Educated people have every reason to object to the deceptive and ideologically driven decision of American Girl to support an organization that distributes pro-homosexual and pro-abortion propaganda. I went to Harvard and have a Ph.D but that doesn't mean that I can't see the problem with an organization that claims to support the well-being of girls but goes ahead supporting the abortion industry, which prevents girls from ever being born. As far as promoting lesbianism, only naivete and yes, ignorance could fail to distinguish between propaganda and educational "resources." On what evidence do you base your assertion that the "resources" offered by Girls, Inc. are strictly educational in intent? They offer no opposing points of view, such as they would have to do in order to offer girls the opportunity to make an informed choice. Girls, Inc. does not give girls the resource of knowing that throughout history, homosexuality has been viewed by the Jewish and Christian traditions as an aberrant mode of behavior. Your claims about abortion are similiarly ill-considered. Abortion is already "legislated" -- on the basis of an unconstitutional decision! You intimate that because of the current laws respecting abortion, we should refrain from calling attention to its wrongness. Slaveholders who legally exercised their right to hold slaves could have made the same argument.
Your arguments reflect your good intentions and moral concern, but they need to be more carefully considered.
LOL that was a cut to a post to my homeschool group. If you had read the posts that were there, you would understand the tone in my post. Fear -- yes. To some of the women in the group, if one of their children "came out" it would be absolutely horrifying to them. So yes, I understand your "spare me" because I thought that when I typed it. But at the same time that was addressed to a group of women who homeschool and who also tend to have a very very narrow view of the world (ie their children, their house and their church and not much outside of those three things). Not that I am knocking that lifestyle either! So please don't think that. My whole point was to get them to read for themselves and think instead of taking the party line and going with it.
What factor do you determine if something is propoganda or an educational resource? By that logic, wouldn't or coudln't everything be identified as propaganda? On what evidence do you base that the resources offered are not informational in intent? I asked, and read synopsis of the books.
And actually, go check into Orthodox Judaism. In my studies, lesbianism hasn't ever been specifically addressed. The texts speak of men and homosexuality, not women.
I'm still trying to figure out how on earth I have now been compared to slaveholders and nazis. *boggles* All because I think a private company can support a non-profit organization that seeks to educate girls. If you would go read the website -- the Girls Inc site -- so much of what they do focuses on the inner-city. An area that is sorely underserved. Is your Church there? Do you volunteer at a soup kitchen? Those aren't attacking questions because I'm not there either -- but I can't fault an organization for trying to figure out something to do with the kids that are seriously falling through the cracks. Please, go read the Girls Inc website? I've not sent them any money, nor am I a member, but I just can't see fault with what they do.
I'm a full time college student, homeschooling mom of twins, with the intent to complete my PhD so that I can go into the workforce, doing probono work (exclusively) in my field.