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Gay vice principal sues Seattle archdiocese, Catholic school over alleged forced resignation

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SEATTLE, WA , March 12, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The former vice principal of  Eastside Catholic High School  in Sammamish, Washington , is  suing the Archdiocese of Seattle and the school  for wrongful termination and discrimination after he was reportedly forced to resign as a result of his same-sex “marriage.” Mark Zmuda, who had been at the school for 18 months, “married” his boyfriend, Dana Jergens, in July 2013, following the  legalization of same-sex “marriage” in Washington State .  Mark Zmuda (L) with his same-sex "spouse" Representatives for the school have  filed a motion  to dismiss the case, stating that “[the] Plaintiff’s action should be dismissed because the Court does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate Plaintiff’s claims without violating the First Amendment .” “This is another example of people using the media to try and drum up public sentiments that the Catholic Church is anti-gay,” said John Mulvey, a policy analyst for the Catholic L

Catholic high school keeps lesbian drama coach about to ‘marry’ after dismissing gay vice-principal

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SAMMAMISH, WA , January 10, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A Catholic school in Seattle is allowing a lesbian drama coach to keep her part-time job after taking international flak for successfully demanding the resignation of its vice principal after he  violated his hiring contract by entering into “marriage” with another man . The move puts officials at Eastside Catholic School ’s (ECS) at odds with the Archdiocese of Seattle , which oversaw the removal of gay vice-principal Mark Zmuda in December. Zmuda, an administrator and swim coach, was popular among students. His December 20 resignation provoked a mass demonstration among students who demanded he be reinstated, as LifeSiteNews.com  reported  earlier this week. The day after Zmuda submitted his resignation, drama coach Stephanie Merrow publicly announced she was lesbian and engaged to “marry” her partner. Merrow said she made her lesbian engagement public to support the student protests. “It was the kids. I was ext