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hedgehog

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11. Having run into my share of priests, both good and bad,
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:51 PM
Mar 2012

I feel confident in my ability of reading a situation.

There have been a number of recent incidents in which gay men have been fired from their jobs as teachers or musicians because they chose to live honest lives. It was OK for them to be gay, it was even OK for them to live with partners as long as they kept it on the down low. I think this is the background that caused Ms Johnson's story to go viral.

I applaud Ms. Johnson's willingness to put her face out in public in an attempt to protect others from being hurt as she was hurt.

Here is a link to recent statements from her and her brother:

http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com

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