Saturday, March 17, 2012

Taego Order USA Finally Open about Discriminatory Policies

The Taego Order Overseas Parish is finally being transparent with regard to their discriminatory policies towards women, gay and lesbian people, the physically challenged, and people over 55 years of age.

Unfortunately they continue to claim these are Vinaya based rules that Korean headquarters is following. Based on the Vinaya, no monk may be anything but celibate but they conveniently choose to ignore that rule. And there is no specific reference to gay people not being allowed to ordain in the Vinaya, this is a gross misinterpretation.

From the Taego Order website: