Posted on 02/27/2007 3:48:31 PM PST by markomalley
OTTAWA, Ontario, February 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Ontario private schools are coming increasingly under the lens of homosexual activist groups for "homophobic" teaching stemming from the schools' primarily religious foundations, a report in Ottawa's homosexual news media indicated earlier this week.
In an article warning about the increasing trend toward private and religious schools in the province, Ottawa's Capital Xtra objected to religious schools that teach children "only their own values."
The article quotes Tony Lovink, a homosexual Christian teacher in the Ottawa public school system, as saying, "All private schools tend to be at least implicitly homophobic. And I would say all religiously formed independent schools are definitely homophobic."
The Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario said they were concerned the provincial ministry of education wasn't "exerting more control" over the curriculum used by private religious schools. Unless a school wants to grant students government-recognized Secondary School Diplomas, Ontario private schools are free to use their preferred curriculum. Even schools that do grant the government diplomas may teach any additional material they choose, so long as the required curriculum is covered.
As well, the CLGRO objected to provincial standards that permit private schools to hire teachers based on the school administration's own qualification requirements.
In October 2006 the Quebec government ordered private Christian schools in the province to begin teaching sex education and Darwinism in compliance with the provincial curriculum, threatening schools with closure if they failed to comply.
Dr. Janet Epp Buckingham, then-director of law and public policy with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, told LifeSiteNews at the time that parents’ right to educate their children in accordance with their religious beliefs is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that although an Alberta pastor who was running a school out of the basement of his church did have to license the school, the provincial government had to provide reasonable accommodation for religious belief.
The court ruled that the province must “‘delicately and sensitively weigh the competing interests so as to respect as much as possible the religious convictions as guaranteed by the Charter,’” Dr. Epp Buckingham quoted.
In an ongoing battle over homosexual content in BC public school curriculums, parents are struggling to gain assurance from the school board that they may withdraw their children from pro-homosexual content in the classroom.
Homosexual activists Murray Corren and Peter Corren were granted an unprecedented say over the development of new pro-homosexual content in the provincial curriculum, as part of settlement in a human rights lawsuit against the province's Liberal government in June 2006. The agreement also introduced a policy that would prevent parents from withdrawing their children from the classroom when the material was being taught.
The Catholic Civil Rights League is continuing efforts to ensure all 60 BC school boards acknowledge parents' rights to oversee the education of their children.
You're putting the cart before the horse. We're a good twenty years away from the things you describe.
Yeah, kind of like Einstein didn't memorize equations 'cause he knew which books to go to to get the ones he wanted.
"You know that would make for a fun thread....music ppl like:) "
You got me there!! Music is my life! I am a serious record collector. I have thousands of records of every genre, including opera!( in small doses). But my favorite is the garage bands of the sixties.
Well, I guess I was wrong. Unfortunately. Rooty's supporters have been after me all night because I posted that. They say I'm a big meanie and should be ashamed of myself for third grade taunting. One of them even called me a "closet fag." I'm soooo hurt. Crushed in de feet.
But I am determined to recover and fight on:
Woo hoo!! GO ROOTY TOOTY!! Kick 'em in the kneecaps!!
Well said!
What is wrong with the word Queer. I mean they have "Queer Studies" coarses at large high dollar prestigious Universities in the USA.
gotcha.....like Rushbo .expose the absurd by being absurd.
Rudy is good for NY but not as a president.At least not with my vote.
give me Newt,Rush,Hunter or Jeb.
Speaking of which...
Archives of the Mayor's Press Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 30, 2000
Release #-116-00
CONTACT: Sunny Mindel/Matthew Higgins (212)788-2958
MAYOR GIULIANI ANNOUNCES HATE CRIME INITIATIVE TO REDUCE HATE CRIME AND ENHANCE HATE CRIME INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
Joins With City's District Attorneys, Bias Victims To Unveil Hate Crimes Task Force New 24-Hour Hate Crimes Hotline Established
Mayor Renews Call For State Legislature, Congress to Pass Hate Crimes Legislation
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today joined with anti-hate crime groups, Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari, and the District Attorneys of Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island to unveil a new initiative that will help reduce the number of hate crimes and enhance hate crime investigations and prosecutions in New York City. The sweeping initiative includes the allocation of almost $4 million for the creation of a Hate Crimes Task Force within the NYPD and an additional $1.2 million in funding for the City's District Attorneys to enhance prosecutions of hate crime offenders. The City will also establish a new 24-hour, hate-crime hotline -- 888-440-HATE.
Also joining the Mayor at the announcement were Police Commissioner Howard Safir; Criminal Justice Coordinator Steven Fishner; representatives of the Bronx and Brooklyn District Attorneys; Iman Pasha; Edison Jackson of Medgar Evers College; and representatives of the Anti-Defamation League, the Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Empire Pride Agenda, the Anti-Violence Project, and the Domestic Violence for Chinatown Planning Association.
"Every hate crime is a crime against our City, since it strikes at the diversity upon which New York thrives," the Mayor said. "Over the last several years, the Police Department and the City's District Attorneys have made tremendous strides in reducing the incidence of hate crime. This initiative will enable our City to make further progress toward eliminating crimes driven by hatred and ignorance, and it will encourage more victims to come forward."
The Mayor continued, "I also again call upon the State legislature and Congress to enact hate crimes legislation that recognizes the severity of hate crimes and imposes the appropriate penalties."
Police Commissioner Howard Safir said, "The new Hate Crimes Task Force will enable the NYPD to investigate hate crimes more effectively. It will help us identify those who have a history of committing bias crimes and help us prevent other bias crimes from taking place. The Hate Crimes Task Force will create an environment where no one will believe that they can commit a hate crime in this City without being apprehended and prosecuted."
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau said, "Crimes motivated by hate and bias have especially pernicious effects on society. The expansion of police and prosecution resources will enhance the ability of law enforcement to effectively investigate, prosecute and bring appropriate sanctions to bear on those who perpetrate these most serious offenses."
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said, "Crimes motivated by ethnic or racial bias - particularly those involving violence - are deplorable and can never be tolerated. The Mayor's initiative will help all of us in the law enforcement community to more aggressively investigate and prosecute bias crimes. It sends a strong message that crimes motivated by hate are to be condemned and that when they do, regrettably, occur they will be vigorously prosecuted and severely punished."
Richmond County District Attorney Bill Murphy said, "The prosecution of bias crimes has always been one of my top priorities. In fact, when I was president of the New York State District Attorney Association in the late 1980s, I convinced the Association to change its position and support the passage of hate crimes legislation. Although the State Senate has not yet passed this much-needed provision calling for tougher penalties against bias crimes, I was delighted to learn that my office will be receiving additional funding to actively pursue bias cases and conduct thorough investigations."
As part of the initiative, the Hate Crimes Task Force will receive $3.8 million in funding to quadruple staffing; create a sophisticated hate crimes database to monitor bias incidents and track hate organizations; establish a hate crime prevention training program aimed at elementary and middle school students; and increase the budget for special hate crime investigations, such as the ongoing investigation into the recent acts of vandalism against religious symbols. The additional funding will also enable the Hate Crimes Task Force to increase community outreach and improve coordination with federal, state and local agencies and the City's five District Attorneys. The $1.2 million allocated to the District Attorneys will enable them to devote more personnel and resources to hate crime investigations and prosecutions.
NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force personnel will be deployed to designated areas of the City based on analyses of the number of bias incidents, types of crimes, patterns and community concerns. The Task Force will deploy personnel based upon reported bias incidents and emerging patterns.
Since 1996, the number of bias incidents has declined 24 percent, from 513 reported incidents citywide in 1996 to 390 incidents in 1999. As a result of the creation of a 24-hour hotline and increased community outreach and information efforts, the City expects more hate crime victims to come forward, resulting in an increase in the number of reported hate crime incidents.
Tony Lovink is a gay activist. I doubt very much if he even knows any Christians.
Tony Lovink, one of the few openly-gay teachers in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). He's the former coordinator of Glebe's gay-straight alliance, but he's currently on a leave of absence while he pursues his doctorate.
"Teaching is a conservative profession by nature. Because part of the goal of teaching is to socio-culturalize students, they are by definition reflecting the status quo," he says.
Increasingly it's parents and not the school board that are the most conservative voices in education, says Lovink. He notes that a debate he organized at Glebe High School in 2004 about same-sex marriage resulted in "vicious e-mails" from parents.
You'd like to visit our house, my husband plays records for my granddaughter every night. She loves them.
And the revelation of their intended persecution would suggest any "phobia" of the homosexual agenda is quite legitimate. This does also reveal that it's the liberals that fascism rises from ideologically.
He's a good man!
"Judge orders 'gay' agenda
taught to Christian children"
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54420
Me Too!! I have more CD's then I know what to do with:)
I only have 2 opera CD's would love to see one live, but other than my lefty sister noone is interested LOL
What are garage bands? :)
Go ROOTY! We don't need the first and second amendments anyway!! Torie's government knows what's best for us!!
I read stuff like that about Rudy and I can just picture the Islamofascists shaking in their boots.
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