Show C2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 20 2003 tieadtoeir fiwedl ffoir (GatiltooDii© - Michele WILMINGTON I VI I Al r knew that when she let her advername appear in an abortion-right- s tisement in a local newspaper she might get fired from her teaching jith at an Roman Catholic high school Sure enough — she was Now she's suing the school the Diocese of Wilm- inglon and Bishop Michael Saltarelli ' who was fired from Curay-Crame- r Ursuline Academy in January claims she was let go on Sallarelli's orders — alter she refused to recant her views support-rin- g abortion rights i She contends her actions qualify as protected speech under the Constitution asr and the Civil Rights Act of amended by the Pregnancy Discrimina-'- tion Act of’ I 979 The church which has been sued by other former employees on civil rights grounds is contesting her ? ls Curay-'C'ram- j " ' ' A 'Tf' claims-' can't get rid of people "because they’ve spoken out about the rights of women” - 1 Thomas Neuberger s I lawyer Thomas Neu1 said even private sector religious berger not are exempt from the federi employers al laws' “We are ail equal under the law'' he said “You can't get rid of people because they :ve spoken out about the rights of women That's sex discrimina-- 1 lion"' - Rita Schwartz president of the National Association of Catholic School Teach- ers in Philadelphia said Curay-Cramfaces an uphill battle “I would be surprised if she took that to court that they would even hear it" said Schwartz whose organization represents thousands' of lay teacher in the eastern United States Schwartz said most negotiated work contracts have “faith and morals'7 Claus-es and that schools without such job con- tracts usually have employee handbooks spelling out acceptable behavior “I don't know of many that don't have ' some type of acknowledgment that the people working for the Catholic school must abide by the morals of the Church" ' she said “When you go to work at a Catholic school you kind of know that certain things go with the territory’7 Others who ranafoul pf church teach--rin- g also have lost their jobs J ' her her job “My husband and I talked about it a prac: extensively"' said who' as described Catholic herself ticing and both “pro-lif' was hired by Ursuline in June 2001 and taught English and religion She began volunteering for Planned Parenthood whose services include abor-- : tion less than a year later On Jan 22 the 30th anniversary of the US Supreme 's Court decision in Roe v Wade name appeared along with 600 others in an abortion rights acj published jn The News Journal of Wilmington ' She was fired five days later after being given the options of resigning of recanti- ng her beliefs publicly At the time Saltarelli said he was “Very very pleased and proud” of the school’s response but a diocesan spokesman suggested the' ' bishop found out about the firing “after the fact”"' - Curay-Crame- ri er e” Curay-Cram- “pro-choic-e" er Curay-Cramer- ! ' ' APphoto1 who was fired from her teaching position in Catholic School in an in Delname her after an abortion-right- s Wilmington appeared advertisement in the local newspaper sits at home with a Bible in ' filed a civil rights lawsuit against the dip-- ) Wilmington Curay-Cramcese and Bishop Michael Saltarelli Michele Curay-Cram- er January at Ursuline Academy all-gir- ls er of the words and works of Jesus a tradition that at' times is very primitive Indeed I believe that often could vary by plus or minus 25years) Since this copy was located in faraway Egypt the original composition else- - v these were only theories and schplars should “deal with the Gospel of John asrii now stands- for that is the only “Father buffs Bible 'Among l' form thatwe are certain has ’ ' Brown" doesn't rer" ever existed:” amateur detective Place of writing: Ephesus beloved G j lO was the latest pjausible “responsible fQr the basic tes :t Oocated in present-da- y dare for the final version of ttimony” while someone else y: Turitey) was Brown’s best an anonymous 'genius who’i' guess based on internal evj-!John He put the nearly final from the Gospel and AD: was probably a follower of at around f§£k composition 'tpli dencechurch words wrote Jesus’ has that most John's version of a tradition HpwTgf when 90and assert hisequali-i preliminary Gospel early disciple always years during o fes at aroUnd AD 70 both using'll the Gospel : ever the Ephesians drew upqn intrigiied and mystified seri-- 1 traditions from Greek-spea- k editor who respectVi''' y in ed and preserved that main Christians or near ing ' Palestine-' work produced the version adding such as Chapter 21 which WESTATES fi thkatrks appears to be tacked onto an I find and scholars7 consensus !! earlier conclusion that ends John' was written in the '’Chapter 20 Someof Brbwn’xotherend-lha- t v first century are ignored in the: : 1 conclusions: But Brown emphasized Jhat LOGAN A RTj CINEMA) A manuscript frag- - current best seller “Beybrid c j: Liberals w ho downplay from Chapter 1 8 dis- Belief” because author Elaine' v it f Jesus' divinity typically s'ay 4v covered iii J93S is commonly Pagels prefers to think John V came later than the GoSpel of 0 dated at AD or jhat John has little reliable commentary when he died in data about the actual history V more conservati vely at A:D V' Thomas a Gnostic text early 998 and material he com- 25 (SiKh approximate dates” Christianity deemed spun- -' of Jesus’ lifetime' ' pleteii has been issued as a' ' " ' V new' and inlportaritb(pk“An 'Though no fundamentalist ' : Brown that view: the Introduction to FREAKY FRIDAY pq rejected Gospel of ‘John is based qri a solid tra- I ' John" Doubleday ) edited by Dey '4S I - !' In Delaware Curay-Cramsaid she was aware when she added her name to ' the abortion rights ad that it could cost : the Rev Francis J Moloney ' Brown didn't feel bbund by past conclusions so his workfrequently vexed Catholic tra- - By Richard N Ostling AP Religion Writer " issue" Murphy said top scholar’s conclusions about the Gospel of John A v ' er Curay-Cramer- 's '? - is ' ' Diocesan officials issued a statement last week saying they could not comment specifically on the claims :‘Towever the Constitution guarantees every religious institution the right to practice and uphold the teachings of its faith and the diocese and the bishop strongly support the right of every Catholic school to ensurc that its faculty members teach and uphold the doctrine of theCaiholic faith" the statement read School officials referred questions to attorney Barry Willoughby who said claims are without merit Basicaily we see it'iis a completely unjustified attuck on the school’s right to have its principles Upheld by itsteach- ers” Willoughby said “What she did' is fundamentally at odds' wjth what the iQ commitment ceremony The Catholic church diies not recognize samersex unions r" The women’s lawyer! Maureen Mur- - i' ' phy said the case was settled and that her ' are “I clients think teaching elsewhere sexual orientation will continue to be an 's Curay-Cramer- ta all-gir- ' ' er “You l4 V VV fifth-grad- 66 v f e teacher Angel Mcacham a at St Joseph School in Crescent Springs Ky was fired in August after diocesan officials learned she had remarried in a' Presbyterian church last year without obtaining an annulment In Ohio Vicki Manno is suing St Felicitas Elementary School in Euclid its' principal and the parish pastor She was fired this summer for remarrying in June without obtaining a church annulment Last year two teachers at Lauralton ls Hall an Catholic school in Milford Conn were told they had to resign ' or be fired after officials learned of their i lesbian relationship and their plans for a church teaches and what the school is trying to instill in young students" Under state and federal law religious institutions can be exempt front prohibitions against religious discrimination that apply to other employers But contends the independently owned school is not directly controlled ' by the Diocese of Wilmington and cannot hide behind its religious affiliation Curay-Crame- soaes aOwtiDdDuu adl9 e dition - ous-- V ' Authorship The Gospel text doesn't name John or any other author but does mention - i 1 '1 0j j'lscholar J — thepJ A i - i J of-care- er 'Hment 135-15- 1 - ! 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