Posted on 05/16/2005 10:18:25 PM PDT by scripter
A Massachusetts activist organization today will mark the one-year anniversary of same-sex marriage in the state by discussing the "dark underbelly" of the institution in front of Boston's City Hall.
The Article 8 Alliance" claims the state's schools have become more active in pushing homosexuality with students, pointing to an April 30 event at Brookline High School.
Sponsored by the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, the event, said the Article 8 Alliance, featured a "hard-core pornographic homosexual 'how-to' booklet given to hundreds of kids."
"The book was prominently distributed at the first table, right after registration, where everyone would be sure to go," the group states on its website.
The booklet, entitled "The Little Black Book – Queer in the 21st Century," contains what the activist group calls "deadly misinformation on health."
Included in the booklet are graphic descriptions of homosexual conduct, including "fisting," along with a photo-spread discussion of condoms and instructions on how to put them on.
Also included is a list of homosexual bars and clubs in the Boston area "for the discerning queerboy." The Article 8 Alliance points out the students attending the event were of middle-school and high-school age.
The booklet mentions abstaining from risky activity, and then states, "But how much fun is that?"
Brian Camenker, director of Article 8 Alliance slammed the pro-homosexual agenda in Massachusetts.
"Contrary to the rosy picture painted in the mainstream media, we've seen an intensification of undemocratic, anti-free-speech activities throughout our state – in the schools, in government and in the media," he said in a statement. "Alternative points of view are routinely drowned out by ignoring the message, intimidation, name-calling or lack of proper notification. Even pro-family churches now hesitate to speak out on this moral issue, since it has been politicized by the radical homosexuals and their allies."
Continued Camenker: "Meanwhile, our Legislature and governor continue to support gay clubs in our public schools, which draw our young people into this dangerous and destructive lifestyle," saying he had never seen anything as "bad" as the "Little Black Book."
The associate director of the group, John Haskins, also took aim at Gov. Mitt Romney.
"The one person who could easily have prevented this situation simply by defending the state constitution – our Republican governor – is getting a pass, even from pro-family conservative media, and has set his sights on the White House," Haskins said. "If he is not exposed as a very, very, very nice man with neither courage nor convictions, he will indeed be a Republican Manchurian Candidate in 2008."
As WorldNetDaily reported, a Massachusetts father who recently protested a pro-homosexual book his 6-year-old son had been given in school spent a night in jail after being arrested by police – an incident the activist group mentions as further evidence of a pro-"gay" attitude by officials.
Or become involved and be thrown in the slammer. Did you click the link to see what happened to the Massachusetts father?
You are a very confused individual. You see an image of a doctor being misused so you decide to be hostile to science. If they'd used an image of Jesus to promote promiscuous homosexuality would you be angry with Christianity? Or would you be angry with the sick people who produce this stuff? Direct your anger at the perpetrators, not the victims.
Yes, most of us went to public school...several years ago...Would you have seen this in your high school? Public schools are very different now.
The most important fact is that this disgusting booklet is being handed out to kids and businesses like Jordan's support it. They'll be getting a copy of this booklet faxed to them.
Then, a biology teacher ran over your doggy when you were seven. But we still have to do science, or let somebody else do it.
Prior to the 1960s, in a common form of the examination of conscience used before going to the Sacrament of Confession, one of the sins listed as contrary to the Fourth Commandment for parents was "sending children to Protestant and other dangerous schools." That's one of the reasons why the Catholic education system was started in the first place. I think faithful Catholic should opt out of the public school system, when one reads about this and other horrors that are taking place. Many have already done so.
That's why we homeschool!
We can't get a spot at a Catholic school in our area so we depend on "Our Lady of Divine Grace" to give us the proper guides.
The Jesuit Urban Center (voted a few years ago by Boston Mag as the best place to meet gays) of Boston and (catholic) Regis College contributed to this effort.
This is sickening. Some people have completely lost their minds and souls.
Excellent idea. The mayor of Boston contributed money to this as well.
Don't blame the scientists, gobucks. They are not ultimately responsible for this atrocity. This is just another case of "science" being twisted by ideologues for the purpose of transforming society. Blame the ideologues, not the scientists.
Personally, I do not understand why every school administrator and teacher involved with this absolute outrage, and every single member of the Brookline School Board, has not been arrested and charged with reckless child endangerment by now. These people supposedly operate in locus parentis -- to protect children, to keep them safe. Where are the real parents in all this, and why are they not screaming bloody murder? FWIW
Are the Catholics in Massachusetts liberal?
Ummmnnnhhhh...
As DomB points out on his blog, two of the 'contributors' toward this booklet are the "Jesuit Urban Center" and Regis College (Denver? the Jebby-run one??)
Another Jesuit contribution to society.
Of course it will spread, as there are always liberal bastions within even conservative states, and the education industry is one of them.
And those moderate-conservatives who hold the strange, 'gay marriage-no', civil unions-yes' position should know that the advance of such materials will be made inevitable if gay marriage OR civil unions is imposed. If homosexual unions are given legal status akin to marriage, yet not the title 'marriage', its effect on the public realm will be the same. Civil unions will be taught in schools as having equal value as marriage, and over time of course that will help break down opposition to giving up the word 'marriage', and then the Left will have a complete and total victory.
What's the link for his blog? If someone at Regis is involved, I definitely will have to write some letters. Dr. Edwin Feulner, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation is on the board of trustees, and Fr. Thomas B. Curran, Associate Vice President, University Relations, was president of the high school I went to before going to Regis. In fact, I just ran into him yesterday at Union Station in DC.
Man, that is disturbing. Must be criminal to expose kids to that sort of obscene material.
Agreed to both of your points. However, a few points in reply to clarify:
1. The situation in public schools, on average, is worsening. Being a product of the public schools is no indication of what conditions exist now - even in the school you may have attended.
2. The fact that the book is in public schools at all demonstrates a severe lack of judgement and, to some degree, a conspiracy. Yes, individual families might be off the beam, but their effect will be limited to one family. When public schools foist such rot, the impact is much, much worse.
3. There will be NO real reform in public schools until they are bankrupt and their political power is broken. This will not occur with compliance and attendance.
4. Individual families may fight a rear guard action against the public schools systems but, on average, those energies would be more productively spent with their own children. With co-ops, a homeschooled child is not deprived, academically or socially, in any way - quite the opposite.
They are C.I.N.O.'s. (Catholics-in-name-only).
Then we are a nation of child-abusers by proxy, for we allowed our government to alter and finance the curriculum with tax dollars.
So we're all complicit.
I have no solution, but I don't believe it can be solved at the ballot box.
Well-spoken. I agree.
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