If it wasn't so mean-spirited, it would be funny...

[KukriKhan]

Just so we all know that it isn't just "redNeckistan" grappling with this issue, HERE is a summary of a court case in Toronto, Canada from 2002, where one Marc Hall wanted to attend his Catholic HS prom with his 21-year old boyfriend.

[Goofball]

Just so we all know that it isn't just "redNeckistan" grappling with this issue, HERE is a summary of a court case in Toronto, Canada from 2002, where one Marc Hall wanted to attend his Catholic HS prom with his 21-year old boyfriend.

Good find there Kukri. Although it's a bit long, I would recommend that anyone who has an interest in this topic give it a read. I was impressed not only with the clear and well thought out arguments made by both sides, but with the respect for each others' dignity the opposing sides showed each other.

That having been said, this question is open and shut for me for one very simple reason: in Canada, religious schools are still part of the public school system and receive tax money. For that reason, they don't have a leg to stand on here. If they were completely privately funded, I would have no problem with them telling gay students they can't bring a same sex date to prom.

[Fragony]

Good read, movie material

[johnhughthom]

I found this part interesting: "claiming it is the school board's religious right to discriminate. It's an old argument used to justify racial discrimination in the past."

What grounds would a Catholic school have for discriminating against somebody based on their race?