AFA threatened with lawsuit for warning parents about video (SpongeBob Saga)

American Family Association ^ | January 24, 2005 | American Family Association

[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?"

[Dan from Michigan]

Is this true, or is Wildmon in need for some cash, and what's the easiest way to scare people, than a press release saying that he's about to be sued.....

[DaveTesla]

Ping

[DaveTesla]

From the lesson plan:

A special DVD edition, accompanied by a teacher’s guide,
is slated to be distributed to 61,000 public and private
elementary schools throughout the nation in a major push
to encourage ‘tolerance’ and ‘diversity’.

“The lessons aim to put the video's themes of respect,
understanding and appreciation of diversity into practice
and are designed for pre-K through first grade audiences
with additional teaching guidelines for grades two to
six”. – We Are Family Foundation website.

On the surface this appears to most people as a harmless
version of the old Biblical standard of ‘loving thy
neighbor’ and that is exactly what the producers of this
propaganda video and accompanying teacher’s guide want you
to believe. The insidious nature and true motives of this
campaign are not immediately obvious but are easily
revealed for what they truly are.

For ‘not promoting homosexuality’ the Writing for Change
guide spends an amazing amount of time dwelling on the
subject and having the teacher discuss with their young
aptive audience such appropriate and soul searching
exercises as: (Remember these are for elementary school
age children)

Identify ways in which homophobia and compulsory
heterosexuality are at work in your daily life.

Find some examples of compulsory heterosexuality in your
daily life.

How are you affected by compulsory heterosexuality?

How are you affected by homophobia?

How would you be affected if your sexual orientation were
different than it is now?

How would others you know – friends, family members,
classmates, members in your clubs or organizations – be
affected?

How will understanding these definitions change your
thinking about compulsory heterosexuality and homophobia?

Will this change any of your behaviors? If so, how?

Ah yes, the great evil of compulsory heterosexuality.
Their definitions are enough to raise an eyebrow or two
and aren’t what you would have typically found in an
episode of Mr. Rogers.

"Homophobia: Thoughts, feelings, or actions based on fear,
dislike, judgment, or hatred of gay men and lesbians/of
those who love and sexually desire those of the same sex.
Homophobia has roots in sexism and can include prejudice,
discrimination, harassment, and acts of violence.
Compulsory heterosexuality: Thee assumption that women
are “naturally” or innately drawn sexually and emotionally
toward men, and men toward women; the view that
heterosexuality is the “norm” for all sexual
relationships. The institutionalization of heterosexuality
in all aspects of society includes the idealization of
heterosexual orientation, romance, and marriage.
Compulsory heterosexuality leads to the notion of women as
inherently “weak,” and the institutionalized inequality of
power: power of men to control women’s sexuality, labor,
childbirth and childrearing, physical movement,
safety, creativity, and access to knowledge. It can also
include legal and social discrimination against
homosexuals and the invisibility of or intolerance toward
lesbian and gay existence."

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Wildmon responded that AFA would not offer a public apology

Wildmon has three words for WAFF that we know they'll understand, "bring it on!"

[Sterrins]

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."

WAFF to AFA: Recant or die!

AFA to WAFF: Go pound Sand!

[DaveTesla]

All True;
Sad.

The Saga of SpongeBob Squarepants

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

[scripter]

BTTT

[DaveTesla]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=SpongeBob

[Mo1]

Parents should file a class action suit against these liberals for denying them their rights as parents to decide what is best for their children

[DaveTesla]

Right from the horses mouth:
Welcome to Gayapolis

James Dobson, founder of the conservative organization
Focus on the Family, has found a new target in his battle
over gay rights, cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

At a political dinner on Tuesday, Dobson spoke to the
crowd of politicians and supporters and asked "Does
anybody here know SpongeBob?"

The character, featured in a children's cartoon on the
Nickelod
Advertisement: eon television network has achieved an
almost cult like status among children, and is also
extremely popular in the gay and lesbian community.

Dobson claims that the character appears in a "pro-
homosexual" video along with other cartoon characters. The
video in question was created by Nile Rodgers, writer of
the disco song "We Are Family," to promote tolerance
following the attacks of Septebmer 11th. The video
features cartoon characters singing and dancing to teach
children about multiculturalism.

The video promotes a "tolerance pledge", which was created
by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The pledge includes
sexual identity as part of tolerance. The video itself and
accompanying materials make no mention of sexual identity
or sexual orientation.

A spokesperson for Dobson defended his claims in comments
made to The New York Times, saying "We see the video as an
insidious means by which the organization is manipulating
and potentially brainwashing kids."

[Nuzcruizer]

Anyone noticing that these queers have an obsession with our children?
When is this government going to put it's foot down and keep these freaks away from our kids?
If an adult wants to make that decission and engage in a perverted, unhealthy lifestyle, that's their choice. When our children are adults, they can make that choice as well.
In the mean time, the government MUST support and maintain that our school systems NOT be used to promote unhealthy perverted lifestyles, but instead promote a normal, natural enviroment in order to promote learning of a normal education free from subliminal messages promoting gay lifestyles.
It's clearly obvious that the gay movement is trying to prepare a graduating class of children desensitized of their natural instinct to avoid abnormal perverted sexual behavior. Our children must NOT be FORCED into an enviroment that is contrary to what nature intended.

[jwalsh07]

When is this government going to put it's foot down and keep these freaks away from our kids?

It isn't up to the government, it's up to the parents and Dobson is giving parents information that they will never get on their own or from the Lamestream Media.

[scripter]

Additional ways homosexuals try to desensitize children:

Title	Author	Age Group
123 A Family Counting Book	Bobbie Combs, Danamarie Hosler	4-8
ABC A Family Alphabet Book	Bobbie Combs, Desiree Keane	4-8
All Families are Different	Sol Gordon, Vivien Cohen	4-8
Daddy's Roommate	Michael Willhoite	4-8
Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans	Johnny Valentine, Lynette Schmidt	4-8
Heather Has Two Mommies	Leslea Newman, Diana Souza	4-8
Jack & Jim	Kitty Crowther	4-8
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin	Susanne Bosche, Andreas Hansen	All
King & King	Linda De Haan, Stern Nijland	4-8
King & King & Family	Linda De Haan, Stern Nijland	4-8
My Two Uncles	Judith Vigna	4-8
Oliver Button Is a Sissy	Tomie De Paola	4-8
The Sissy Duckling	Harvey Fierstein, Henry Cole	4-8
Who's in a Family	Robert Skutch, Laura Nienhaus	4-8

[DaveTesla]

www.365gay.com/entertainment/news-gossip/barnes.htm

All bets are on and gamblers are wagering on who will
be outed on "The Simpsons". The Fox toon will have a gay
character later this year...someone who is already on the
hit series.

[indcons]

The bureaucrats are mostly D-rat and will never do anything that may potentially hurt their union interests. It is upto the people (parents) to expose this charade for what it is....a desperate grab by NAMBLA/ACLU.

[Nuzcruizer]

I think it's also up to government to establish what the corriculum is and to ORDER public schools to abide by it, and ORDER public school administrators to keep special interest groups like the gay community OUT of our schools,
prohibit them from promoting their lifestyle. If a church group was to try go into a school to promote a moral lifestyle, You'd never hear the end of it. Yet these lunatics are given free run to lure our kids into their lifestyle.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Tomorrow.......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.



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[scripter]

Targeting Children, Part 1: How the gay movement intends to capture the next generation

Targeting Children, Part 2: How the homosexual movement uses public schools as instruments of change

Targeting Children, Part 3: Activists encouraging experimentation

Targeting Children, Part 4: Access to children: homosexuality and molestation

[Nuzcruizer]

The Sissy dckling? LMAO!

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, but for some reason humans don't.
Every spring you can see mallards in every puddle competing for the hen, never do you see them competing for the affections of another drake. Or baking cookies and wearing pink backpacks.