SpongeBob, Barney promote 'gay tolerance (FedEx to Sponsor in Gov't Schools)

WorldNetDaily ^ | January 6, 2005

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I know where it is. I found it. Who do you think the teachers are supposed to use those resources on? Who are they supposed to ask those questions? THE KIDS AT SCHOOL! And the site links the KIDS to tolerance.org which has a slam of MLK's daughter on its homepage. Why? Because she is against gay marriage. There is also a link for the kids to a "young feminist" website.

You and I will never agree on this.

[jwalsh07]

If you think same-sex sex is wrong, then fine, you can still respect people as people without accepting everything they do.

Not really. I recognize that people have inherent human rights but there is no requirement, religious or otherwise, to respect that which one fines abhorent.

[Wormwood]

The kid even signed a pledge to do so.

You know, that's what's really pissing me off about this whole sickening issue.

How about a pledge to learn the Periodic Table? Or a pledge to understand subject/verb agreement?

F**king government schools won't be happy until they produce a lowing herd of retarded, pliable cattle.

[garbanzo]

From reading your posts on this thread, it seems to me that you want to end the right of anyone to have their own opinions on these matters.

What part of "I don't care whether or not you think same-sex sex is okay" was unclear on my position on your right to have a different opinion? You have the right to your opinion on whether or not homosexuality or drug use is okay. What you don't have is the ethical right to mistreat or disrespect people just because they are different from you.

[garbanzo]

I teach my children kindness to everyone, but I will not minimize or downplay sin.

Fine by me, and this more or less what I've been advocating in the thread...

[bray]

Even Christians, huh?? Your Religious bigotry is showing!

I notice no tolerance of Religion stated, only "beliefs" whatever those are yet they state "sexual identity" to 5 year old kids. No this is a huge step for the homosexual agenda and my 13 yr old son loves Spongebob!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[borntobeagle]

I am in agreement with you; Spongebob is watched daily here, and I haven't found a deceiving message YET.

I just hope this will not force me to turn off another fun to watch show.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

You might check out what the teachers are planning to teach the kids about it at school.

If we were talking about a pro-plagiarism group would you be so calm about it? How about pro-smoking and drinking? Other negative behaviors?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

What part of "I don't care whether or not you think same-sex sex is okay" was unclear

The part of your posts that advocate this teaching curriculum as appropriate for children.

[garbanzo]

I don't live inside your head, so the fact that you found it isn't of much interest to me. Given that much of these discussions are driven by out-of-context statements, I'd simply like to have an original source before commenting.

[garbanzo]

I recognize that people have inherent human rights but there is no requirement, religious or otherwise, to respect that which one fines abhorent.

I think we differ on defintions, as one poster suggested above, by respecting people as people, I simply meant that we should treat others with kindness and respect regardless of what we think of their lifestyle.

[Glenn]

Would you, for example, support your kids if they egged the house of or taunted a gay person who lived on your street or in your neighborhood?

Is there an epidemic of that sort of thing to your knowledge? A red herring. I send my children to school to get a proper education -- not socially engineered, no matter on whose behalf.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Even Christians should believe in teaching "respect" for others even if you don't agree with them or think they're wrong.

Oh? Some people believe that the human race is a cancer on the earth and we should all die. Should I respect this?

Some people believe that sex with children is good. Should I respect this?

So people believe in killing Jews simply because they are Jews. Should I respect this?

Some people believe that setting fire to automobile dealerships is good. Should I respect this?

The list goes on and on. There are a number of things in the world that should not be respected or tolerated. Sorry but I refuse to respect things that a wrong and I refuse to teach any child that they should.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Exactly on your post 63.

[Aarchaeus]

...my point was never that you have to accept as good what people do, only that others have a right to be wrong.

Quite so. But nobody has a right to get in my face with his perversion and demand that I, or my kid, approve of it. But I do have enough respect for sodomites to accept the fact that they deserve to be expected to be held to the same standards as everybody else. So, if they would refrain from offending me with public display of their abomination, and from pushing it on our children, I would be willing to refrain from bothering them.

[garbanzo]

Who do you think the teachers are supposed to use those resources on? Who are they supposed to ask those questions?

Themselves...from my reading of it, it's a means by which teachers are supposed to think about these issues and not really intended to be asked of students though some of course may ask students.

[NYer]

If you think same-sex sex is wrong, then fine, you can still respect people as people without accepting everything they do.

Vatican Document On Homosexual Unions

“Homosexual unions are totally lacking in the biological and anthropological elements of marriage and family which would be the basis, on the level of reason, for granting them legal recognition. Such unions are not able to contribute in a proper way to the procreation and survival of the human race. The possibility of using recently discovered methods of artificial reproduction, beyond involving a grave lack of respect for human dignity,(15) does nothing to alter this inadequacy.”
CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS

[garbanzo]

The part of your posts that advocate this teaching curriculum as appropriate for children.

Teaching kids that they should actually respect others as human beings? Again what part of that doesn't allow you the right to your own beliefs on homosexuality?

[Sofa King]

Oh come on, who here didn't already know that Barney was insanely gay?

[WestCoastGal]

That's disgusting, time to pay FedEx a wakeup call.

This company is into racing sponsorships in both open wheel and now Nascar this coming season. I don't think their fanbase will be happy about this!!