New Jersey High School Teacher Posts Anti-Gay Entry on Facebook

New York Times ^ | October 13, 2011 | WINNIE HU

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A New Jersey high school teacher became the center of a Facebook controversy on Thursday after writing on the site that “homosexuality is a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation” and complaining about a school display recognizing October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History month.

The teacher, Viki Knox, posted a photo of a display from the school, Union High School in Union Township, on her personal Facebook page last week. It included photos of Virginia Woolf, Harvey Milk and Neil Patrick Harris. When a friend asked if the school had really put it up, Ms. Knox wrote that it had, and “I’m pitching a fit!”

In subsequent posts, Ms. Knox, who teaches special education classes, defended her views in lengthy exchanges with other Facebook users, referring at times to God and her Christian beliefs. A copy of the comments was provided to The New York Times; her Facebook page was removed from public view. News of Ms. Knox’s comments was first reported on Thursday morning by The Star-Ledger in Newark.

“The district is taking the matter very seriously,” said Union’s superintendent of schools, Patrick Martin. “We are running a thorough investigation. We will take all appropriate actions.”

Dr. Martin declined to comment further on the investigation, or Ms. Knox’s background, citing laws that protect the privacy of public employees.

The state’s teacher database showed that Ms. Knox had 12 years of experience in the district and that she earned $72,109 in 2010. Some residents and parents said that she also advised a student prayer group, and that, until now, she had not been involved in any controversies.

Ms. Knox did not respond to messages left at the school.

[JakeS]

You're not sure the bible supports my saying:

"And when you consider the way God speaks about male on male homosexuality in His book, the Bible, that thinking starts to make a lot of sense. In the Old Testament, He calls for their death, in the New Testament, He uses it as a punishment against radical evolutionist."

Well for states read Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20 of the old Testament. Then turn to the New Testament and go to Romans chapter one.

[ReformationFan]

Which begs the question: if homosexuality is really a “wonderful” thing, then why do they have an unquenchable need for everyone else to agree with them?

[Conservaliberty]

JakeS,
Sorry. I was not specific. I do not think that the bible supports saying “the eating of the fruit in the garden of Eden was a homosexuals act performed on Adam by Lucifer.”

[JakeS]

Sorry. I was not specific. I do not think that the bible supports saying “the eating of the fruit in the garden of Eden was a homosexuals act performed on Adam by Lucifer.”

I am in total agreement with you. All I was trying to do was bring out, is that the Bible has so many statements condemning of the act of male on male homosexuality, that some believe that what caused the fall was a homosexual act performed upon Adam by Lucifer.

And then there is the claim that the Babylonian Talmud implies that the straw that broke God's back and caused Him to decide to flood the earth was the act of male on male homosexual marriage.

But regardless, the Bible is absolutely clear that the act of male on male homosexual acts is condemned as strongly as the act of baby murder/abortion.