[EWTN] On Tuesday, the Director of Communications for the Diocese of Sioux City, Kristie Arlt, defended the decision to release a diocesan teacher who made statements supporting atheism. In an interview with EWTN, Arlt explained the reasons behind her dismissal saying that parents send their children to Catholic schools with the expectations that they will be under the instruction of teachers who believe in God.
Arlt said that Abby Nurre, was fired from her position as an eighth-grade math teacher at St. Edmond Catholic School “due to the fact that she stated that she did not believe in God.” Arlt explained that all diocesan teachers are required by contract to uphold the teachings of Catholic faith, regardless of what subject they teach.
Nurre, who was hired last summer, participated in a Facebook poll in August that asked if she believed in God, miracles or heaven. She responded “no,” and her response was posted on her Facebook page, reported the Des Moines Register. While Nurre later testified that her Facebook page was accessible only to designated friends and not to students, Arlt told CNA that several children from the school were aware of the Facebook post and alerted faculty members to it.
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