[in the Arena]

My point is this activity should not be allowed to take place in the public school system. If groups like GLSEN want to advance their homosexual agenda let them do it outside of the school. I don't condone stifling first amendment rights but I do object to the avenue this group has chose to express theirs.

My point is that they are taking advantage of impressionable minds when they market their political views middle school children. They are attempting to desensitize the children to advance their cause. This is wrong.

My point is they should hold a ralley or event outside of the school system and we are free to not attend. Within the school system our children are captive. People could take their children out of school for the day but this isn't a one day event. Events like this are becoming the standard for the day.

[in the Arena]

views to middle school children

[EdReform]

"Events like this are becoming the standard for the day."

And GLBT+P courses are now being required at some schools - here's an example:

1600 High Schools stage silent action for support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

44 posted on 4/9/02 6:04 PM Pacific by Poser:

"To: ALL

I teach at the University of New Hampshire. The new proposed general education requirements for all students include at least one course in Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered studies.

What a revlotin' development!"

[tacticalogic]

My point is this activity should not be allowed to take place in the public school system.

While it may be a stretch to call them "terrorist" or "totalitarian", I don't think it's inaccurate to classify them as ideologues. They are advancing an agenda driven by political dogma, and when they do it in a public school then what is going on is, by defenition, not education but indoctrination.

[breakem]

GLSEN or whoever is not going to do the silence. The impressionable minds are. The impressionable minds have parents. The impressionable minds and their parents are responsibile for their behavior.

You are placing the responsibility on the organization. If the kids don't play along, the organization has zilch. Since you believe they are totalitarian, I guess they have forced the parents and the kids to go along in a mind trance hypnotic state. You and GLSEN should go outside and fight.