A first grade class took a school-sponsored trip to a gay wedding last week, drawing heavy criticism from pro-family conservatives.
According to reports, 18 first graders, ages five and six, traveled to San Francisco City Hall Friday for the wedding of their teacher and her lesbian partner, demonstrating what some see as a real consequence of the California Supreme Court's decision to legal same- sex “marriage.”
"Taking children out of school for a same-sex wedding is not customary education. This is promoting same- sex marriage and indoctrinating young kids," said Yes on 8 and ProtectMarriage.com Campaign Co-Manager Frank Schubert in a released statement.
"I doubt the school has ever taken kids on a field trip to a traditional wedding," Schubert added.
Liz Jaroslow, the school’s interim director, told The San Francisco Chronicle that the field trip was "a teachable moment," and said she believes the field trip was justified academically.
"I think I'm well within the parameters," she said.
Officials in other school districts, however, disagree.
Santa Ana Unified School District board member Rosemarie "Rosie" Avila told ProtectMarriage.com that teaching kids whether gay “marriage” is okay or not should not be up to public schools but “is an issue for parents to discuss with their children according to their own values and beliefs.”
“It shouldn't be forced on us against our will," Avila added.
The wedding on Friday was officiated by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a “friend of a friend,” who is featured in a recently released Yes on 8 television ad. In the ad, Newsom declares that the door to same-sex “marriage” is “wide open now” and that “[i]t's gonna happen, whether you like it or not.”
The Yes on 8 campaign explains that if the voters do not overturn the California Supreme Court's same-sex “marriage” ruling by voting for Proposition 8 next month, teachers will be required to teach young children that there is no difference between gay “marriage” and traditional marriage.
“This is overt indoctrination of children who are too young to understand it," said Chip White, press secretary for Yes on 8, regarding the news of last week’s contested field trip.
According to the Chronicle, 6-year-old Nolan Alexander said Friday that marriage is "people falling in love."
It means, he added, "You stay with someone the rest of your life."
Since same-sex “marriage” became legal in California in mid-June, at least 11,000 couples have exchanged vows statewide, according to the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy based at the University of California, Los Angeles.
And since news spread last week that Proposition 8's supporters had far outraised its opponents and the measure was gaining support in public opinion polls, more gay couples from around California and the nation have been feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve Proposition 8, which would amend the state constitution to limit marriage to between a man and a woman.
If approved, the ballot initiative would overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that made the state only the second, after Massachusetts, to legalize same-sex “marriage.” On Friday, the Supreme Court of Connecticut ruled the state would be the third to allow gay “marriage.”
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I wonder if anyone thought about the fact that all the students had an approval to go to the wedding from their parents. Maybe some of you continue to see gays and lesbians as "other" but the realtiy is their parents gave their OK. Two of the kids did not go because they can opt out which they did. Tell me what is so bad about celebrating a teachers wedding. Would there be a fuss if she married a man?
Robert, you come to this forum late in the game. I have posted countless studies, but I will repost if necessary. I would like you to counter post with some studies, if you'd be so kind.
Mike, I would love it if you could cite an actual study. Surely someone as outspoken as yourself on this subject would have a whole stack at the ready.
I'm also curious if anyone knows what happened to my earlier post.
Correct, they're not black and white, which is why you can't make a statement such as DP that all gays are codependent or have come from traumatized backgrounds. There are plenty of straight people like that as well.
mike22685, I have read the testimonies of homosexuals some who are still practicing and some who have left the homosexual lifestyle and many not all are struggling with codependency issues and many came from some pretty messed up backgrounds especially in the area of sexuality and others came from backgrounds which for the most part appeared to be relatively normal, whatever that might be preceived to be. Once again all issues in this area are not black and white.
Daniel Paul, your pastor's information is out of date and not scientifically related at all. That would be like your pastor saying acne comes from eating french fries, we used to think it, now we have learned more. Homosexuality is not a choice, and it is not a mental condition that can just be prayed away. My father is an excellent man, and I have 2 straight brothers and a straight sister. I know plenty of gay men with the same case. There simply is no research to back your ideas, and you certainly cannot go around saying all gay men are codependent. That is a loaded diagnosis, and one which you are not qualified to make.
Mike,
I'm not trying to stalk your posts. Nor am I trying to jump down your throat. You and I have a disagreement on what you said. So to avoid that in the future, I will try to keep track of what you say when.
liar: one who lies or spreads lies....
Sounds right to me. Just FYI, I don't turn people in unless they are being 'dangerous' somehow like threats and stuff. One of the basic rights from God is for each person to believe what they choose to believe. The responsibility that goes with it is being judged based on what you believe. Mike and everyone else has the right to believe whatever they want. We're here to discuss it.
"unless you are a psychologist, you do not have the authority to tell everyone that gays are codependent. "
You're arguement presupposes I am not quoting a psycologist of psyciatrist. My has been written on the subject by people with good qualifications and it doesn't agree with what you have been saying.
Our pastor was explaining in part of his sermon on Sunday that homosexuality in males was caused by lack of a healthy physical relationship with the dad. In the 60's and 70's many believed that dad's being too physical with their sons would make their son's gay. It's quite the opposite. He said gay men are looking to fill that void left by their own dads. This psycology also applies in some heterosexual situations as well with girls wanting the physical affection they didn't get from their dad's and boys wanting that relationship they didn't have with their moms.
That would be wonderful, thank you. I don't have enough people on here to stalk my posts for the first chance to jump down my throat.
ok Mike, I will begin to try to keep track of what you say, so you can be shown your own words in the future.
I did not call him a liar, I said that he was spreading lies as if he was an authority on the matter, which he is not, hence, he is lying. To call someone a liar when it is the truth is not name calling or being offensive.
No, you called him a liar. You changed it on the repost to say "It is a lie", which while offensive is not as offensive as directly calling someone a liar. That is why I did not flag you the third time.
WB, I reported CP but did not say who did it. I did not ever call him a liar, I said he was lying rather than sharing the truth. To say all gays are codependent is a lie, and unless you have studied the ins and outs of codependency issues, I don't think you are qualified to discuss them either. You are now personally attacking me rather than sticking to the topics. You didn't flag me because I was offensive, you flagged me because you didn't like what I had to say.
You call people liars and do not like it when you get flagged. And you complain to CP for someone flagging you when you do something offensive... Talk about post modern thinking redefining truth. I at least hope you reported ME for flagging you, as it was me who did it.