I'd like to take this opportunity to Thank people
who took the time to contribute constructively
to this discussion.
For me the discussion has now run its course.
I look forward to the next one.

It will be interesting to see what the Review ordered
by our PM on the Safe Schools program comes up with.

See you on another discussion.

I learned a great deal from this one.

Enjoy your week-end.

I'm now going to go and watch the Sydney Mardi Gras.

Cheers.

<<'Safe Schools for Pedophiles' program>> Sorry Joe that particular program was run by Archy Pell in the 1970's in Ballarat, it might be still going in Catholic schools for all we know. The church is fighting a rear guard action to cover up as much as possible. I watched some of Archy Pell giving his "evidence" this week via TV Vatican to the RC. The mans a joke! No Gold Logie for Pell, too much insincere poor acting for my liking.
How about a word or two on the "Safe Sex for Priests in Catholic Schools Program".

What has my (phanto) homophobia got to do with anything? Nothing of course, it doesn't color your opinion against this homosexual kid one little bit.

Runner, Christ was gay, so get over it. The evidence is in your bible.

Paul1405,
"Christ was gay, so get over it. The evidence is in your bible".

This how you define gay: show sincere love for another man.
The Bible definition is for a man to have sex with another man.
The latter Christ never did because he adhered to the Essene principles of sexual abstinence. The Bible clearly outlaws such sexual behaviour, if you believe this then you are a deceitful fraud.

Hi Paul/Piorit,

Not having ever been a Christian, I couldn't possibly comment on whether Christ was a homosexual. Except to suggest that there isn't much evidence of it.

Yes, we should condemn unreservedly the vile practices of the men in power in the Catholic Church, probably all over the world, and for the last 1800 years. But I would have thought that that those perverts, Catholic priests and teachers, have all been secret Marxists all along ? I can't believe it ! Tell me it isn't so !

But thanks anyway,

Joe

phanto,

".... In the other thread I was talking about the manipulation of the kid who is taking the education department to court. One of his tools is to dramatise what has happened to him and I simply compared it to much bigger issues to put his drama queen antics in perspective.

This is not just an issue of some kid being bullied and that we should feel sorry for him. He himself has made it much bigger than that by going public in the media and then trying to manipulate public opinion into feeling sorry for him.

There is absolutely no need to go to the media. Other people take the education department to court for failures to do their job. They do not go to the media and try to manipulate public opinion in their favour. If he has a reasonable and logical argument for his legal action then the place to present it is in court. If it is justice that he really seeks then that is all he has to do."

Here's another case:

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/03/05/19/44/grieving-nsw-parents-call-for-bullying-to-become-criminal-offence-with-online-petition

"
'Get with the times': Grieving parents trying to make bullying a criminal offence call for NSW government to accept online petitions"

"A pair of grieving NSW parents have called on the government to get with the times and accept an online petition calling for bullying to be made a criminal offence, after the death of their teenage daughter.

More than 25,000 people have signed the petition, but the government has refused to accept it."

In this instance the girl's parents want a Premier to change the law. They have gone to the media to broadcast their message.

Are you intending to demonise these people for "going to the media" as you have the young gay person?

I look forward to your response.

"Are you intending to demonise these people for "going to the media" as you have the young gay person?"

What has his gayness got to do with anything? He was being bullied that is all anyone needs to know in order for him to get justice.