The Deception and Desensitization of America's Youth

An Organization with a "Passion" for Children
On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, the daily routine of public schools and colleges across America will once again come to a halt as a minority of administrators and students demand America's approval and acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle.

What should be more appropriately called the "Day of Disruption," the 8th annual "Day of Silence" will be sponsored by GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

GLSEN is a "gay" activist organization which aggressively lobbies, intimidates and in some cases legally threatens America's public schools into teaching the acceptance and tolerance of the homosexual lifestyle.

The homosexual pressure group also demands that schools draft and enforce 'special rights' and protection policies for those teachers and students who consider themselves to be lesbian, "gay," bisexual or transgendered (LGBT).

GLSEN in well known for organizing "Gay/Straight Alliances" (GSAs), better known as "gay" clubs, within public schools. They also establish "Safe Zones" for sexually confused students - rooms marked by an inverted pink triangle.

The "gay" pink icon indicates students can go and openly speak to that teacher or administrator about their same-sex attractions. Rather than sharing the truth that no one is born "gay," that in most cases homosexuality develops in one's childhood and that complete change to "healthy heterosexuality" is completely possible, the students are mislead.

"The "gay" or homo-sympathetic counselor, in many cases following GLSEN guidelines, will usually affirm the questioning youths' 'gay' feelings and encourage them down the homosexual path. These counselors will then often refer the students to outside homosexual organizations and 'gay' clubs - without parental knowledge or consent.

Unfortunately for many of these children, this will be the beginning of the end.

Exposed
GLSEN drew national attention several years back for co-sponsoring a controversial homosexual conference for teachers and students in Massachusetts called "Teach Out."

One of the day's many "gay" workshops focused specifically on "queer sex" for teenagers. Children as young as twelve years old were in attendance. A teacher secretly recorded the seminar and the audio tape was later released to the media, exposing the real sinister agenda behind the day's events.

In the audio tape, the "gay" and lesbian adult instructors describe in explicit detail the "how to's" of homosexual sex, including a dangerous practice by many "gays" and lesbians known as "fisting." While no physical sexual acts took place in the workshop, the children were asked to role play, pretending they were "gay," and not to be ashamed to talk descriptively.

The event was dubbed "Fistgate." (To read the entire story originally published in The Massachusetts News, click here - **warning: language used in the article is graphic**)

Under the guise of seeking to end "discrimination" against LGBT students in schools, GLSEN proselytizes administrators, students and even unsuspecting parents to further its deceptive plan. April's upcoming "Day of Silence" is just another one of their blatant attacks on the Judeo/Christian morals and principles this great nation was founded on.

The Sound of Silence
Participants in the "Day of Silence" are instructed to refuse to talk throughout the entire school day. Rather than speaking, the protestors are encouraged to hand out flyers explaining their "silence for sin."

Openly "gay" principals, teachers, students and sympathizers will lead the homosexual offensive by flooding the school hallways with posters and signs demanding the acceptance and tolerance of an immoral, deviant lifestyle.

At many schools, the rainbow flag - a symbol of "gay" and lesbian rebellion - will be hoisted, proudly flying for the entire day underneath America's stars and stripes. Students will also don their graphic and offensive shirts, billboarding the aberrant message, even louder than ever.

Finally at the end of the day's mayhem, students and administrators will be joined by "gay" supporters and guest speakers, converging in a variety of closing ceremonies called "Breaking the Silence," boasting of their message of sin.

This year, GLSEN's website claims to have over 2,000 schools and nearly 100,000 participating students and faculty (I believe those numbers are just a "bit" elevated.)

A Call to Action
The "gay" "Day of Silence" will no doubt cost tens of thousands of dollars in wasted time, salaries and resources - courtesy of your tax payer dollars and mine. But more importantly, how many lives of America's children will it cost before we open our eyes to the destructiveness of the militant 'gay' agenda?

GLSEN's "Day of Silence" is an outrage to all with any morals and values and both this organization and event deserve no place whatsoever in our children's public schools. Our youth are clearly the target of "gay" activists because they feel they can wipe out "homophobia" in one generation - by deceiving and desensitizing the children now.

"Gay" activists are like a freight train out of control, running over everyone and anyone in their paths, desperately seeking and desiring one thing: acceptance of their sin.

Christians have remained silent for far too long. While many godly men, women, churches and organizations continually answer the call to speak out against the promotion of immorality, sin and the murder of the unborn - it's not enough. 43 million murdered babies since Roe vs. Wade proves our failure as the church of Jesus Christ. How many more children need to be sacrificed on the altar of homosexuality?

What Would Jesus Do?
Jesus never "tolerated" or "accepted" sin. While His response to sin was swift and sometimes harsh, His motive was always one of unconditional love.

Jesus didn't "pussy foot" around, fearful He may "offend" someone or worried He may appear "hate-filled," "intolerant" or "bigoted." No, Jesus called it like it was: sin is sin is sin. Many times He openly exhibited a holy, righteous anger and zeal for "His Father's business."

Jesus rebuked and exposed - always offering hope, redemption and reconciliation - "…go and sin no more." It's high time Christians - followers and Ambassadors of Christ - did the same.

The Gospel: the Truth That Sets Us Free
As a former homosexual, my heart's desire is to share the truth about homosexuality with the world - especially the youth. Maybe I can spare a few from what I went through, maybe even save a few lives from the death sentence of AIDS. I've buried too many friends in the ground already.

I was a man once trapped and deceived by the "gay" lifestyle until I was 28 years old. Many of my 100+ partners a dead today from AIDS and it's a miracle that I'm even alive. I know it was the Lord who spared me from infection with HIV.

Thank God for the Christian who came to my door in 1990 with a Bible in her hand. She was not afraid to confront me and my homosexual sin with the only thing that could set me free: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm eternally grateful to her for not buying into the false gospel of "L-U-V" today called "tolerance and acceptance." I'm sure my wife and two little children today would thank her as well.

You Can Make a Difference
So, what can you do on April 9, 2003 - the "Day of Silence" - to make a difference?

Don't be silent. Share the truth with these students - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel is the only thing that can bring the sinner to repentance and salvation. It's not my words, nor yours - but God's Word alone that can save.

Contact your area schools. See if they are allowing any of these pro-'gay' pep rallies/demonstrations to take place on school property, on your "dime." If so, voice your objection to the superintendent, the principal, the teachers, the PTA or PTO - anyone you can - to stop this "gay" activism from taking place. Be vocal about your objection to the school condoning and promoting a lifestyle that is unnatural, unhealthy, immoral and in many cases - deadly.

Get other Christians, parents, pastors and churches to flood your local schools with calls as well. Even call your local city or town hall and get the mayor to step in to stop the event. There is strength in numbers. You won't believe what a difference you can make by starting the ball rolling.

Finally, if these events are permitted to take place and the school defiantly allows the young anarchists a "gay" platform for the day… choose to participate.

We are flooding the nation with a brand new evangelistic tract called "I Was Gay." The tract biblically and practically deals with the truth about homosexuality and is ideal for Christians and students to pass out that day or anytime.

In the tract, I share my personal story and complete deliverance from the homosexual lifestyle over 11 years ago by coming into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I address the homosexual issue from an insider's perspective and boldly share God's view on the deceptive sin.

You may download the tract and print it out, or you can order these tracts from the ministry in quantities of 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 or more by clicking here. I would strongly suggest donating a supply of the tracts to your church for your church "Tract Rack."

Stand for Righteousness
I can tell you first hand - there is nothing "gay" about being "gay." Many homosexual men and women, when brutally honest, would also agree.

The truth is no one is born "gay" - no one. In most all cases one's homosexuality has everything to do with childhood. But most importantly, Jesus Christ offers hope and complete deliverance. Complete change is completely possible!

Let's join together and give America, our schools, our youth and GLSEN a real message of hope, of love, of change and salvation through Jesus Christ.

Don't be silent on April 9th or any other day. You can make an eternal difference in the life of another human being. Choose to take a stand for righteousness. Choose to take a stand for Jesus Christ.

(Stephen Bennett is an official spokesman for "Truth Without Interruption Day," the pro-family counter to GLSEN's "Day of Silence." For further information or resources on what you can do in your community to take a pro-active stand against the promotion of homosexuality, please call (203) 926-6960 or visit www.SBMinistries.org.)

Ah, yes... Stephen Bennett, the latest professional "ex-gay." We all know that the best way to "turn ex-gay" is to get a job within the "ex-gay" industry.

That’s some pretty cynical sophistry…you can do better than that. How about all the “professional” perversionists in GLAAD, HRC, GLSEN…and on and on. Perhaps it’s best to use ones own experience so others too can come out of their pathology; it’s really a noble deed.

A lie... nothing is going to "come to a halt." A minority of students, teachers, and others will choose to not speak that day, as is their constitutional right to do. This should have minimal effect on the day’s business.

A lie??! You’re pretty touchy aren’t you? Isn’t it conceivable “coming to a halt” is just a metaphor for demanding approval of perversion/pathology (you pick)? BUT… it certainly is NOT a lie.

Now isn't that funny... considering how Bennett later enjoins everyone "to flood your local schools with calls..." What a blatant hypocrite.

So an effort to stop a disruption is a disruption? That makes no sense.

(Ironically, I think Bennett is more “sexually confused” than anyone. “I’m gay… oh, wait… no I’m not.”)

Well said by a current practicing homosexual…what it says about your CHOICE of behavior, (and it’s failings) is obvious to all.

Bennett doesn't know that... nor does anyone else… so it’s certainly NOT “the truth.”

Ummm let’s see…we have long term incarceration, we have so-called “bisexuals”, we have testimonial and we have the FACT (just ask Dr. Spitzer) that there ARE ex-gays. This is simple logic even an eight year old can understand…even if he’s mislead by the “safe zone” propagandists.

As much as any sexual orientation (homo-bi-hetero) develops in one's childhood.

There’s only one “sexual orientation”, the rest is called a pathology.

Pfffttt!!! What utter nonsense. ~~Bennett~~ mad “gay” is really just flinging the manure at this point.

Lie. Scott Whiteman was not a "teacher." …(snip for irrelevance)

You sure are quick to condemn, making a mistake does not make one a liar…otherwise you are one of the biggest liars around here.

After Camenker first tried to sell it, thereby profiting financially from his misdeeds.

You think he’s trying to make a living off this? Did you bump your head? Trying to recoup money spent on SLAP suits from GLAD and making this deviant “conference” known to the public is NOT profiting financially is it?

Another lie. This was one workshop session out of more than FIFTY, and was the only one that included anything explicit. This was an education-related conference.

I think any normalization or promotion of perversion qualifies as sinister, what were you thinking. If it has to do with GLSEN it’s objectively wrong.

"Fisting" is not a gay and lesbian monopoly,

BWAAHAHAHAHAAA!

was initiated by students on their own in 1996. The movement grew by itself for several years. GLSEN began offering administrative assistance and sponsorship beginning in 2001. Therefore, "Day of Silence" cannot possibly be part of some “conspriacy” by GLSEN since it would have been going on by itself anyway.

Oh please…just because no money changed hands until 2001doesn’t prove it would have been “going on anyway” or they were NOT completely uninvolved. Where did you get that info, from GLSEN?

Bennett's lies, distortions, and rhetoric are really getting quite tiresome… and he’s just warming up. I don’t have the stomach to comment on the rest of his crap. It seems that the CWA is certainly getting its money’s worth out of its trophy “ex-gay.”

Yep...Bennett, CWA, AFA, FRC, TVC, DADI, BSA, NARTH, Exodus…et al are always liars, always, discredited, always ridiculous, always distorted, always misleading, always 100% wrong 100% of the time. The odds/probabilities are against that. The only thing getting tiresome around here is you and your agenda.

From the Family Policy Network: Hope for Homosexuals

God's love is not reserved for people who have always had "everything straight." Instead, God desires to have a relationship with those who have gone astray. And while there is a great price to be paid for our sin; God has already paid it in full. Hope can be yours today if you will open your heart to Him.

Discover God's plan of salvation through forgiveness and healing. Find the hope and fulfillment that only He can give.

Read a moving testimony from a former lesbian who found hope in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Learn about thousands of ex-gays who have now "come out" of homosexuality to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Explore web sites of organizations and resources that exist to help people overcome same-sex attraction.

Learn the truth about several myths often repeated in today's politically-correct world.

Read an exhortation to Christian ministries to reach out with understanding to people with same-sex attractions.

Consider reasons why free speech is important in today's debate over homosexuality.

Read about the principles that guide Family Policy Network's opposition to homosexuality.

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