Christian Web News - Providing another example of how the batte to protect the family is far from over, the Alameda Unified School District last evening adopted a new curriculum, over the objections of hundreds of parents who testified at the board hearings. The newly adopted curriculum specifically elevates respect for LGBT students and their families over respect for diverse racial and religious backgrounds.
"This is another wake-up call to every parent with children in the public school system," said Ron Prentice, chairman, ProtectMarriage.com -- Yes on 8 . "Elementary school children will be instructed about homosexuality without their parents' knowledge." Prentice noted that the curriculum does not provide parents with any sort of opt-out right for their students, and will take affect in the form of six 45- minute lessons, one per year from kindergarten through fifth grade.
"This is exactly what we warned voters about during the Proposition 8 campaign," Prentice said. "While pro- homosexual activists deny any impact on children, local school boards and the State Legislature press for formal instruction in concert with the gay agenda. Opponents of Prop 8 claim we won the campaign based on lies and deceit, but just imagine how much worse these curricula would be if Prop. 8 failed and gay marriage was still legal."
Course materials are also up for debate. Among those considered to be added to the curriculum, according to media accounts, is And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. The children's book is about two gay male penguins creating a family and raising a female penguin, Tango.
"The job of raising children belongs to parents and guardians," said Prentice. "It is a parent's responsibility to protect their children from inappropriate and biased content. With the Alameda School District's decision to adopt pro-homosexual instructional materials, a parent's job has become that much more difficult." said Prentice. "By the school board's decree, many public school children will be trained in beliefs that contradict those of the home. It is no wonder that home schooling and private education continues to grow in California."
Please read the curriculum before getting upset. Here are some samples. For the record, I am a heterosexual father of a boy in Alameda public schools. The kindergarten Activity: · Ask students to return to their seats to draw a picture of their own family. Post and/or share out.
The 3rd grade lesson: Respect and tolerance for every type of family is important and expected. Vocabulary Words: Adoptive parents Adopted Children Birth Mother Birth Father Blended Family Divorced Family Mixed family Foster Parent Grand parent family Single parent family Step Parent family Guardian Two Moms Two Dads Extended Family Multi-generational Family
Out of the vocabulary words only 2 relate to homosexual families. The reality is that my son has been in public school with children from every type of family since day care. His best friend in his Kindergarten class had two moms. He befriended the boy because they liked to play the same games in the school yard.
Understood you are concerned that children will be taught about gays. Where do you think children learn demeaning ugly names when they talk about gay people. Where do they learn such hate when they discuss gays?? The answer is obvious in their schools. Haven't you heard about the poor child who hung himself because of uneducated children called him ugly gay names..
No worries--you just keep on teaching them the hate curriculum and that will be fine??? T
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Christian Web News - Galatians 3:13-14. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree''), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Christian Web News - Providing another example of how the batte to protect the family is far from over, the Alameda Unified School District last evening adopted a new curriculum, over the objections of hundreds of parents who testified at the board hearings. The newly adopted curriculum specifically elevates respect for LGBT students and their families over respect for diverse racial and religious backgrounds.
