-Caveat Lector- Tolerance and diversity are what America is all about.
Teaching people not to hate others based solely on religion, race, belief system, or who they like to fuck is not promoting a homosexual agenda, it is diffusing violence and hatred. Personally I think the girl should be allowed to speak. I also think someone ought to be given "equal time" to talk about why religious intolerance is evil, and to discuss the religious agenda in our schools, and to discuss all the evil perpetrated in the name of the church. Then student should organize into discussion groups and talk about these viewpoints, and learn to think for themselves. Frankly - A religion based on the teachings of Jesus should be ALL about tolerance and acceptance. Anything less is doing the master's words a grave disservice. (and don't pull out Leviticus - Once Jesus said eating pork was OK - Leviticus stopped being an irrefutable source) on 7/13/02 12:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > The schools are teaching a morality. It may be politically correct, > but it is definitely not a healthy one. It sponsors a diversity that isn't > really isn't diverse, but straightjackets thinking and then sends it on > its way. > > There are definitely not enough hours in the day to teach the > complexity of ALL belief systems in a neutral way, and ALL belief > systems teach that their way is right and others are wrong. The > schools have chosen a belief system, call it Diversity, and expect > the students to follow it at least during the hours they are in school, > all with taxpayer dollars. > > It's a little like Animal Farm where all animals are equal but some > animals are more equal than others. Diversity is taught as being > "more equal" than others. > >> -Caveat Lector- >> >> How would this student feel about a student standing up and >> criticizing Catholicism, the catholic agenda, and a religious >> curriculum? >> >> >> on 7/13/02 7:45 AM, Tenorlove at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> -Caveat Lector- >>> >>> What really galls me about this whole thing is that the school spent >>> a whole week on this PC cr*p when they could have much better spent >>> the time on things like reading, writing, match, science, geography >>> -- you know, those hopelessly outdated ACADEMIC subjects. The kids >>> got the shaft. >>> >>> Tenorlove >>> >>> http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28258 >>> >>> WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! >>> >>> Catholic student sues school district >>> Says officials violated rights by muzzling criticism of >>> homosexuality Posted: July 12, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern >>> >>> By Jon Dougherty >>> A Michigan-based Christian law center has filed suit in U.S. >>> district court against the Ann Arbor Public School District on >>> behalf of a Catholic student who claims she was prevented by school >>> officials from expressing criticism of homosexual curricula. Lawyers >>> with the Thomas More Law Center say Betsy Hansen, 18, who graduated >>> in June from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor with "the highest >>> honors," was prohibited by school officials from giving a speech >>> disparaging homosexual behavior. In March, the school sponsored an >>> event called "2002 Diversity Week," the center said, which featured >>> various events including oratory at a school assembly. Also featured >>> throughout the week were panel discussions on a range of issues >>> including race, religion, and one topic entitled, "Homosexuality and >>> Religion." In her suit, Hansen claims school officials forced her to >>> submit her speech for review, then removed "all references critical >>> of homosexual activity," said Robert Muise, a spokesman for the >>> center. During the weeklong event, Muise continued, >>> >>> "certain school officials also jointly agreed to prevent Betsy from >>> expressing her Roman Catholic view on homosexuality at the >>> 'Homosexuality and Religion' panel." He said school officials >>> claimed that Hansen's view toward homosexuality was "a 'negative' >>> message and would 'water down' the 'positive' religious message that >>> they wanted to convey" ??" namely, "that homosexual behavior and >>> religion are compatible, and that homosexual behavior is not immoral >>> or sinful." The suit alleges that the school violated Hansen's >>> constitutional rights to freedom of speech, free expression of >>> religion and equal protection under the law, Muise said. Also, he >>> said, the school >>> >>> allegedly violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment >>> "by impermissibly promoting and endorsing the religious belief that >>> homosexual activity is compatible with religion. ???" Muise said the >>> lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. district court for the Eastern >>> District of Michigan. "[Betsy] is a super good kid," he told >>> WorldNetDaily. "She is no slouch. She got a full scholarship to the >>> University of Florida. She's not the type of kid who bucks >>> authority." He said Betsy's mother, Connie Hansen, is also suing >>> under her rights as a parent because she has two other children ??" >>> a daughter and a son ??" who will be attending Pioneer High School >>> next year as a freshman and junior, respectively. "The facts alleged >>> in the complaint clearly show that school officials ??? are hostile >>> to Betsy's Roman Catholic belief that homosexual activity is immoral >>> and sinful," said Richard Thompson, chief counsel at the center. "In >>> their zeal to promote the homosexual agenda during this so-called >>> 'Diversity Week,' school officials gave a powerful lesson of >>> intolerance and bigotry toward traditional Christian beliefs. "This >>> is nothing short of hypocrisy," Thompson added. "Parents of Pioneer >>> High School students need to know what is being disguised as >>> education in the Ann Arbor Public School system." Ann Arbor school >>> >>> officials referred inquiries regarding the case to the district's >>> lawyer, Robert Boonin, who said he wasn't familiar with the specific >>> allegations made in the suit because school officials had not yet >>> been served. Boonin said he was "generally familiar with Ms. >>> Hansen's desire to be a part of [a] panel discussion, but for a >>> number of reasons I'm aware that the school district did not include >>> her on the panel." He said one reason was because Hansen had >>> requested that school officials change the date of the debate. "I >>> believe Ms. Hansen indicated an interest in participating after that >>> deadline," Boonin said. "Even given that, the district did consider >>> her request but [the school] decided it was not appropriate to >>> change the composition of the panel or the topic the panel was >>> discussing," he said. "There were other panels going on, and she had >>> access to them. She wished to basically change the lesson plan," but >>> officials decided "the lesson plan should go forward." Muise said >>> regardless of the assortment of issues or number of panels, the >>> subject of homosexuality was still inappropriate for the school >>> setting. "At the end of the day, this should make people stop for a >>> minute and ask, 'Why is this stuff even in the public schools?'" he >>> said. "They should be teaching our kids reading, writing and >>> arithmetic." >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes >>> http://autos.yahoo.com >>> >>> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> >>> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER >>> ========== >>> CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing >>> propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance?not >>> soap-boxing?please! 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