[Jaysun]

AND in Catholic Schools (where I went) all the teachers were women as well. Out of the 48 kids in my 8th grade class, not a one turned out gay.

OK, but when he looked specifically at homosexuals, he found a lack of male influence. That isn't to say that no male influence = homosexuality every time, but it is to say that homosexuality = lack of male influence almost every time.

[netmilsmom]

These are direct quotes from this article..(you know the one the Newbie says I didn't read)

>>To begin, I would say that I think home-schooled children have a particular vulnerability for a number of reasons. The primary reason, especially for the boy (and I'll be focusing primarily on boys), is that it isolates him from his peers. I think that's a very important factor in the development of his masculine identification and his heterosexual development. <<

Then he states an untruth about homeschoolers, socialization..
>>They have to make appointments and drive and it's a lot of work, whereas going to school, there's already a built-in social net-work. . I think that the burden of responsibility, unfortunately, falls on the parents of chil-dren who are home-schooling to provide opportunities tot their children to have peer interactions. That's very important. I'm not saying that home-schooling produces homosexuals. I am saying that parents who home-school have an additional burden of being concerned about these issues.

Then he flipflops...
>>My experience with home-schoolers is that the fathers are more involved with their kids than typical families and the fathers are what I would consider more masculine, where they are clearly the head of the family and they go to Catholic men 's meetings, etc.

Let me say this generally speaking, more conservative and orthodox people--not only Catholics, but any religion politically, religiously and socially conservative people--tend to be more clear about gender difference. This is to say, the men are the men and the women are the women. Whereas, the more politically/socially/religiously liberal people tend to blur gender distinctions.

Furthermore, the decision to home-school, which is a major decision, is usually made by parents who are more concerned. Home-schooling is such an unpopular decision that, for the decision to be made, it usually means that the mother and father are very committed to the children. Already, that tells me that this is going to be a father who is more involved in his children's lives. <<

So please do not tell me, Marie or anyone else that we did not read. That is rude, thank you



Then he flops....