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Antigay Catholic Teacher Keeps Job


A math teacher who threatened two Connecticut lawmakers for introducing a bill that would mandate fiscal oversight for churches has been allowed to keep his job.

Timothy Kane, a 26-year-old math teacher, was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation and anger management training. He is expected to return to court in May, according to CTNewsJunkie.com .

Kane sent an e-mail on March 10 to Rep. Mike Lawlor and Sen. Andrew McDonald concerning the bill.

"You better hope myself and other Catholics don't find out where you live," Kane wrote, according to police, "cause there's hell to pay for your attack on the church. F--- off. God hates gay sex."

The proposed law, which has since been withdrawn, would have changed how Catholic churches managed their finances and administrative dealings. Bridgeport bishop William E. Lori called on local parishioners to contact their representatives over the bill. Eventually, thousands of Catholics demonstrated against the proposal.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Joe
    Date posted: 3/31/2009 11:34:00 AM
    Hometown: Fort Worth

    Comment:

    Hmm, the Catholic Church goes on a witchhunt to purge the clergy of gays, even those who have nothing to do with the abuse scandal. However, a guy who TEACHES YOUNG CHILDREN is allowed to keep his job, despite threatening harm to 2 people. Sick.

  • Name: Ben
    Date posted: 3/31/2009 6:23:00 AM
    Hometown: NY

    Comment:

    Obviously the teacher should be fired. What reason has the school given for keeping him on?

  • Name: Laurent
    Date posted: 3/30/2009 9:54:00 PM
    Hometown: Ottawa

    Comment:

    What a farce, the man commits a felony, a court orders him to a phyciatric evaluation and anger management classes. Charges have not been dropped against him and he will be allowed to continue teaching 6th graders, which if my memory serves me rightly means 12 and 13 year olds, a very impressable age. So they are sending the message to these children that you can make threats agasinst someone and there will be no consequences, and we wonder why bullying is such a problem in our school systems.

  • Name: Judith Stevens
    Date posted: 3/30/2009 9:09:00 PM
    Hometown: Oregon

    Comment:

    Any information on how to contact the school district and ask for his resignation?

  • Name: chin
    Date posted: 3/30/2009 7:25:00 PM
    Hometown: seattle

    Comment:

    Are you serious? THIS queen is making homphobic threats??? Could've sworn I've seen him on Project Runway.

  • Name: Tad
    Date posted: 3/30/2009 6:54:00 PM
    Hometown: Western NY

    Comment:

    Yes, but all Catholics know, god loves pedophilia. This sonofabitch has no business teaching children. Furthermore, us gays know where he lives too...hehehe!



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