Posted on 01/24/2005 10:15:08 PM PST by DaveTesla
PRESS RELEASE
January 24, 2005 American Family Association P.O. Drawer 2440 Tupelo, MS 38803 URL: www.afa.net
Contact: Kathryn Hooks (khooks@afa.net) 662-844-5036 x227
AFA threatened with lawsuit for warning parents about video Tupelo, MS American Family Association (AFA) has been threatened with a lawsuit because it warned parents of elementary school children of a video that leads them to a web site that promotes the acceptance of homosexuality. We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) has threatened the lawsuit because of an article appearing in the AFA Journal regarding the video, scheduled to be shown simultaneously on the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and PBS on March 11. The video is a remake of the song "We Are Family" and also is scheduled to be shipped to 61,000 public and private schools. The article can be found at AFAJournal.org.
Schools are urged to use the video to promote the acceptance of diversity, including homosexuality. While the video itself does not overtly promote homosexuality, it serves as a hook to entice children and teachers to use the web site and the materials there such as teacher lesson plans, which explicitly promote the homosexual lifestyle. Lessons include such topics as "Talking About Being Out'" and "Uncovering Attitudes about Sexual Orientation." In these lesson plans, teachers are taught how to introduce students to "the concepts of homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality."
"Parents need to be aware that their children could be required by the school to participate in a discussion promoting the homosexual lifestyle," said Donald E. Wildmon, AFA Chairman. "Innocent little children should not be encouraged to accept homosexuality by any teacher or other authority figure," he stated.
WAFF says the article caused WAFF to be "exposed to substantial public ridicule and harm." WAFF told AFA to "render a public apology" regarding the article, or WAFF would "commence an action in the United States District Court against (Wildmon) and the owners of the AFA Journal."
Wildmon responded that AFA would not offer a public apology. "Our facts are well documented and truthful," Wildmon said. "No apology is necessary for telling the truth."
The program uses characters familiar to the nation's children. These will include Arthur, Barney, Blue's Clues, Bob the Builder, The Book of Pooh, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dora the Explorer, Jimmy Neutron, Kim Possible, Lilo & Stitch:The Series, Little Meremaid, Madeline, The Magic School Bus, The Mupplet Show, Rugrats, Sesame Street and SpongeBob SquarePants.
"Contrary to what many media accounts have said, this issue is not about Sponge Bob being homosexual. It is about an attempt to promote homosexuality to elementary school children," Wildmon stated.
One of the teacher's guides available online at the WAFF Web site is called "Writing for Change: Raising awareness of Difference, Power, & Discrimination." Full of politically correct lessons on feminism, it is also a primer for teachers who want to promote the homosexual lifestyle to children.
According to the teacher's guide, children should be taught to reject the idea "that women are naturally' or innately drawn sexually and emotionally toward men, and men toward women," or that heterosexuality is normal and should be the only model for marriage.
Students are expected to be influenced by the lesson plans. One of the follow-up questions asks the kids: "How will understanding these definitions change your thinking about compulsory heterosexuality and homophobia?"
This is a threat for a SLAP suit. Basically to shut them up but it is already too late because the they have been exposed.
NOBODY said sponge bob was a homosexual. IT WAS being said that these characters are directed for children and these children's characters were being used to promote homosexual behavior.
The AFA should just send them a very public response via their website which shows these frauds in their own words.
If they did not want sponge bob to be associated with homosexuality, they should not have associated sponge bob with homosexuals.
They killed their own goose.
If a suit is filed it would open them up to DISCOVERY, ALL meetings would be subject to discover.
IN FACT: if may be very good for the AFA to advise thes homo-promoters to keep all documents in anticipation of litigation. If they destroy anything then they risk sanctions.
You need to get those pages on here FAST because even the WAYBACK MACHINE will pull pages upon request.
A thread needs to be set up with all this stuff preserved.
BTW if a suit is filed, the old versions of the pages are discoverable AND the timing of the change is evidence of their culpability.
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darn the post did not copy the actual definitions...
I tried copy/pasting the source page html.
Somebody posted here someplace that there was a post about a lesson game for the children.
Children had to define themselves by choosing to wear one of two signs. One sign read "homosexual" the other sign read "homophobe". After being instructed by the teacher that homophobe is a very very very bad thing, what do you expect the under 10 children select? The children declare themselves homosexuals as the teacher suggests.
Do you have a link that may support this WAFF? or is this just rumor? It would be nice to be able to substantiate it.
I have not run into it but have not looked through everything yet -if noticed I will ping you...
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/magazine/index.jsp?p=0&is=36&ar=0
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/current/event.jsp?p=0&ar=305&pa=3
Homosexual Agenda Ping - More on the SpongeBob "We are Family" homo-indoctrination.
Evidence of "gay" indoctrination left, right and center. Meaning it is obvious, transparent, and without doubt. Dobson is right.
They are, indeed, after OUR children.
Let me and DirtyHarryY2K know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
Yes they are!!! And have been !!
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=954
Maybe it is up to the parents when they are HOME, but the government needs to stop it from entering our schools. Canada is going through this in the courts now. And the are Because! They made gay marriage legal.
Could you ping me also if you come across lesson plans?
This topic was mentioned in my children's literature class. The guy who brought it up had NO clue what the story really was about. People were murmuring, "Gee, tolerance is SO bad!" and "Goodness, we can't have diversity, can we?"
Then, I explained the truth. I still think they fail to get it because they believe they know what tolerance means. I'm sure they all think this video is about "Be nice and don't hit people!" So anything specific you have on lessons (with links or citations)would be appreciated.
I'm making a donation to the AFA. These freaks have GOT to be stopped. I resent more than anything the way they want our kids.
Already do on a reg basis, and glad you are joining us!!!!
GOOD for you!!!
BTTT!!!!!!
There are no such thing as gay animals and ducks. It's seems animals are smart enough to know that queers have no place in nature,
I know but you would think to hear the activists talk, animals are gay also. Not true, nor is it true that there are anymore than 2 % of the population in people.
Still, the school board must answer to the state, and the state to the federal education boards. preasure can be brought to bear from those levels of government as well.
There is a problem in the. The NEA and most state teacher associations as well, are one of the biggest pushers of this agenda. Sad, but true!
This isn't "toleration"; it's endorsement
We have a winner!!
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