Traditional Anglicanism in America
Jackie Bruchi
Updated: What Will Your Children Be Doing April 25, 2008?
A partial list of schools that are expected to participate in the Day of Silence has been posted here. Note: scroll down the page until you see the list of schools begin. Note also that the list is broken down A-K and L-Z.
The Gay Straight Alliance is sponsoring its annual Day of Silence on April 25, 2008, at public schools and colleges across the country. They are encouraging children to observe a day of silence to protest what they claim are bullying, harassment and name-calling of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. The most amazing thing is the public school system is actually giving them an ENTIRE day to stage their protest. Clubs are being urged to set up stations to hand out information concerning gender identity. They also suggest the groups have a party where students can break the silence.
How many other groups do you think would be given this priviledged status? Do they get a day of silence? There are lots of other children out there that are obviously being openly discriminated against in not allowing them a day of protest against the cruelty of the other children. To start, there are the overweight, underweight, unathletic, unpopular, too tall, too short, not smart enough and too smart kids. Who speaks for them? Shouldn't they be treated equally?
One pastor is very upset about the situation.
Ken Hutcherson, a pro-family pastor near Seattle, is objecting to the activities of what he calls a "sex club" in his daughter's public high school -- and to the fact that the club is allotted a whole day on the school calendar to promote its agenda.
It seems Mr. Hutcherson can speak personally to the fact that their call for tolerence is decidedly one sided. Pastor Ken Hutcherson is developing a "history," so to speak, with Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, Washington. When his daughter's senior class invited the pro-family activist to speak on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, two pro-homosexual teachers interrupted the assembly. Hutcherson then had to remove his daughter from one of those teacher's classrooms because of alleged harassment.
The Alliance is even being allowed to publicize the event on the school grounds:
The poster displays silhouettes of three teenage couples -- one male-female, one female-female, and one male-male -- all embracing in front of a rainbow, as if they are about to kiss. It announces the weekly meetings of the GSA, a teacher-sponsored student group that promotes homosexuality, bi-sexuality, and gender confusion. (emphasis added)
The protest will be held during school hours. Participating students will be required to hand out a card that reads:
Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies in schools. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?
One wonders what will be done to protect the students who choose to go to school for an education that day and refuse to participate. Who will protect them from the sneers and jeers of their fellow students not to mention the harrassment of the teachers who sponsor the group and their activities?
The American Family Association (AFA) is urging parents to write letters of protest and to keep their children home on April 25.
Anyone who has any doubt about where the gay lobby would like this to lead, should check out the California SB 777 that was signed into law last year.
Posted March 25, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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