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Here is a logical direction that the liberals want to take this nations morals.
Here is a logical direction that the liberals want to take this nations morals.
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[/FONT][FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Under the Constitution public schools are entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy," the judge wrote. "Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]And, he said, since history "includes instances of … official discrimination against gays and lesbians … it is reasonable for public educators to teach elementary school students … different sexual orientations."
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[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]I see no problem with this statement. Is the alternative to teach hatred and exclusion of individuals based on sexuality? Ridiculous and unChristlike.
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Should schools allow stories involving interacial couples, since this is offensive to a large part of the population?StefanM said:Do elementary school children really need to read a gay love story? Avoiding situations like this does not mean we are attacking homosexuals. It simply means that some people do not feel that it is the school's place to legitimize a lifestyle offensive to a large segment of the population.
Should the schools blast gays? Of course not, but we don't need this.
Please don't trivialize racial issues by including lifestyle issues in it. The two are completely of a different nature.Should schools allow stories involving interacial couples, since this is offensive to a large part of the population?
Since free education is a right, will the judge pay for these alternatives? Why shouldn't he?I also think the judge was correct in telling the parents that other viable options are private or home schooling.
The thing is that many students, perfectly straight themselves, are in such families. Should they be excluded and told their families aren't families?StefanM said:Do elementary school children really need to read a gay love story? Avoiding situations like this does not mean we are attacking homosexuals. It simply means that some people do not feel that it is the school's place to legitimize a lifestyle offensive to a large segment of the population.
Should the schools blast gays? Of course not, but we don't need this.
Daisy said:The thing is that many students, perfectly straight themselves, are in such families. Should they be excluded and told their families aren't families?
tragic_pizza said:Should schools allow stories involving interacial couples, since this is offensive to a large part of the population?
How does not reading a book about homosexuality tell some children that their families aren't families? What did I miss there? Why not just keep quiet about it? Why does anything need to be said?The thing is that many students, perfectly straight themselves, are in such families. Should they be excluded and told their families aren't families?
Terry_Herrington said:Hillclimber, how do you propose to handle this problem?
I understand these parent's concerns; however, I think it is unreasonable for parents to expect that their children are not going to be taught some things in school that are contrary to what they personally believe. It is also unreasonable for a parent to expect that their child will be taken out of any class where this might happen.
I also think the judge was correct in telling the parents that other viable options are private or home schooling.
I see. Some kinds of discrimination, injustice, and open abuse are OK. Other kinds aren't.Pastor Larry said:Please don't trivialize racial issues by including lifestyle issues in it. The two are completely of a different nature.
Because the earlier you teach someone not to be a bigot, the better.StefanM said:It's not a matter of just having gay characters in the story. The story is a blatant attempt to legitimize homosexuality.
These are second-graders. If we were talking about a novel in a 9th grade class, then I wouldn't be so upset. There are issues that are going to be offensive to many different people, and we can't just avoid them. I will grant you that, but I don't believe that second-graders are old enough to engage these issues appropriately.
Why can't we keep the social indoctrination out of the equation until the children are of an age to effectively engage the material?
Where is the discrimination, injustice and open abuse in the OP? Since some like raping women, should we cater to them, also with stories to our kids? Some adults like molesting children, do we teach this to our kids, too?tragic_pizza said:I see. Some kinds of discrimination, injustice, and open abuse are OK. Other kinds aren't.
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When one is arguing apples, it is inadvisable to use oranges as examples.webdog said:Where is the discrimination, injustice and open abuse in the OP? Since some like raping women, should we cater to them, also with stories to our kids? Some adults like molesting children, do we teach this to our kids, too?
Daisy said:The thing is that many students, perfectly straight themselves, are in such families. Should they be excluded and told their families aren't families?
tragic_pizza said:Because the earlier you teach someone not to be a bigot, the better.