Posted on 04/23/2007 12:39:52 AM PDT by dbehsman
A Christian student has been punished by his Michigan high school for demonstrating opposition to a school event celebrating the homosexual lifestyle. The boy's father, a pastor, says he's frustrated the rights of Christian students are being constantly trampled on campus.
Oakridge High School in Muskegon, Michigan, is one of many schools across the U.S. that took part in Wednesday's "National Day of Silence" -- an event promoted heavily by homosexual activist groups, which view it as a day to protest alleged discrimination faced by students who identify as "gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT)." At Oakridge High, duct tape was passed out for students to wear over their lips as a way to show solidarity with homosexual students who are purportedly suffering in silence.
John Gardner is pastor of Holton Family Life Worship Center in Holton, a community of approximately 2,500 about 17 miles northeast of Muskegon. Pastor Gardner says his 15-year-old son David, a student at Oakridge High, was suspended for a day by the school because he wrote with a black marker "I'm straight" on a piece of duct tape and attached it to his shirt. He explains that David donned the message to voice his objection to the school's participation in the Day of Silence.
"They asked him, at that point, to take it off," Gardner says, "and David [asked] why do the rest of the kids in the class get to wear theirs and I can't wear something about what I believe?" According to the pastor, the teacher then instructed David to remove the message or he would be "kicked out" of class. "And he said, 'Well then, you'll have to kick me out' -- and that's what they did," says David's father.
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Here it's OK to have the kids all wear tape.
Homosexuality is ONLY about recreation sex acts.
This principles was endosing recreational sex by minors.
I bet their state has laws regarding parental approval in sex related activities.
This is not just a free speech issue, this is a sex ed law issue.
now if homosexuals would accept the century of silence ....
The Left call themselves the "Left" because it's easier to spell than "Drama Queens"
He’s lucky Michiganistan did not behead him.
If the school district took immediate action against the teacher and principal, the district could avoid liability; and left the teacher and principle on their own to shoulder the entire liability.
That's mutiny. Call out the firing squads. Start from the top -- the most senior people will be the leaders of the rebellion. Fire them to set the tone, then start firing everyone under them who comes in to answer questions and exhibits a churlish, surly, or uncooperative tone. Just fire them, and fire, and fire, and fire.
Eventually you'll get down to good metal.
Or rock bottom.
Whatever, your school system will be yours again.
There's too much boiled frog syndrome around. There should be thousands of kids and adults protesting this propaganda in the public schools. Good for this kid!
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AMEN!! Pastor. And what the boy asked was a good question. He was doing nothing, nor did his piece of tape say anything, except that he “is straight”. For that he is asked to remove it and when he is asked why, he is told either remove it or he gets suspended for the day. Lord, what has happened to my country? (I know what, and wish this pastor would open eyes) He is right, we need to stand up for Christ now!
It’s true. Every taxpayer should take time to voice very real concern that we’re paying for teaching with an agenda. It isn’t the place of the school to teach moral [or in this case, amoral] values. And at taxpayer expense?!
Good for that kid. We never had to deal with this at my school, but I imagine I would have been suspended too. I guess whats good for the goose is no longer good for the gander.
This is what those links get you now.
Thanks for the update.
That was PC...
Facing off against Gay Indocrination is a hate crime, much as eating a ham sandwich near a muslem is now.
Exactly.
David was not punished or suspended for that matter. I happen to go to Oakridge and i know that not only he but the protesters also were told to take off their sign. He had no respect to what the protesters were doing and did it out of rage.
Welcome to FR.
Are you saying that this is all made up, or just that he wasn’t susupended?
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