more I feel like I missed out on.
I understand that this is a hot button issue, and I know for a fact that if many of my graduating peers/members of their family/certain faculty were to read this, that I would be shunned and not spoken to. Which I feel demonstrates the amount of absurd hypocrisy that dominates my of those circles. Again, this rant is based on my personal opinion, and I do not mean to offend. But I simply do not agree with the way DCS handled this matter or many others in the past. I encourage any current students, or anyone that reads this that is unsure of their beliefs or sexuality to take heart. Be who you are and don’t let anyone tell you that you are wrong for doing what you believe is right (including those that completely disagree with everything I have said here, I appreciate your faith and your resolve.)
Thank you for your time.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:28 pm
I am not saying that you cannot. I am saying that you should not accept the Bible as being absolute- as it is written as you have read it. Even the Apostle Thomas doubted, and doubt lead to stronger faith.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Andrew,
I opened my eyes…and then opened them again. I knew that you would come to the point where you could not get me to waver and then make that claim. You do not know my heart, and you do not know what I have been through, and yet, you judge. You said you were going, Andrew, and yet you remain. Good night.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:21 pm
I write, and I combat hatred and bigotry in the world because it destroys souls, people, and the world. I walk the path of the one who seeks to heal others and the land. I walk this path because I was set upon it to heal and inform. To fight the growing darkness that consumes people.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:19 pm
I get my answers from the Bible, Elliot.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:14 pm
The God of Jerusalem, who wrote the Holy Bible
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 10:16 pm
must not be the right God then….
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Was it REALLY Gods decision for you to be gay or was it your’s?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Andrew,
I know the difference. I know the path that I was set upon by God. I know the darkness that I have seen, and the horrors that I have felt. I know that they have made me stronger in my faith every day even when those around me have told me that I am wrong. You do not know how many times I have had people touched by evil and darkness and corruption ask me that self-same question, but I could feel their souls corrupted by darkness.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Is it really God decision your are acting like an uneducated bigot… or is it yours?
Pattysboi
October 15, 2011 at 4:59 am
Andrew, nobody “decides” to be gay. One is BORN gay or straight. Matthew Shepard would never have “decided to be gay”, had he known that he would be kidnapped, tied to a fence, pistolwhipped until he was unconcious, robbed of his shoes, wallet and coat, and left to DIE, simply because he was a gay man. He died 13 years ago on Tuesday.
Read the excellent book “The Whole World is WAtching” by his friend Romaine Patterson, and then talk to a member of pflag or glaad.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:09 pm
I already shared with you what GOD’S word said about homosexuality. Which God are you serving?
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 10:11 pm
she is serving the TRUE GOD… which you are you serving?
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Hey I’ve gotta go. Thanks so much Elizabeth, it really means a lot to me that you would stand with me in this.
Bridget, I’ll be praying for you. Thanks for talking to me and take care.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:07 pm
You are welcome for the discussion, Andrew, just know that I walk my path as it has already been set by The Good God, and that I am fine.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 10:01 pm
I don’t believe that we should ever give up on someone because God works in marvelous ways I can’t describe. All we can do is pray for her to see the truth.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Here is what I know from my half century of life experience…. that once you little “confirmed in Christ’ kids get out of your little special school… and find out you are no longer part of the “in crowd”…
9 time out of 10 you dump all that “confirmed in Christ” crap… because you simply don’t want to be viewed as a freak.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:56 pm
By the way, is this Elzabeth B. or Liz S.?
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Christ allows troubles in our life to STRENGTHEN our faith, not to eliminate it. And trust me, I’ve had my fair share
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Andrew,
When I came to the time of accepting that I am a lesbian, I prayed. I prayed for days. I asked for guidance time and time again. I got my answer- and I was told that this is my path. That I must accept that I am a lesbian and not to waver from who I am. What is more, Andrew, when I have wavered, He has shown me that I was wrong to waver. What you are telling me is to turn my back on God because you and your religion do not like that this is how my relationship with God has gone. There are many Christian gays out there who have similar stories. That is one of the times that tested my faith.
I will always remember talking to this one minister who came to me unbidden and unexpectedly to tell me that I was wrong to waver in my faith in Him and in me, and that I was walking the right path.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Elizabeth,
I am sure. I have walked this path now for a long time, and every time I have wavered, every time I have had doubt put into me, I have been shown that I was wrong to doubt. What I have felt is pure as well. I have never had anything touch my heart that was as right as when I saw those signs. When I have had people tell me that I am wrong in person, I always feel the corruption and hatred in their hearts. I see the hatred burning through their souls and corrupting their very natures. I see the evil within them. Often, they spout God’s words, but in reality, they do so from a place of darkness where their hatred smoulders and destroys their souls.
Pattysboi
October 15, 2011 at 4:55 am
You’re in 8th grade, for pete’s sake. You’ve not lived long enough to have “troubles”. Try losing your job, then wondering how you’re going to feed your family, even with two college degrees. Try being on unemployment for 11 months, and just this week starting a new job.
Andrew, it does sound like you’ve a lot of growing-up to do. Please start.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I would say that I am an Agnostic.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Reseach can’t test faith. Faith is faith either way, no matter how much research you do, nothing can provide the “aha” moment that would prove you or me wearing ultimately.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Research is not all that has lead me to the firm place that I am in my faith. I have lived my life, and walked my way through the desert and the darkness.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Bridgette, how could you doubt my faith now after all I’ve said? I stand firm on the Bible and God, and nothing can sway me if I stay there.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:51 pm
How long have you walked in the desert, Andrew?
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Elizabeth you left out: THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST!
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Can you give us examples how the Bible was so drastically changed through translation?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:48 pm
I gave you one already. It is no longer my place to test your faith. That is yours. My faith is strong, and solid. I walk with it as part of me, and not as if it were a cloak. I do not think either of you have figured out what my faith even is, nor have you seemed to ask. However, you seem bent on winning this argument. You are waiting for an ‘ahha!’ statement. True learning and true faith do not rely upon such an argument. Go and research. Go and test your faith.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:42 pm
I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT JESUS CHRIST MY SAVIOR AND LORD!!!
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:45 pm
You are angry at someone who is not swayed by your arguments, Andrew. I would rather not put an end to this for you. I am trying to say to you that an untested faith is not a faith at all. I have tested my faith through research and I know that what we read in the Bible is a reflection of it and not accurate or necessarily correct.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:40 pm
The King James Bible is the English translation of the Hebrew, Greek, etc.. In the times of Martin Luther, it was looked down upon to read the Bible If you weren’t a Priest, but the English translation, started by the work and ministry of Martin Luther, was made so that ALL could hear the gospel.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:50 pm
All capitals is considered by net etiquette to be yelling, and has been that way for a long time.
Pattysboi
October 15, 2011 at 4:51 am
King James was more than likely a gay man.
Pat
October 17, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Andrew, The King James translation of the Bible was commissioned by King James I of England, to provide an English translation for the Anglican Church, which had been founded by King Henry VIII after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce from his first wife. Considering that the Pope had given him special permission to marry her in the first place, because she was his brother’s widow, that’s understandable. Martin Luther and the Reformation had nothing to do with it. It was the end result of decades of Catholic/Anglican warfare in England, all because Henry couldn’t father a healthy son. After he died of syphilis, his Anglican son Edward V held the throne for six years. Then his eldest daughter Catholic Mary held it for five years. She was followed by Henry’s second daughter, Elizabeth I, who was also Anglican. She ruled for 45 years, and was succeeded by James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots and cousin to Queen Elizabeth.
I hate to tell you this, but the whole thing was about sex and politics, not God.
As for the veracity of the Bible… every Biblical scholar I have spoken with or studied with has stressed the importance of understanding as much as we can about the human authors of the various books, the times and cultures they lived in, and who they were writing to. The apparent contradictions in Paul’s epistles are understandable if one looks at the cultures of the various congregations he wrote to, and if you remember that he did not study at Jesus’ feet, but learned his doctrine third or fourth hand. He didn’t even travel to Jerusalem to meet the original Disciples until he had been preaching for 12 years.
The Bible, while it may have been inspired by God, was written by men, and men are flawed. The writings that eventually became the New Testament were selected by the “winners” of the ongoing arguments about doctrine in the first hundred years after Christ. For example, there was disagreement about whether or not Christ was human or divine. The “divine” faction won, and the nativity stories were made up and added to two of the Gospels around 150 a.d.
Looking with a critical mind at the writings of men is not an act of un-faith. It can lead to a much deeper appreciation of the teachings of the Master. Did you know that the most prevalent Judaic belief at the time of Jesus was that Adam and Eve’s sin had robbed humanity of not only its bodily immortality, but also the soul’s immortality? Think about that the next time you read any of Christ’s teachings about heaven and the afterlife.
Religion is not divorced from the rest of life, and the history of the Church is part of the history of Western man for the past 2,000 years. God gave you that mind, young man, so use it.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:39 pm
No problem, Elizabeth. I have no issues with that. I certainly understand.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:37 pm
No, Elizabeth, I am not. I am saying that the Bible that we know right now is not accurate due to the way it has been altered and changed through translations and intentional alterations. No book is ever accurate, but then again, as no one religion shows all of the Light of God, so no book can give all of the reality of life.
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:34 pm
NO BOOK IS AS TRUE AS THE BIBLE!!!
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Andrew, yelling at me is rude. It also shows that your emotions are getting the best of you. I would recommend that you rest from this debate. I really would not like to see you be quite so angry.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 9:55 pm
then you are not very well read… are you?
Andrew from DCS
October 14, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Alright “anonymous” is Elizabeth and Andrew is the former “anonymous”… Ok I was getting confused
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Elizabeth,
My information comes from dozens of books. I read a lot. I am trained as an Historian. I know what to look for when it comes to my research and my sources. I know what to trust and what not to trust. I am sorry that I do not happen to have a Bibliography that I can just hand you because most of my books are on my shelves and I do not have the time to gather them right now.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:29 pm
AND IT’S AS TRUE AS EVER!!! The newer versions of the Bible are worded in modern english, but convey the same message.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Andrew,
They are not. They are not as true as ever. Take, just for instance, the phrase “thou shalt not suffer a witch to live”. That is a translation that is inaccurate. It was written that way to please King James I of England, who commissioned the King James Bible. In reality, the Hebrew would have been better translated as “you should not suffer a poisoner to live”. Or “you should execute a murderer”. That phrase was created in that manner in order to diminish the power and role of women in English culture.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 9:47 pm
you are right… it is as true as ever…. but it was never anything more then a fairy tale…. ever.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:27 pm
I am just as dirty and rotten as Saul was, but me and Him ultimately chose God’s way over man’s, and he had new life in God once he trusted Himm as his savior
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 9:25 pm
I can guarantee there are other gay students at your school…. and the reason the Alum page of a talented and successful openly gay was removed was so they dont see all the lies your school is telling about gay people are simply not true.
You dont know they are there…. only because they know if they come out…. you will remove them too…
All you are is a bunch of lying bigoted bullies who cover it all up by wrapping it all in religion.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:24 pm
So basically you dont believe the Bible’s accurate?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I do not believe that the Bible that you are using is accurate, no. Nor are most of the Bibles that are running around today that have been edited, altered, and changed over the last 2000 years. The only Bibles I would say are accurate are those written in the original, which are mostly in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin. Anything in English is, by the nature of translation, inaccurate.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:23 pm
I’ve quoted a lot more scripture than you have and I’m in 8th grade. The Bible is my guide.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:26 pm
No, the Oxford Version of the King James Bible is your guide. That is what, 300 years old.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:20 pm
To clarify, I meant when I said “That’s my point…” for that in reply to “Yes, I know your name…”
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:15 pm
There was no “developing” of the Bible…
2 Peter 1:21 KJV
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Andrew,
the Bible began as the oral history of the Hebrew people, and there were dozens of early versions with every church having its official version. In AD500, the Bible was edited. It was written and rewritten time and time again including the King James version, which was a rewritten version of older versions. I am sorry, Andrew, but I have studied this in a lot more depth than you. I can keep this going for as long as you do, but I really would say that this is not a debate you can easily win.
I have spent much of my 37 years off life studying including this subject. A good writer learns about everything.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:11 pm
“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” (Romans 1:26-27).
Is this more clear?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:16 pm
I would not trust the word of Saul of Tarses, who took many a year before he went to learn from the Apostles. He was included in the Bible by those who edited it in Rome 500 years after the death of Christ and removed more than two-thirds of the gospels because they disagreed with the theocratic nature of the early Church founders in Rome. Add to that, Rome was, by that point, very against homosexuality, and Saul of Tarses tailored his words to his audience.
I am well aware of that passage, and know why it is wrong. I should also ask which version of the Bible are you using? My guess would be Oxford translation King James version.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Sorry your name is Bridgette not Victoria
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:08 pm
That is my point Victoria! We all make mistakes, and perfection is impossible in this life! That is why Jesus Christ chose to come and die on the cross, to save his creation from eternity in hell. You are right, I am a dirty, rotten sinner who’s made uncountable numbers of mistakes, but through Jesus I have new life, and I’m being made whole by Him.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I do not judge your religious belief beyond the fact that I am pointing out that you do not seem to have all the information about how the Bible was altered and changed by humans over the last two thousand years. I likely know more about your religion than you know about mine. Your school has ever right to pull that profile, as I have every right to both point out that they were wrong to do so, and that they are wrong about homosexuality, including that they are wrong about it in the very real Biblical interpretation sense. However, you came off as judging me, even in this. By claiming that who I am will lead to God- your God I will point out- will judge me and that I will regret it is to assume that you know my heart and my relationship with my faith. All I said was that you hid yourself in shame because that is what I see when someone hides their name and their face- shame. Shame for their beliefs.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 9:02 pm
What interpretation of that verse did you have in mind?
Nobody can keep the whole law, it was a reminder of how we are filthy and rotten we are and that we need God. They repented for their sins back then by giving burnt offerings to God. Jesus Christ then abolished the law and forgave us unconditionally from our sins from dying on the cross. He was the perfect sacrifice. But you half to accept his gift of Salvation to have eternal life in heaven.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Would you believe, Andrew, that most cultures when the Bible was written banned anal intercourse, but did not ban anything else when it came to male-male relationships. The Bible is likely referring to that. Of course, this requires understanding the cultures that were around and involved int he development of the Bible.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 8:55 pm
When you hide yourself, you know that what you do is wrong. By hiding in the shadows, you hide from the Light and choose the path of Darkness. You know my name. If what you stand for and believe is absolutely correct and in the Right, you will not feel any shame what so ever in revealing your name. You see, I do not believe that any of the three of you are students or parents associated with DCS. I think you are just here to pretend that you are.
Either be in the Light or show that you are nothing but one from the Dark.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 8:55 pm
You can see by my posts that I am not ashamed to be a Christian or a student at DCS. I am Andrew an 8th grader at DCS.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Yes, I know your name. And I have to say that you are not a good Christian since it seems that you do not have any intention to follow the Bible exactly. However, thank you for letting us know your given name.
Now, I must get back to work. Have a good evening.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 8:50 pm
God hates homosexuality.
“If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.”
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Really? And you know that this is the correct interpretation because you were there when they wrote the Bible rather than, oh, say, a good 2000 years after that was written? I should also point out that God hates the consumption of shell fish, the combining of meat and milk, women going out of the house wearing nothing on their heads, the consumption of pork, and about a dozen of other things, including lying. So, I have to ask- just how Christian can you be if you are not following the absolute letter of God’s law?
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 8:59 pm
I have read several Bibles. Trust me, God has not protected it while Man has slaughtered it upon the alter of Politics.
Have a nice evening, I must get back to work.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 9:28 pm
the world hates bigots…. and when you come out of that safe cocoon of a school into that world… you are gonna find out YOU are the odd duck.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 8:48 pm
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory. (2 Samuel 23:12 KJV)
This is why we do what we do at DCS in standing against any issue that stands against what the Bible says. I am standing up for Jesus Christ today because people are making fun of Him and treating Him like trash. He saved me from my sins through his free gift of Salvation and this is the least I could do to show my gratitude and praise to Him.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
October 14, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Actually, no, you aren’t. You are posting anonymously, and that says to me that you are, well, ashamed to be one.
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Thank you so much “Praying DCS parent” for commenting. That is why I love my school. You can trust and talk to any student at our school, even a parent, even our principle for that matter, and know that they care and want the best for our spiritual, personal, and public lives.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm
that would be why asshats like to travel in packs… its easier to be a bully when someone has your back, isn’t it?
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 7:58 pm
I don’t think we are the ones with a “mean spirit” either…
Dorje
October 16, 2011 at 3:51 pm
then you are mistaken
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 7:55 pm
What do you have that we don’t, Elliot?
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 8:09 pm
an open mind and sense of fair play?
but I forgot… Jesus did say… go forth and be a mean spirited asshat… so carry on
A Praying DCS Parent
October 14, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Whether or not it’s being gay is a choice is moot. DCS still has the right to remove and edit content as they see fit.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Agreed… it is your constitutional right to be a mean spirited asshat… and we would not want to take that away from you, as it seems its all you have.
A Praying DCS Parent
October 14, 2011 at 4:55 pm
The fact that David Emerson is gay is not the issue. If he were a graduate who became an abortionist, a pornographer or a neo-Nazi, the school would have pulled those pages, too. The website clearly states that DCS reserves the right to edit any content posted on those pages. As an American, you have the right to be gay or straight, and DCS has the right to choose not to support that cause. No one has done anything “hateful” to David. The same Constitutional rights being claimed here apply to both sides of the coin.
By standing and protesting outside the school property today, all David did was get every parent leaving that school to hit their knees in prayer this afternoon. No one hates him – most didn’t even know who he was until today. Regardless, all will continue to pray for him until God’s mighty work is completed in his life.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Had he become an abortionist, a pornographer or a neo-Nazi, that would have been a choice… but he is gay which is not a choice… its the way God made him…
but yeah we know… God made asshat parents too…
Anonymous DCS Student
October 14, 2011 at 4:04 pm
I am a student at DCS and we are not as hating and cowardice as you say we are. The Bible says to marry a wife, among other things that contradict gay people’s views and beliefs. God is a God of love, but he is also a God of wrath and judgment. I don’t hate David, neither does God, and I can surely say that on behalf of my class and school. I and my school place our beliefs on God’s word, the Bible, and we chose to stand firm against anyone that opposes the Bible, only to glorify God.
Elliot Carver
October 14, 2011 at 4:23 pm
yeah we know…. God created asshats too.
Ken
October 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Someone grandiosely told me he didn’t approve of the “gay lifestyle.”
I said, “I didn’t know you were the Approval Authority, I always wondered who that was! I’m privileged to meet you. I’m not exactly sure what the gay lifestyle is, but what about it don’t you like? Grocery shopping? Mowing the lawn? Going to work every day? I just don’t get it.”
If you just want to bail out of a pointless conversation with a homophobe who knows or thinks you are gay, just sigh and say in resignation, “Well, there’s no point to this. You’re more of an expert in this field than I am.”
Another good question, if you ask it as if you are both curious and puzzled, “What did Satan give you in exchange for your soul?”