I think it's better to say kids are a lot more innocent than adults are. And to make a political statement at an event for children is wrong no matter how it's spun.
A kid will only be scandalized when you tell them they ought to be.
I'd say that's somewhat true. What's more true is kids will be scandalized when somebody or some group robs them of their innocence.
I believe that speaking up to protect the innocent and pointing out a political statement at an event for children is something that should be done and not ignored. If you think quoting Edmund Burke is over dramatizing then we'll just have to disagree of the importance of protecting the innocent.
It seems as though a number of people on this thread are pretending that those of us who are concerned about this hate homosexuals and want to prohibit any homosexuals from attending this event.
This is a classic straw man argument.
I know for a fact that you (scrip) do not hate homosexuals; on the contrary, you have spent much time and effort trying to help them (and others) understand the causes of homosexuality, the dangers of the "gay" life, and most important, that no one has to be "gay". That there is a way out of homosexuality. I feel the same way you do.
Again, as if it hasn't been stated clearly enough, if homosexuals, as private individuals, attended this function without any political statements, plans, emblems or behavior, then it would be a-okay by me. But since that is not the case, it is not a-okay.
Childrens' functions should not be used as a political demonstration by homosexuals or anyone other special interest group.