You must be a statist JBT that can't or won't separate a private act from the public face that it's most rabid activists provide.
Trust me, I have a problem with the whitewashed version of the homosexual lifestyle that is taught in public schools. However, I would also have a problem with schools teaching that homosexuality is an inherent evil that must be destroyed. I have a problem with hate crime legislation. I would also have a problem with homosexuality being used as a justification for murder (i.e. "Well, your honor, it was self-defense - he hit on me"). I have a problem with the most vocal, rabid "We will not be happy until you fully accept our lifestyle" sect of the homosexual community. I also have a problem with the most vocal, rabid, "we will not be happy until everyone lives by our narrowly-defined values" sect of the Christian community. You don't seem to mind any of the latter scenarios.
However, I would also have a problem with schools teaching that homosexuality is an inherent evil that must be destroyed.
I think this sentence clearly illustrates exactly why the hell we need to keep Government OUT of the education business. Here's why:
* Public schools generally cost twice as much as their equivalent Private schoolks. Payment for these school systems is enforced by compulsory taxes on everyone, even those who do not use the public school system (Both those without children, and those who send their children to private schools/homeschool).
* Government will always fund programs by taking money from everyone. There are groups within the Government who will always seek to advance their personal agenda, at the cost of people who disagree with them (both Christians and secular humanists are guilty of doing this). This practice is morally reprehensible, and can ONLY be stopped by NOT TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM GROUP A TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO GROUP B.
* The education which our children receive in the Public school system is far (as if I need to _prove_ this to anyone here) below the standards which are met AND EXCEEDED by private educational institutions, RELIGIOUS OR NOT! (Recall - Not all private schools are Christian schools, even though Christian groups are the predominant force in private education today - There is nothing stopping secularists from setting up their own private schools, for the like-minded)
Therefore, abolish the public education system (this is funded on a state-by-state level, so the only way to eliminate the system is to have your State Legislature do so), and choose a school for your child which is in line with your beliefs. I will do the same, and neither of us will be upset at the stomping on of our beliefs by the other in a publically-funded institution.
:) ttt