MyBraska
Yeah...This one!
The man is a true legend, but JoPa and Tom were almost identical in the public's perception not too long ago. Do-righters that had their priorities straight. Very few people really know the behind the scene actions that go on.
Returning LP right before the bowl game isn't a great example, and we probably didn't even need him in that national title game, but Tom has made some decisions that were a little misguided in my opinion. Maybe some of the older posters on this board can think of other instances earlier in TO's career that more accurately shows what I'm trying to say. And my point is that it's really hard to make the correct decision 100% of the time when it would be so easy to just make the other decision.
Yes, unfortunately Christian Peter allegedly raped a female student. But there was some VERY strong evidence and I think a settlement. He was, obviously, allowed to play.
I, unfortunately, know of an instance where a person was fired in TO's organization to help kids. She was fired because her religion thought that homosexuality is an error of behavior. But the religion says hate the sin, but love the sinner and teaches not to any actions against homosexuals, but the act of homosexuality is wrong. I don't want to get in any discussion of the correctness of this at all, so don't attack me for her position.
I do know that she did not preach this at work as her church teaches tolerance, but just can't condone this. They believe that one should practice self control in all relationships outside of marriage. I have had some long discussions with her about this.
Anyway, she was fired because of her religion even though it's a Constitutional right. I personally think that one should be allowed to practice freedom of religion. Firing her was, I believe, wrong, no matter what her religion is. She was not prosteliting on the the job, according to her at least. If homosexuals have a right to practice their activities, which I believe they should have that (ight (if they don't bother me or my family with it), then she should have the right to believe that activity is wrong, as long as it is not harmful to people and without having discriminating actions against homosexuals. I do not equate belief in certain behaviors and self control, necessarily, with discrimination, depending upon the presence or absence of actions against a person.
At any rate, I don't believe her firing from TO's organization was right for religion, which was more discriminatory than anything she did. I really did not wish to get in a discussion about the political correctness of homosexuality. That is up to individuals to decide.
