Extra! Extra! Read All About! was an Adult Sunday School Class at Park Church in the Fall of 2005. Each week the class read a news story from the previous ten days and then sought a biblical perspective on the story through Bible Study and class discussion. We’ll continue that pattern with occasional postings here.

The CNN headline reads “Fired Pregnant Teacher Sues Catholic School.” Here’s the link: Teacher Sues School.

The story is familiar enough. The teacher is a 26-year old single woman who works in a preschool operated by the local parish and the Diocese of Brooklyn. The church says she broke a condition of employment that she “must convey the teaching of the Catholic faith by her words and actions.” (more…)