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Schools relent, allow marriage art contest
The Washington Times ^ | 12-21-05 | Metro

Posted on 12/21/2005 11:06:35 AM PST by JZelle

ELKTON, Md. (AP) -- An art contest that asks pupils to draw pictures promoting marriage will be allowed to proceed in Cecil County, after school officials initially balked at joining the federal initiative. The marriage debate began when a local group, called Marriage Works of Cecil County, sent the schools flyers offering pupils up to $350 to design billboards endorsing marriage. The marriage group is part of a nationwide initiative undertaken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The initiative provides grants for public advertising campaigns promoting marriage, among other things. "Healthy marriage is the best social program there is," said Nicholas Ricciuti, director of the Cecil County Department of Social Services. But school authorities were taken aback by the billboard contest and initially said they wouldn't participate. Barbara Wheeler, the school system's associate superintendent for education services, told the Cecil Whig it would be inappropriate for the school system to promote a contest that deals with a subject outside the purview of the state curriculum. "We're in the business of instruction, so when material comes to my office, the first thing I look at is whether it is in line with the voluntary state curriculum we teach," Miss Wheeler said. "I looked into our health curriculum and found that marriage is not something we teach."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cecilcounty; homeschool; liberalism; marriage; maryland; moralabsolutes; pc
Since when is teaching common sense bad?
1 posted on 12/21/2005 11:06:36 AM PST by JZelle
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To: JZelle
"Marriage, its what's for dinner"
"Marriage, the other white Meat"
"FarvegMarriage"
"Got Marriage"
"Marriage, don't start a family without it"
2 posted on 12/21/2005 11:17:25 AM PST by msnimje (Political Correctness -- An OFFENSIVE attempt not to offend.)
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To: JZelle

later pingout.

Isn't in incredible when actual marriage is considered controversial? The world has indeed gone mad.


3 posted on 12/21/2005 12:14:07 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: little jeremiah

Everyday it's something else that sickens me.


4 posted on 12/21/2005 12:16:14 PM PST by JZelle
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To: JZelle
It's just the next wave from the Left. Not only is religion prohibited in public schools, but anything that a religion likes or believes is banned as well.

Watch for future bans on mercy, kindness, honesty and work.

5 posted on 12/21/2005 12:18:17 PM PST by TChris ("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
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To: msnimje
"Did somebody say, 'Marriage'?"
"Marriage: Just do it." - or - "Just Marry her."
"Marriage: I'm lovin' it!"
"Grab Marriage by the horns."
"What's in your Marriage?"
"You've got 'partners', we have Marriage."
"I just saved a bunch on my income taxes by switching to Marriage!"
6 posted on 12/21/2005 12:40:20 PM PST by TChris ("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
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To: JZelle

The school will go out of its way to remind the kids that "two mommies" or "two daddies" can be included in this contest.


7 posted on 12/22/2005 3:51:10 AM PST by ViLaLuz (Stop the ACLU - Support the Public Expression of Religion Act 2005 - Call your congressmen.)
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