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Same-sex video is pulled in Evesham ...(school to show to fourth graders, instead of third graders)
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Fri, Aug. 31, 2007 | Troy Graham

Posted on 08/31/2007 6:22:57 AM PDT by IrishMike

The Evesham school board last night voted 7-1 to stop showing third graders a controversial educational video that includes depictions of families headed by same-sex couples. The vote came after a committee of scholars and educators, appointed by the board to review the issue, recommended keeping the video in the curriculum, but showing it to fourth graders, instead of to third graders, as had been done.

But after a number of board members spoke against the film, the board did away with the video, called That's a Family, altogether.

The half-hour video shows children explaining their various family structures, including those with mixed-race couples and divorced, single and adoptive parents.

Jeanne Smith, a spokeswoman for the board, said: "The opinions expressed by members of the board against the video dealt with their worry that the video had become so divisive that it would continue to inflame the district and that there would be no healing."

In a survey of the issue, district parents were split nearly half and half on the issue, she said

Reacting to last night's vote, Steven Goldstein, chairman of the gay civil rights group Garden State Equality, said: "It's very likely that we in the civil rights community will take legal action to have the committee's recommendation to show this film enforced. We believe the board's actions are illegal."

Evesham started showing the video last school year as part of a state-mandated health curriculum, which requires students to "identify different kinds of families and explain that families may differ for many reasons."

The segment of That's a Family on same-sex couples, however, drew the ire of many parents who objected to their children learning about homosexuality in schools.

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: childabuse; corruption; culturewar; democrats; education; homosexualagenda; indoctrination; liberals; moralabsolutes; morals; sexpositiveagenda; sexualizingchildren
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To: IrishMike

A more basic question is this - why do schools believe it is their responsibility to teach anything about families at all? They’ve already got their hands full trying to teach the 3 R’s. Many teach history as some type of revisionist social studies, as opposed to just teaching history. IMO, public schools should stay away from teaching anything about families and family structure. That teaching should come from the family or the church.


41 posted on 08/31/2007 7:37:09 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
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To: IrishMike; wagglebee
Jeanne Smith, a spokeswoman for the board, said: "The opinions expressed by members of the board against the video dealt with their worry that the video had become so divisive that it would continue to inflame the district and that there would be no healing."

Can't not show it because it's wrong, now could we?

Reacting to last night's vote, Steven Goldstein, chairman of the gay civil rights group Garden State Equality, said: "It's very likely that we in the civil rights community will take legal action to have the committee's recommendation to show this film enforced. We believe the board's actions are illegal."

We in the civil rights community? What a not so subtle slam against everyone who disagrees with them. The clear implication is that *breeders* do not believe in civil rights but oppression.

They may believe that the actions are illegal, but too bad, it doesn't mean they are. They may not like it but that doesn't mean they're illegal.

So now they're threatening the school district with a lawsuit to force them to capitulate because they cannot afford the financial hit defending themselves would cost.

42 posted on 08/31/2007 7:38:26 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

Now that’s funny, I don’t care who you are, that’s a funny joke there!


43 posted on 08/31/2007 7:40:35 AM PDT by stm (Fred Thompson in 08! Return our country to the era of Reagan Conservatism now.)
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To: Sicon

Yeah, “nearly half” could be 30/70 in liberalland.


44 posted on 08/31/2007 7:40:50 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Neoliberalnot

thx for your kind reply . . .

I understand . . . but I wish we could scuttle the term like the infanticiders transformed infanticide into CHOICE


45 posted on 08/31/2007 7:41:39 AM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Quix

“I understand . . . but I wish we could scuttle the term like the infanticiders transformed infanticide into CHOICE”

It is called liberalspeak. Evil shall be called Good.


46 posted on 08/31/2007 7:48:42 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot
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To: IrishMike

Wow. Sometimes words don’t do an article any justice and this is one of those times.


47 posted on 08/31/2007 7:50:58 AM PDT by GlennBeck08
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To: Neoliberalnot

YUP . . . for a season.


48 posted on 08/31/2007 7:55:50 AM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: IrishMike
Steven Goldstein, chairman of the gay civil rights group Garden State Equality, said: "It's very likely that we in the civil rights community will take legal action to have the committee's recommendation to show this film enforced. We believe the board's actions are illegal."

Didn't know there's a "civil right" to force third graders to watch same sex propoganda. And any attempt to prevent that is illegal. /s

49 posted on 08/31/2007 7:58:31 AM PDT by lowbridge ("We control this House, not the parliamentarians!” -Congressman Steny Hoyer (D))
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To: tractorman

Now that statement is a keeper.


50 posted on 08/31/2007 8:00:57 AM PDT by stevio ((NRA))
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To: IrishMike

...and the fags wonder why so many people hate them. It’s not because they’re sexual deviants - most of us can put up with that. It’s because they are trying to indoctrinate kids and brainwash them into thinking that their sick, dangerous, disease-spreading lifestyles are somehow normal.


51 posted on 08/31/2007 8:03:47 AM PDT by BearCub
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To: poobear; DJ MacWoW
I read both. I disagree with you that showing same sex couples as heads of families is in and of itself pornography. If that were true, then showing male/female couples as heads of families would also be pornography as each picture depicts a couple, and in each picture there is certainly implied that the couples would attempt some form of procreation (or a semblance thereof). If I read the article correctly, I would expect there to be dialog along the lines of "This is my mom and dad; this is my grandmother; this is my dad and dad; this is my aunt and uncle; this is my mom and mom.....they are my family and I love them." These words are not pornography, nor is the depiction of a same sex couple and a child pornography.

I also posted that I disagreed with the video and would not have shown it to my 10 year old and in fact neither of my 2 children were ever shown any video in school concerning Family Life when they were in school from K-10.

Do not take this to mean I support the gay and lesbian lifestyle. I do not. Nor do I support same sex marriages or same sex adoptions. I'm just saying that pictures of 2 women (or two men) and a child is not porn. The relationship is abhorent and far from my beliefs, but it does not rise to the level of pornography.

53 posted on 08/31/2007 8:15:03 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA (Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience)
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To: Hat-Trick
A more basic question is this - why do schools believe it is their responsibility to teach anything about families at all?

I agree with you to the nth degree. In VA, parents are allowed to opt their children out of FLE (or family life education). Mine never attended once as I felt it was my job to decide when it was proper for them to hear about the 'birds and the bees.'

54 posted on 08/31/2007 8:18:11 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA (Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience)
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To: arbooz

And the point of the picture is?


55 posted on 08/31/2007 8:25:55 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: arbooz

All I see is the dreaded red X


56 posted on 08/31/2007 8:27:19 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA (Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience)
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To: arbooz

That’s what I suspected. Sometimes pictures without words can be taken more than one way.


58 posted on 08/31/2007 8:39:59 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: arbooz

Whew! Is that what the picture meant? Glad to know. I thought it was a picture of two male roaches raising baby roaches together. I’ve been on this forum too long.


59 posted on 08/31/2007 8:41:17 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes (Dad, I will always think of you.)
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To: SoftballMominVA

I agree. That kind of social education is best left to the parents.

Like someone else asked, why not just teach them reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic?


60 posted on 08/31/2007 8:42:38 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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