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TechnoratiAs part of the “Golden Rule Initiative,” students will pass out cards throughout the day vowing to live in the manner of Christ’s teaching to “Do to others as you would have them do to you” in reference to the passage from Scripture. The cards will ask “What are you going to do to end the silence?” In other words, what will you do to help secure a safe environment for GLBT identified students?
The initiative urges that the day be used to avoid controversy, advocate a commitment to the safety of all students, and remind others that Christianity is the religion of love.
Praising the Day of Silence alternative, Bob Stith, national strategist for Gender Issues for the Southern Baptist Convention, commented, “I have long thought Christians were missing a great opportunity by not being more vocal in helping to make our schools safe places for all kids. It doesn’t require that we compromise our beliefs. Indeed it can give us a great opportunity that we might not otherwise have.”
The initiative has attracted the commitment so far of 12 different schools and hundreds of students.
The first Day of Silence was held at the University of Virginia in 1996, and has since spread across the nation's schools into a yearly event.
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