U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children

[LiberalNation]

I see the point. If your religion banned the teaching of science (evolution)(earth is billions of years old not thousands) the school is still going to teach it. Your religious are not violated and if you feel that they are you could always home school your kids.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/...KTWCIvBKoDW7oF

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.

The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights.

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that 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."

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said.

He said the courts had decided in other cases that parents' rights to exercise their religious beliefs were not violated when their children were exposed to contrary ideas in school.

The complaint filed against the town of Lexington, about 12 miles west of Boston, had said the school had "begun a process of intentionally indoctrinating very young children to affirm the notion that homosexuality is right and normal in direct denigration of the plaintiffs' deeply held faith."

The book that sparked the case was "King & King" which tells the story of a crown prince who rejects a bevy of beautiful princesses, rebuffing each suitor until falling in love with a prince. The two marry, sealing the union with a kiss, and live happily ever after.

The Lexington school system had said reading the book was not intended as sex education but as a way to educate children about the world in which they live, especially in Massachusetts, the only U.S. state where gays and lesbians can legally wed.

A lawyer for the families said they would appeal the ruling, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday. [/QUOTE]

[stephanie]

Oh is that how it works now...

Because most parents don't agree with the homosexual lifestyle and these parents would rather they be taught about this subject at home, than in a school.......

It's now come down to.......in your words...

Fuck you, if you don't like it....

Hmmmmmm...

[Dilloduck]

I see the point. If your religion banned the teaching of science (evolution)(earth is billions of years old not thousands) the school is still going to teach it. Your religious are not violated and if you feel that they are you could always home school your kids.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/...KTWCIvBKoDW7oF

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.

The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights.

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that 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."

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said.

He said the courts had decided in other cases that parents' rights to exercise their religious beliefs were not violated when their children were exposed to contrary ideas in school.

The complaint filed against the town of Lexington, about 12 miles west of Boston, had said the school had "begun a process of intentionally indoctrinating very young children to affirm the notion that homosexuality is right and normal in direct denigration of the plaintiffs' deeply held faith."

The book that sparked the case was "King & King" which tells the story of a crown prince who rejects a bevy of beautiful princesses, rebuffing each suitor until falling in love with a prince. The two marry, sealing the union with a kiss, and live happily ever after.

The Lexington school system had said reading the book was not intended as sex education but as a way to educate children about the world in which they live, especially in Massachusetts, the only U.S. state where gays and lesbians can legally wed.

A lawyer for the families said they would appeal the ruling, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.

[/QUOTE]

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation,"

Oh crap--here we go again.

[LiberalNation]

What's your problem with diversity.

[Hobbit]

What's your problem with diversity.

Maybe it's the fact that diversity divides us. Maybe it's the fact that diversity is determined to divide everyone into broad groups and then define which one needs to most laws made about it. Maybe it's the fact that diversity weakens this country. Maybe it's the fact that diversity has converted us from one, strong, cohesive whole into a bunch of squabbling little parts.

Remember, an alloy only works when all of the materials melt together. Diversity takes the fire from the forge and tells everybody that there's nothing wrong with them continuing to divide themselves. Diversity blows, and passing it off as a strength is like passing of dog excrement as gormet food.

[avatar4321]

What's your problem with diversity.

The mere fact that Im sick and tired of people trying to divide us. Diversity is not a strength. Unity is. We are after all the United States of America. The whole point of this nation was not to be diverse but that despite our differences in background we are united in the cause of freedom in the world.

Sadly our nation is no longer that nation.

[Gunny]

I see the point. If your religion banned the teaching of science (evolution)(earth is billions of years old not thousands) the school is still going to teach it. Your religious are not violated and if you feel that they are you could always home school your kids.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/...KTWCIvBKoDW7oF

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.

The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights.

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that 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."

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said.

He said the courts had decided in other cases that parents' rights to exercise their religious beliefs were not violated when their children were exposed to contrary ideas in school.

The complaint filed against the town of Lexington, about 12 miles west of Boston, had said the school had "begun a process of intentionally indoctrinating very young children to affirm the notion that homosexuality is right and normal in direct denigration of the plaintiffs' deeply held faith."

The book that sparked the case was "King & King" which tells the story of a crown prince who rejects a bevy of beautiful princesses, rebuffing each suitor until falling in love with a prince. The two marry, sealing the union with a kiss, and live happily ever after.

The Lexington school system had said reading the book was not intended as sex education but as a way to educate children about the world in which they live, especially in Massachusetts, the only U.S. state where gays and lesbians can legally wed.

A lawyer for the families said they would appeal the ruling, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.

[/QUOTE]

Now what was that question the pro-homo crowd keeps asking? How does homosexuality affect me?

Here's your answer. Teaching my children that something that is wrong/abnormal is right/normal.

[Gunny]

What's your problem with diversity.

This isn't diversity. It's perversion catering to the sensitivities of an aberrant minority, and it's teaching this society's children that something that is wrong, unnatural and abnormal is perfectly fine and healthy.

What crap.

[Gaffer]

Diversity is division. It breaks down a whole into its smallest denomonator. It creates a seperate but equal society aka aparthide.

[grunt]

What's next? Are pedophiles going to want special treatment? Are they going to want their "diversity" taught in public schools? Homosexuality doesn't effect people until it's forced upon them. Teaching about it in school is that force. Another reason to home school your children people. What a shame.

[manu1959]

What's your problem with diversity.

i don't know...what is wrong with diversity?.....oh and tollerance......

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NG2DOATDK1.DTL

But some gay and lesbian residents of the Castro are worried that the culture and history of their world-famous neighborhood could be lost in the process, and they have started a campaign to preserve its character. The city, meanwhile, is spending $100,000 on a plan aimed at keeping the area's gay identity intact.

Heterosexuals "are welcome as long as they understand this is our community," said Adam Light, a leader in the Castro Coalition, a group formed eight months ago to address the shifts in the neighborhood in recent years.

[Black Lance]

He said the courts had decided in other cases that parents' rights to exercise their religious beliefs were not violated when their children were exposed to contrary ideas in school.

Yet when a religious idea is taught in the school, even as theory, the atheists sue the school and win on the exact same basis.

[Black Lance]

The mere fact that Im sick and tired of people trying to divide us. Diversity is not a strength. Unity is. We are after all the United States of America. The whole point of this nation was not to be diverse but that despite our differences in background we are united in the cause of freedom in the world.

Sadly our nation is no longer that nation.

Well let's be fair, America has always been a "diverse" society in terms of race and politics. Diversity can be a strength for our society by providing us with a broad array of cultures and ideas to draw from as needed, but ultimately all these diverse groups have to support the collective nation. And that last part is what the left doesn't seem to understand when it uses "diversity" as a code word for any minority group whose interests they want to promote.

[glockmail]

What's your problem with diversity.

Brilliant strategy of The Left. What they have done is change the definition of homosexuality from reality: abnormal, unhealthy, an obvious choice, sinful behavior, into an alternate reality: normal, healthy, unchosen lifestyle, sin is meaningless. They even forced the APA to take homosexuality off its list of mental disorders.

Now the gay lobby can ague that being intolerant of teaching YOUR KIDS about deviant faggot sex AGAINST DIVERSITY.

As I said, positively brilliant strategy.

[gabosaurus]

Because most parents don't agree with the homosexual lifestyle and these parents would rather they be taught about this subject at home, than in a school.......

When was the last time a fundy parent taught their kids about homosexuality? They prefer to hide them under the rock of ignorance. Which is why we have highly educated kids who are socially retarded. They are taught to hate and fear everyone who is not white and middle/upper class.
Creationism is not taught in schools because it is not science. It is a religious belief. That is why we have division of church and state.
Or, to quote the late great Bill Hicks:
"If you believe in creationism and that the world is 6,000 years old, I have a one-word question for you: Dinosaurs"