Posted on 08/24/2006 12:19:01 PM PDT by scripter
Christians and non-Christians alike should be alarmed by the advance in California of a series of legislative proposals that target free speech and thought, according to Focus on the Family Action.
James Dobson, the president of the action affiliate of Focus on the Family ministries, has issued an urgent call to the millions of radio program listeners to contact California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before he is asked to sign the bills.
"What all four bills will do, they will reinforce homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism in a positive light," Focus State Issues Analyst Mona Passignano told WorldNetDaily.
So what's wrong with a positive light? Maybe nothing.
But, she said, "They will keep people from saying anything negative about them."
"You cannot preach the Gospel. If you want to preach about Romans 1, you can't. Someone could say, 'That makes me feel bad,'" she said. "You cannot preach what the Bible says.
"If you're a Christian, it's got to be alarming. If you are not a Christian, it's got to be alarming," she said. "Because what comes next?
"Is someone going to say, 'You can't drive a red car, that's the color of heterosexuals. You have to drive a purple car?"
She said she explains the nuances that could become law by referencing "Nazi Germany."
"It's just a historical fact, but you could make Germans feel bad every time you say Nazi Germany," she said. "The (California) bills say you can't say anything negative."
Dobson, who founded Focus in California more than two decades ago, said if those proposals become law, the California Legislature will deliver the state's children "straight into the arms of the homosexual activist community."
The four proposals are SB1437, SB1441, AB1056 and AB606. Some already have been approved by lawmakers, others await their final outcome.
Among the new laws would be one to ban the state from doing business with any company or group that does not provide benefits to workers with "domestic partners" equal to the benefits offered workers with spouses, according to Concerned Women for America.
Penny Harrington, who is the legislative liaison for Concerned Women for America of San Diego and Imperial Counties, noted there's no conscience clause, which usually is included to allow religious organizations to continue to be faithful to their beliefs.
"It's pretty ironclad," she said.
Another has a requirement for "sensitivity" training for foster parents, group home staff members and social workers about "challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender youth."
It also leaves to social workers to decide whether children are old enough to "consider himself or herself affiliated with a particular religion."
Perhaps the worst, Dobson said, is SB1437, which would ban any instructional materials or public school activities that "reflect adversely" on homosexuals and other alternative sexual lifestyles.
"If these bills are signed into law, who knows what the liberal courts in California will be able to make out of this in the years to come? There goes the next generation of children," Dobson said.
And he noted that churches where pastors do preach about Romans 1 would no longer to eligible to get fire or police protection, because the proposals forbid any organization that receives government funding from portraying homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality in a negative light.
Americans must call or e-mail Schwarzenegger to let him know their concerns, Dobson said.
"If people don't hit him hard in the next two or three days we're going to see this legislation and perhaps the other three bills the law of the land," Dobson said.
Focus Action, begun in 2004, describes itself as a political action group dedicated to keeping the moral and cultural values that founded the U.S.
Getting your checks in the mail is the primary, no, the sole focus that Dobson has. He, like the Left Behind and apocalyptic gang, along with Pat Robertson do nothing that isn't aimed at the redistribution of wealth; yours to them. Frauds and charlatans all.
BINGO! That's why the establishment is always surprised when socially conservative referenda passes. Peecee has made cowards of most of us.
For the record, that wasn't a quote from Dobson.
Well who said it then? Because the way it's written, it certainly sounds like it came from Dobson.
"If these bills are signed into law, who knows what the liberal courts in California will be able to make out of this in the years to come? There goes the next generation of children," Dobson said.
And he noted that churches where pastors do preach about Romans 1 would no longer to eligible to get fire or police protection, because the proposals forbid any organization that receives government funding from portraying homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality in a negative light.
Total B.S. How do you explain that 62% of Californian voted for Proposition 22, which basically banned homosexual marriage? Have you ever been to California?
We don't know who said it. The writer of the article didn't quote Dobson.
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
So how do you know Dobson didn't say it?
When Dobson was quoted in the article his words were surrounded by quote marks. "Just like this." But there were no such quote marks on the text in question.
The way to fight this public school indoctrination movement is to argue that people have a right in a free society to have differing beliefs on the morality of homosexual activity and that public schools should not force one point of view on everybody.
Where do you get that stupid statistic? 80% liberal???? When you make up data you are at risk of sounding like an idiot.
As for Bill Simon's loss, there is not one shred of evidence that he lost because of his conservative views. He lost because Gray Davis spent SIXTY MILLION dollars making a twisted argument that Bill is crooked.
Based on your reasoning liberal Republicans who get nominated should win in general elections or do better than conservatives. They don't. They lose far worse. Tom Campbell running for Senate got 32% in 2000! John Seymour was clobbered by Feinstein in 92, getting only 34%. In 1994 when Republicans were winning everywhere statewide, one of the few to lose was pro-abortion Michael Huffington.
Go spin your myths elsewhere. You have no facts to back up your dumb assertions.
Well that could easily be an error in style because the article certainly reads like Dobson said that.
You are certainly free to believe that. Dobson was quoted elsewhere in the article but the text in question wasn't attributed to Dobson as a quote.
That's certainly one way to fight it. We've never had our kids in governments schools and never will.
Balls.
I don't agree with your assessment of the Left Behind authors. It's not their fault that they wrote a book that people purchased like gangbusters. Their publisher, Tyndale House, publishes the New Living Translation of the Bible. This publisher is very well respected within the Christian community and present a number of different Christian authors that have different eschatology. In addition to Jenkins and LaHaye they also publish Colson, Dobson, Joel Rosenberg, Gary Smalley, George Barna, Karen Kingsbury, Lisa Beamer.
No? Here's what the article said:
""If these bills are signed into law, who knows what the liberal courts in California will be able to make out of this in the years to come? There goes the next generation of children," Dobson said.
And he noted that churches where pastors do preach about Romans 1 would no longer to eligible to get fire or police protection, because the proposals forbid any organization that receives government funding from portraying homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality in a negative light. "
Sounds like Dobson said it to me. That's what the article said. Bunch of crap!
"Getting your checks in the mail is the primary, no, the sole focus that Dobson has. He, like the Left Behind and apocalyptic gang, along with Pat Robertson do nothing that isn't aimed at the redistribution of wealth; yours to them. Frauds and charlatans all.
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I sure wouldn't disagree with you, and Dobson will lie to do it, too. Sad, because there are legitimate people trying to cut down on the influence of gays in society. Dobson just capitalizes on this, and doesn't really give a darn, as long as those checks keep rolling in.
Fortunately, charlatans like Dobson do not represent the vast majority of Christians.
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