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U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children
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Posted on 02/24/2007 7:11:35 AM PST by Sub-Driver

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

17 minutes ago

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; ourcongressfundsthis; publicschools; publikskoolz
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I give up..........
1 posted on 02/24/2007 7:11:37 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Exactly the kind of gay agenda crap Rudy wants his supporters to push in every classroom in America. Sick.


2 posted on 02/24/2007 7:14:44 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I love pissing off liberals, both democrat and republican.)
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To: Sub-Driver

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."

So using this judge's line of logic, creationism should be allowed to be taught as part of the science curriculum.


3 posted on 02/24/2007 7:14:55 AM PST by zimfam007 ((America is not at war, the Army is...America is at the mall))
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To: Sub-Driver

Prostelyzing homosexuality to young children is a Constitutionally protected right of the NEA.


4 posted on 02/24/2007 7:14:55 AM PST by Always Right
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To: zimfam007
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."

So he obvioiusly would approve of teaching Christian values to children then......

5 posted on 02/24/2007 7:15:59 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Sub-Driver

Some say homosexuals are only 2% of the population. I aint buying it. There is no way 2% of the population can get this kind of crap put over on the other 98%.

Homosexuals want this crap taught to kids for only one reason. Recruitment.

The idea of being born queer is BS. If they were born queer they wouldnt need the government and the schools doing their recruiting for them.

Queer clubs in High School are abominations. They are just a way of meeting for sexual purposes. Yet if you tried to star a Straight club for Swinging teen couples, the same people whor are pushing this sexual club for fruits would crap their pants.


6 posted on 02/24/2007 7:17:25 AM PST by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Appointed in 1985 - apparently by President Ronald Reagan.

How unfortunate. Proof that we are all human and can make mistakes,


7 posted on 02/24/2007 7:18:50 AM PST by WayneM (Democrats - The Party of Traitors.)
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To: Sub-Driver

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1790341/posts
Judge orders 'gay' agenda taught to Christian children


8 posted on 02/24/2007 7:19:29 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Sub-Driver

"I give up.........."



I don't think so


9 posted on 02/24/2007 7:21:52 AM PST by sure_fine ( • not one to over kill the thought process™ •)
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To: Always Right

See the link at post 8:

>>>>Wolf essentially adopted the reasoning in a brief submitted by a number of homosexual-advocacy groups, who said "the rights of religious freedom and parental control over the upbringing of children … would undermine teaching and learning…"<<<<


10 posted on 02/24/2007 7:22:18 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: All

Romans 1:21-31

1:21 Because, though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

1:23 And exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

1:24 Therefore God gave them up, through the lusts of their own hearts, to sexual impurity, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves:

1:25 Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

1:26 For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women exchanged natural relations for that which is against nature:

1:27 And likewise the men, leaving their natural relations with woman, burned in their lust toward one another; men with men doing that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

1:28 And as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper.

1:29 They were filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence; whisperers,

1:30 Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

1:31 Without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, unmerciful:



11 posted on 02/24/2007 7:23:58 AM PST by sure_fine ( • not one to over kill the thought process™ •)
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To: zimfam007

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."

So using this judge's line of logic, creationism should be allowed to be taught as part of the science curriculum.
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Using this judge's line of logic, nothing is off limits.


12 posted on 02/24/2007 7:24:30 AM PST by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: Sub-Driver; Lil'freeper

Homeschooling.


13 posted on 02/24/2007 7:25:46 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (It looks like one of those days when one nuke is just not enough-- Lt. Col. Mitchell, SG-1)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
"Exactly the kind of gay agenda crap Rudy wants his supporters to push in every classroom in America. Sick."

Yes siree, bobtail.....Let's stay home on election day and let Hitlery be Presidente. Hitlery, the moderate --- she'll bring in traditional values!
14 posted on 02/24/2007 7:26:37 AM PST by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: TRY ONE
Yes siree, bobtail.....Let's stay home on election day and let Hitlery be Presidente. Hitlery, the moderate --- she'll bring in traditional values!

Wow, you sure aren't much of a conservative, are you?

15 posted on 02/24/2007 7:28:53 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I love pissing off liberals, both democrat and republican.)
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To: word_warrior_bob

-Also-

No one has brought up what the Muslim
children/parents have to say...hmmm.

I bet one concerned reply from an Imam would
stop the school district.


16 posted on 02/24/2007 7:34:15 AM PST by mj1234
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To: Sub-Driver
Amazing! Can't teach about the God who made us but they can teach this deviant stuff.

What's next, Bestiality 101?

17 posted on 02/24/2007 7:37:08 AM PST by FixitGuy (By their fruits shall ye know them!)
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To: Sub-Driver

This is why I don't want vouchers. It will only be a matter of time before they will be required to comply with a public school social agenda.


18 posted on 02/24/2007 7:37:21 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: Sub-Driver

The book King & King is stupid and unrealistic - a realistic ending would be that the manly knights of the kingdom end up slaying the gay prince to uphold the honor of the kingdom - and ensure whoever is the king will sire the next heir to the throne.


19 posted on 02/24/2007 7:37:26 AM PST by ghost of nixon
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To: Sub-Driver
Never give up....fight the good fight. I believe we can win this indoctrination war against our children but only with persistence and conviction. We do have the constitution which we must demand is followed. Legislating from the bench is not legal. Challenge these rulings. It's our rights at stake.
20 posted on 02/24/2007 7:42:01 AM PST by dcnd9
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