Posted on 02/21/2008 4:32:13 PM PST by wagglebee
US, February 21, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the same time that news has come out that the Toronto Catholic School board has refused to participate in pro-homosexual activities, homosexual activists are making significant inroads in US schools, as a booklet titled, "Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth," is set to be distributed to all 16,000 school districts in the country.
The 24-page booklet by the National Education Association and American Psychological Association, tells students that homosexuality is a "normal expression of human sexuality".
"What's so scary and dogmatic about this report is that it communicates that religious-based viewpoints are harmful, and even dangerous," said Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family Action.
The booklet particularly targets the idea that homosexuality is a condition that can be changed. It instructs educators, "Schools should be careful to avoid discussions of transformational ministry in their curriculum."
Brian Raum, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said that the talk of "inclusivity" in schools by homosexual groups is a veiled threat.
"What they're trying to do is create a fear factor here," he said. "There's nothing in the Constitution that would prohibit a teacher from presenting to a student all of the programs that are available, without endorsing or promoting any particular one."
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, (NARTH) says that although "the aim of gay-affirmative counselling programs is humanitarian", the problem is that they do "much more" than discouraging scapegoating.
"In reality, they promote a particular worldview," present students with a set of "truth-claims that students are expected to adopt," and insist on conformity to these.
"These programs promote the value systems of a particular social group and denigrate the views of another, while at the same time, distorting science."
And it is based on a LIE!
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I have an ongoing argument with my wife. She says that being gay does not mean that they target children. Stuff like this only enforces my argument!
You know, we could “kill 2 birds with 1 stone here”: help the downturn in the construction business by building lots of closets to put these queers back into.
May their hell come sooner rather than later.
Why?
Any chance of constructing airtight closets? You know, just so they are draft free?
I can't imagine this will fly very well in the conservative areas and find it quite hard to believe that the Gay and Lesbian Group has the ability to put this in the hands of every student in the country.
I've been wrong before though, and I've seen weirder things, but before I get all up in arms, I'd like to know that what I'm getting upset about actually is happening.
There's no fun in that, party pooper.
It seems that it’s being sent to the schools as a manual for faculty.
I don’t care what someone’s sexual orientation is - not my business. But this is blatant social engineering, not education. It will not add to any student’s base of knowledge. Education is not about attitudes.
Didn't have to read past this point
Yep, it might as well have been written by the Politburo and published by Pravda.
The full list
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of School Administrators
American Counseling Association
American Federation of Teachers
American Psychological Association
American School Counselor Association
American School Health Association
Interfaith Alliance
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of Social Workers
National Education Association
School Social Work Association of America
I'm so pleased (sarcasm) that that doctors and psychologist agencies are also signing off on this and will presumably be reading it and distributing the ideas to patients.
It will only go to the government schools and the free market schools that want it. So it only affects those feeding at the public trough.
People using socialized schooling and complain, are like people in government housing complaining about the location or the color of the paint. They can both always get out and stop taking the government hand out.
Homosexuals need to keep in mind, however, that the good news of the gospel is not about how God despises same-sex sexual relationships. In fact, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 indicates that certain members of that church had been slaves to such relationships, but had been cleansed in Jesus' name. So these former homosexuals had evidently repented and accepted God's grace to straighten their lives out.
John 3:16
Revelation 3:20
Hmmmmmm..... can't wait to get MY copy! Should I throw it in the garbage or shred it? Don't want to contaminate the shredder after all.
Make a PDF of it, upload it and we can post passages here.
Got it. That way teachers can push the agenda without actually sending home something that will let the parents know what they’re learning.
My wife and I used to say that homeschooling was a good option for a few people. My son is in the second grade in a conservative Texas suburb. He spends more time learning about Hanukkah and Ramadan than math and reading. We confronted his teacher and she let us know that teaching math and reading was the responsibility of the parents. They only tested what they learn at home.
So at school they learn about religion, values, etc., and at home they learn to read, write, etc. Well, we’ve prepared ourselves to homeschool next year. We’re checking out of their system, even if we are still forced to pay to an organization that teaches a religion we oppose.
These jerks at the NEA can kiss my can.
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