A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the "gay" agenda taught to Christians who attend a public school in Massachusetts, finding that they need the teachings to be "engaged and productive citizens."
U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf yesterday dismissed a civil rights lawsuit brought by David Parker, ordering that it is reasonable, indeed there is an obligation, for public schools to teach young children to accept and endorse homosexuality.
The article is reporting on a lawsuit that two Christian families brought trying to keep their ELEMENTARY age children from being taught that homosexuality is right at their public schools. The judge ruled that:
In the ruling, Wolf makes the absurd claim that normalizing homosexuality to young children is 'reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy.' According to Wolf, this means teaching 'diversity' which includes 'differences in sexual orientation.'This type of ruling was seen in effect even more recently when a high school in Deerfield, Illinois held a gay seminar for all freshman, making them sign a confidentiality agreement to not tell anyone - even their own parents - that they attended such a meeting.
In addition, Wolf makes the odious statement that the Parkers' only options are (1) send their kids to a private school, (2) home-school their kids, or (3) elect a majority of people to the School Committee who agree with them. Can you imagine a federal judge in the Civil Rights era telling blacks the same thing – that if they can't be served at a lunch counter they should just start their own restaurant, or elect a city council to pass laws that reflect the U.S. Constitution?
We are often admonished that we can still send our kids to government school and also obey the instruction to bring our children up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord. For many years, Kelly and I have not believed this is the case. And not just because of the homosexuality issues. In spite of many Christian teachers and administrators who try their best, the government schools are firmly in the hands of government officials, judges, administrators, and unions who use the schools to promote, not a neutral atmosphere as they claim, but a very atheistic, anti-Christian atmosphere. Of which this particular issue is merely a symptom.
I often hear, "It's not happening in my child's school." Maybe not. Yet. But if they make a promise not to tell you, how will you know?
HT: Kim
3 comments:
I'm just not surprised by this. If we live in a nation that has taken God out of the public school system, than this is only a natural progression of what we should expect to happen!
Sad, but true!
I was shocked to learn all of this, but then I realized that I shouldn't be. When I shared it with Ryan all he could say was "I'm so glad that you want to homeschool our children". Believe it or not, that was one question I asked Ryan before I considered marrying him. I saw no point in continuing a relationship with someone who was against homeschooling. I'm amazed at how many people never consider this and other issues before getting married. Sorry...that's my own soapbox :-)
This is an issue that was't even on our radar back when we opted out of public schools. But if it had been, or if we were having to make the decision today, this alone is enough to protect our children's minds and hearts and take them to a trusted Christian school or to homeschool them. The subtle messages, even the ones that don't come out in a lesson plan, can be devastating in their effect. And like you said, Tami, sometimes we as parents don't even know it in time to counteract and re-teach!
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