[.cnI redruM]

If anything could give the drowning Democrats life, it's a bowel load of offensive stupidity from The Religeous Right. Bubbas niether know nor care what a neocon is and they really detest Michael Moore and Nancy Pelosi on a very personnal level.

However, if we start taking away their little kids' SpongeBob tapes, they will resent our interference and intrusion on the privacy of their homes. How people raise their kids is their own business. PC is no better from the right than the left.

[Texas Eagle]

Uhhhhhh....is someone advocating the taking away of Squarepeg Roundhole tapes?

I didn't see that in the article.

[Free and Armed]

I used to be an admirer of James Dobson up till last year. I thought he was a very worthy ally in the fight to keep conservative values in our country. Dobson has been getting increasingly uptight about stupid stuff over the past couple of years, and now this just crosses the line. I think he does some great stuff within the Christian community, I think he does a good job of giving advice on how to raise a healthy Christian family and make a difference in your community. Anybody have children who listens to Adventures in Odyssey or used to listen to it yourself? I used to love that radio show when I was little. But now he's becoming more of a liability to the conservative movement, with all the bad press he gets over dumb stuff like this. It's just shooting us in the foot. I hate to see Dobson marginalized but he's making himself into our next Jerry Falwell, and the media will continue to paint the right wing as dominated by Christian versions of Islamic jihadists (not that it's one guy's fault, but it doesn't help). Has he always been this freakin uptight and I hadn't noticed before, or do you guys think he's been growing worse since a year or two back?

[Mike Fieschko]

Now I understand, after years of wondering, why I never liked the Commies.

Rock and Bullwinkle.

[jwalsh07]

Right, Dobsons the enemy and We are Family are the good guys without an agenda. It is amazing to me that even freepers can be hooked with the flimsiest of bait.

[Liberator]

"If anything could give the drowning Democrats life, it's a bowel load of offensive stupidity from The Religeous Right."

Let me know if I have this straight;

The so-called "Religeous Right" -- embodied by 'The American Family Association' by virtue of this Sponge Bob issue -- are going to give the "Democrats life" in this or any election?

You're "seeing stupid people" alright. It's called a "full length mirror."

[Tired of Taxes]

I have to say, I'm a SpongeBob fan, but Dobson and some of the freepers here are right. And I say that as someone who is nonreligious and who has been on the "outs" with freepers from time to time. I realize at first it's hard to see, but look closer and the real agenda becomes clear.

But I won't stop watching the show. :-)

[lainie]

What I've seen from democrats so far is "the religious right is calling Sponge Bob gay!" when, really, it's more about an objection to Sponge Bob and other characters (why is the focus only on one?) being used to promote the film, and the government run schools running it in the first place.

[finnman69]

Tinky Winky was sooooooooo much gayer than Spongebob, and that was a ridiculous waste of time.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping - Here's another very long thread about the same tripe being promoted to children at 61,000 schools across the country:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1326199/posts?page=412

Some people seem to have no problem with grade school children force fed "tolerance" for homosexual life, or even "celebrating" homosexuality.

If someone really likes the idea of individual liberty, why would he like the idea of Orwellian doublespeak and Brave New World type childhood propagandizing about sexual anomalies? Isn't the teaching of personal values best left to parents?

Let me and DirtyHarryY2K know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.

[DBeers]

However, if we start taking away their little kids' SpongeBob tapes, they will resent our interference and intrusion on the privacy of their homes. How people raise their kids is their own business. PC is no better from the right than the left.

Your uninformed opinion based upon someone elses uninformed opinion is much worse than the "bowel load" you decry -do your homework before stating opinion as fact.

[EdReform]

Hands Off SpongeBob!(Reuters more accurate than the NYTIMES)

Question Why is Dr. Dobson objecting to the distribution of a video featuring such popular children's characters as SpongeBob SquarePants?

Answer From the outset, let's be clear that this issue is not about objections to any specific cartoon characters. Instead, Dr. Dobson is concerned that these popular animated personalities are being exploited by an organization that's determined to promote the acceptance of homosexuality among our nation's youth.

We applaud the ideal of championing to children the value and dignity of every human life as well as respect for our differences. What we vehemently object to is using these beloved characters to help advance an agenda that's beyond the comprehension of 6 and 7 year-old children, not to mention morally offensive to millions of moms and dads.

The video in question is slated to be distributed to 61,000 public and private elementary schools throughout the United States. Where it is shown, schoolchildren will be left with the impression that their teachers are offering their endorsement of the values and agenda associated with the video's sponsor. While some of the goals associated with this organization are noble in nature, their inclusion of the reference to "sexual identity" within their "tolerance pledge" is not only unnecessary, but it crosses a moral line.

We believe that it is the privilege of parents to decide how, when and where it is appropriate to introduce their children to these types of sensitive issues. The distribution of this video trumps the authority of mothers and fathers and leaves it in the hands of strangers whose standards may very well be different than the children they teach.

By calling it to light this video and its affiliation with this larger organization, we are attempting to do for parents what their busy lives often prevent them from doing themselves--connecting the dots.