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'Gay-straight' clubs in schools anger foes
The Washington Times ^ | 11-18-04 | Christina Bellantoni

Posted on 11/18/2004 12:19:30 PM PST by JZelle

Family groups and state lawmakers say "gay-straight" student clubs in the region — some even are operating at middle schools — promote homosexuality and encourage teens to be sexually active. Students in Virginia, Maryland and the District have formed dozens of such school clubs in an attempt to foster tolerance. The formation of these cl

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: gay; glsen; gsa; gsas; homosexual; homosexualagenda; kids; lavendermafia; schools; straight; teens
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To: uncitizen

You should be proud. It really takes guts! I'm astounded to hear that this is going on in religious schools. I guess they're starting to become more like the sell out "religious" colleges.


21 posted on 11/18/2004 12:53:56 PM PST by JZelle
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To: uncitizen
Good for her for pointing out the hypocrisy, although technically one should note that it's the activity that's sinful, while the orientation is a disorder and those with it should be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity. The following is from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.

2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.

2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.

22 posted on 11/18/2004 12:56:50 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: JZelle; little jeremiah; ItsOurTimeNow; Grampa Dave; lentulusgracchus; ArGee; Bryan
BTTT


What We Can Do To Help Defeat the "Gay" Agenda


Homosexual Agenda: Categorical Index of Links (Version 1.1)


Myth and Reality about Homosexuality--Sexual Orientation Section, Guide to Family Issues"

23 posted on 11/18/2004 12:57:22 PM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: JZelle

Not only does the school allow it, they promote it everday in the morning announcements. It goes something like this: "if you call yourself gay, lesbian, queer, homosexual, transexual, or transgendered, come join our club that accepts you as you are. We meet every Tues after school."


24 posted on 11/18/2004 1:00:09 PM PST by uncitizen
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To: Unam Sanctam

Yes, they are disordered; yes, they deserve to be treated with respect; and yes, they are sinners.


25 posted on 11/18/2004 1:01:51 PM PST by uncitizen
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To: Gingersnap
Are there any straight students who belong?

No.

26 posted on 11/18/2004 1:02:01 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: PaxMacian

Maybe some good trial lawyers that wouldn't mind being incredibly non-PC can smell some money here from suing the district on behalf any teenagers that get AIDS.

-- Joe

P.S. Only half-kidding here. Sexually-caused disease is probably one of the largest preventable health problems in the country.


27 posted on 11/18/2004 1:03:12 PM PST by Joe Republc
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To: Unam Sanctam

That's interesting. Has that always been in there?


28 posted on 11/18/2004 1:03:32 PM PST by JZelle
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To: JZelle
Parents are afraid of these groups because they don't understand them," Miss Buckner said.

What's there to understand?What a stupid comment!

29 posted on 11/18/2004 1:04:42 PM PST by kennyo
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To: uncitizen

Good for your daughter! I would be proud too!


30 posted on 11/18/2004 1:06:30 PM PST by bizeemommie
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To: JZelle

Yes, although the wording was tweaked a bit when the final editio typica of the Catechism came out.


31 posted on 11/18/2004 1:08:34 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: Unam Sanctam
one should note that it's the activity that's sinful, while the orientation is a disorder and those with it should be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity

Thank you. This is the point that continually gets lost in all the noise.

32 posted on 11/18/2004 1:09:52 PM PST by TenaciousZ
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I sure hopw none of these schools allow religious groups/activities.


33 posted on 11/18/2004 1:11:24 PM PST by Ignatius J Reilly
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To: Unam Sanctam

I don't run the ping list anymore - little jeremiah has completely taken over the ping list. Now I can spend more time collecting and categorizing articles for the categorical index.


34 posted on 11/18/2004 1:12:22 PM PST by scripter (Tens of thousands have left the homosexual lifestyle)
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To: Joe Republc

I am sure some lawyer will figure out that the legal age of consent for sexual acts exceeds the age of the students being classified by the state as having a sexual preference. Oh, btw, if it is sexual 'preference' then how could it possibly be innate?


35 posted on 11/18/2004 1:14:39 PM PST by PaxMacian
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To: JZelle

GLSEN officials said there are at least 40 gay-straight clubs at schools in Virginia, 54 in Maryland and two in the District....

GLSEN has 2,500 gay-straight clubs registered with its organization, and Miss Byard estimates there are probably many more...


GSA's are the creation of Kevin Jennings' organization, GLSEN.

WHAT "GAY" STUDENT CLUBS WILL BRING TO YOUR SCHOOL"

How To Keep GSA's Out Of Your Child's School

From Tolerance to Affirmation


Parental Notification Laws regarding Gay & Lesbian Programs for Youths?

36 posted on 11/18/2004 1:29:31 PM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: Gingersnap
Are there any straight students who belong? What do they contribute?

Fresh meat.
37 posted on 11/18/2004 4:24:43 PM PST by festus (Old growth timbers make the best campfires....)
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To: JZelle

Is there a slight possibity that you could copy just a bit more of the article, or is that the legal limit?


38 posted on 11/18/2004 7:16:30 PM PST by little jeremiah (Moral absolutes are what make humans human.)
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To: EdReform; backhoe; Yehuda; Clint N. Suhks; saradippity; stage left; Yakboy; I_Love_My_Husband; ...

Homosexual Agenda Ping - Looks good, what there is posted so far.

It is definitely high time for parents and other concerned members of the community to fight the leftist agendas pushed in schools, especially "gay" indoctrination!

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


39 posted on 11/18/2004 7:17:59 PM PST by little jeremiah (Moral absolutes are what make humans human.)
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To: QuiMundus

Check out www.abidingtruth.com (sorry this isn't a link, you'll have to copy'n'paste) for materials. They have great books, one in particular called something like "Seven Steps to Recruit Proof Your Child" by Scott Lively. I've lent it to parents, who were very happy to read it.


40 posted on 11/18/2004 7:23:29 PM PST by little jeremiah (Moral absolutes are what make humans human.)
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