Posted on 04/11/2005 7:43:03 AM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance
The Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is promoting a nationwide push to get students to join in the Day of Silence next Wednesday, April 13, to highlight homosexual students 'who suffer in silence.' After the Day of Silence, local organizers are now adding, Breaking the Silence and having pro-gay speakers talk to students.
Sadly, many students (including Christian children!) and teachers are confused about the definition of "tolerance."
Gateways has created a handout for students called Promoting Tolerance. It helps them understand a biblical definition of tolerance that encourages them to keep their familys moral values. This flyer can be the antidote to the erroneous education they may receive at school. Last year, a teacher who received Promoting Tolerance wrote:
The article had an awesome response! Teachers raved over its description of tolerance and how students are to respond to differences while keeping their convictions.
To download a free copy, visit http://www.gtbe.org
HOW TO USE THE HANDOUT
You can give Promoting Tolerance to students and parents at your church; distribute them to students in a campus Bible club; give copies to teachers; (if you are a teacher) give them to your students and discuss the issue of tolerance in class.
RECOMMENDATION
In a classroom setting you may want to give the article to students BEFORE or AFTER April 13. If you try to discuss the issue of tolerance on the official Day of Silence, students may feel uncomfortable talking about it.
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It's just a question
No disrespect intended.
It's like saying "what if their really is a Santa Claus?"
Since there's not, the implications of the "What if?" aren't important to the decision.
Let's take your proffer and reverse it- What if hetrosexual is genetic and homosexual is a closed social aberation? No dice for homo genetics, just a closed darwinist enviro-bio-societal deviation. Ya got a clue, or just pretendin' to...
I won't go into all of the scenarios of d if you do and d if you don't. You've probably seen them all anyway. I certainly have seen a lot. Fortunately, the great majority of people I deal with are pretty level-headed.
Yes you are right, it is TV and music that is allowing this to become the standard. Parents, teachers, and especially administrators are in a quagmire on this subject. The old damned if you do scenario.
Don't even get me started with the d if you do, d if you don't scenario. It applies to a LOT of stuff nowadays. No matter what some teachers do, there are some vultures flying around waiting to attack--whether it be an intenerant media, certain kids or parents, certain fellow teachers, or the education liberals (those who use liberal methods against education), it can be precarious being a teacher. Luckily, my flexible and low-key way of doing things have so far staved off any real negative stuff happening, but you never know when something is going to happen, especially as a male teacher.
I won't go into all of the scenarios of d if you do and d if you don't. You've probably seen them all anyway. I certainly have seen a lot. Fortunately, the great majority of people I deal with are pretty level-headed.
The answer is yes. References: Lev. 18:22, Deut. 23:17, Isa. 3:9, 1 Cor. 6:9, 1 Tim. 1:10, Jude 1:7.
The gays use the reference Genesis 1:31 to rationalize homosexuality. "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." (KJV). Apparently, every thing includes homosexuality.
Glad to hear that. I wish more would have participated, not because of the gay issue, but to keep the kids quiet.:). Let's have days of silence on every political issue there is and we'll have silent classrooms too. I just had a disturbing thought. Maybe all of us public school teachers are not out to spread the gay issue as the ed-libs allege. You must have not been doing your job if only 5 of your students took part. I am REALLY not doing my job if none of my students (or for that part no student I know around this area) took part. What are we going to do? Guess we'll have to name more kids Steve.
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