Teacher outrage over dues money to homosexual agenda

OneNewsNow ^ | 10/27/2008 | Pete Chagnon

[rhema]

The president of the Pacific Justice Institute says a large percentage of California public school teachers are outraged over the California Teachers Association's support for homosexual marriage.

According to Pacific Justice Institute president Brad Dacus, the CTA has funneled more than $1.2 million into the fight against California's Proposition 8. That proposition, if passed on November 4, would define marriage as between one man and one woman and amend the state constitution accordingly.

Dacus also stated CTA's opposition to Prop. 8 has angered many public school teachers whose CTA membership fees have been used to fund the opposition campaign. In response, his group has launched a project called ChooseCharity.org.

"And what we are doing...is educating and defending the rights of teachers to opt completely out of their union and give all of their union dues, every single penny of it, instead...to a charity that's in agreement with their faith -- and our phone is ringing off the hook," he adds.

Dacus says outrage over the CTA's opposition to Prop. 8 is even being expressed by parents who are also upset over homosexual indoctrination in public schools. That indoctrination includes the "Children Coming Out" program.

"In fact we have some state laws that were passed that actually mandate this kind of indoctrination," says the attorney. "But parents are opening their eyes up; they're waking up."

Dacus encourages any teachers who are upset over the activities of their unions to visit ChooseCharity.org.

[edcoil]

I heard him being interviewed. Since the CTA has so much money, make sure you vote NO on ever school bond.

[nufsed]

The teacher can have the portion of their dues which are used for politics, deferred to charity.

[xcamel]

Bet they're not mad enough to de-certify the damned union....

[VOA]

Teacher outrage over dues money to homosexual agenda

The teachers in questions must be the truly conscientious,
hard working type of teacher.

Too busy to take note of this decades-old aspect of
"The Culture War".

[kalee]

Charity of their own choosing or something the union chooses?

[joma89]

Outrage but yet very few, if any, will quit the union. They will continue to pay their dues like good little children.

JoMa

[nufsed]

I’m not sure, but it won’t go to politics. My wife did this with her peace officer union in Cal, after they supported Gay Davis, and they all had a conniption about it. Took them a week to find the form.

[Tanniker Smith]

The president of the Pacific Justice Institute says a large percentage of California public school teachers are outraged over the California Teachers Association's support for homosexual marriage.

Hell, I've been ticked off for years that part of my dues goes to support Democrats in general.

[ridesthemiles]

Work for a union= lose control over your personal agenda.

[Grampa Dave]

Apparently, this is reason a husband/wife, who are retired teachers now have Yes on Prop 8 signs all over their yards and vehicles and no signs before this weekend.

[TheAverageGuy]

It's all about changing the world for our kids, folks! - - And that's why we need to join the Boycott against Hallmark Cards, too, because of their "gay wedding" greeting cards!!! Everybody should sign the petition at http://hallmarkboycott.com, so we can express our outrage to them, too. It's high time we take a stand in this culture war because the stakes are just too high to give the liberals a free pass any longer. If we don't stand up to the left on marriage - - in elections, in ballot initiatives like Prop8, in business, in our churches and in the culture at large - - then our children will grow up being forced to embrace all types of immorality in the name of so-called "love" and "marriage." Hallmark is one of those iconic institutions (just like McDonalds was) that we MUST not allow to take sides against God's design for the family. I urge everyone to tell Hallmark you're taking your business elsewhere if they don't reverse course.