More Religious Bigotry in the 'Heartland'

A religious school has caused some problems with their screwed bigoted belief system in Kansas.  St. Mary's Academy near Topeka refused to allow a female referee to officiate a basketball game because of their beliefs that a woman should not be a position of authority over boys.

The Activities Association said it is considering whether to take action against the private religious school. St. Mary's Academy, about 25 miles northwest of Topeka, is owned and operated by the Society of St. Pius X, which follows older Roman Catholic laws. The society's world leader, the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, was excommunicated by Pope John Paul II in the late 1980s.

Fortunately, her fellow ref, Darin Putthoff, also walked off the court and refused to officiate.  Putthoff said that even though he had officiated games for St. Mary's Academy for 10 to 12 years, he would probably not accept any offers from them in the future.