October 16, 2008

  • The children don't have a choice or right...

     Jody Brown - OneNewsNow - 10/15/2008 6:00:00 AM

    Lesbian WeddingPro-family groups in California are pointing to a recent first-grade field trip as an example of the importance of passing Proposition 8.

     

    For the school-sponsored trip, 18 first-graders -- ages 5 and 6 -- were taken to San Francisco City Hall to witness the wedding of their teacher and her lesbian partner. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the school's principal said the field trip was "a teachable moment." (see related article with pictures in the Chronicle) In contrast, Frank Schubert, one of the managers for the ProtectMarriage.com campaign in the Golden State, describes the school-sponsored trip as indoctrination of young children. "I doubt the school has ever taken kids on a field trip to a traditional wedding," he quips.
     
    Sonja Eddings Brown, a spokesperson with     ProtectMarriage.com, says the field trip was inappropriate.
     
    "I think it's an experience that those children will probably never forget. That's what is a concern, because children are in their most trusting and developmental stages when they start kindergarten, first grade, and second grade," she explains. "All of us have had a very influential teacher at one time or another, especially in grade school, who we just thought walked on water -- and what if that teacher introduced us to the idea of gay marriage?"
     
    Officiating at the lesbian couple's wedding was San Francisco's pro-homosexual mayor, Gavin Newsom. In addition, news reports indicate some of the children who attended the wedding wore "No on 8" campaign buttons.

     

    Proposition 8 would amend the California constitution to recognize marriage as only between a man and a woman. The ProtectMarriage.com campaign says the school field trip demonstrates that the California Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex "marriage" has real consequences.


    Comments on this article:
    • "This is just an abomination. I would never allow my child to attend such a "field trip." We, as a nation, need to do something about this. Private and home-schooling are NOT the answer; they are not accessible options for everyone, such as single parents and the poor & working class. Private schools are expensive, and homeschooling pretty much requires a parent to stay home. Some people can't afford to do so! And it's not about buying BMW's and Sony, as one poster put, it's about paying bills and mortgage. Public schools belong to the people of this country, and we need to take charge of them again and stop letting ridiculous liberal minority educators boss everyone around. Our children are too important to let them fall victim to this pathetic rhetoric--all children, not just those born to parents with good jobs."
    • "Forcing children to view an ungodly,perverted,abnormal wedding is totally Evil."
    • "I have posted over and over again, if you love your children, take them out of public school and homeschool them. If you value BMW and Sony and Basset more than your children and their future ( which could immensely affect your future) leave them in public school, and both parents can work and buy things. We homeschooled our children who both turned out to be exceptional students in higher education, exceeding almost every prior student at their schools. Now both are successful, well-adjusted, productive citizens who can, amazingly, think for themselves. They can also read, write and do arithmetic. They also have a foundation of morality and common sense that will be difficult for anything to erode as they proceed in their life experience."
    • "Christians have been reactive for too long. It is not time for prayer, just as God told Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on." (Exodus 14:15) We have come to believe that prayer resolves everything. Sometimes God wants us to march forth and act; now is the time to act, not the time to pray."
    • ""As a nation, we have collectively lost our minds. There are not even words to describe the damage that has been done to these children's perception of morallity. Dear Lord, please take your people from this land of Sodom." Yes. And be quick about it."
    • "Enroll your children in America government run socialistic indoctrination system (aka public) and you will reap what they sow into those young minds. If you don't like what they "teach" then remove them and enroll them in a private school you agree with or better yet home school them. Home schooling is a safe and honorable alternative."
    • "Excuse me, but when my kids go on a field trip I must give my permission! Did the parents allow this? We have lost our minds in this country! God help us!"
    • "Unbelievable ! Pray for our country, we've lost site of God's word."
    • "Unbelievable what sinners can condone, isn't it?"
    • "I'm all for same-sex marriage, but a personal event such as a wedding should not be used as a field trip. If the teacher wanted to invite her students to her wedding, she should have sent an invitation to the parents."
    • "As a nation, we have collectively lost our minds. There are not even words to describe the damage that has been done to these children's perception of morallity. Dear Lord, please take your people from this land of Sodom."