I don't see anything especially unusual or newsworthy about these issues being discussed in a privately funded voluntary conference held at a private university. I might not choose to send my own child to such a conference, but if others wish to do so I would certainly not be entitled to prevent it.
If someone told me that these discussions were held in a public school classroom as part of a required curriculum, I would not believe them without credible proof, just as I do not believe the story of the teacher that did an actual sexual demonstration for a public classroom. As Rambi has pointed out, teachers and administrators tend to handle these matters very carefully, not because they are moral, Christian, or conservative, but because they don't want to be sued, and they don't want a frothing horde of fundamentalists picketing their school.
I have no doubt that many people gave the article you posted a cursory glance, and went about telling all and sundry that public schools in Massachussetts were teaching the techniques of gay sex. "It must be true, I read it on the Internet".
The only thing I found really striking about the story was that the young people involved were promised that the contents of the conference would remain confidential, and that this promise was violated in pursuit of a political agenda. It seems that the old-fashioned virtue of keeping your word has yet to sink in among certain circles.
X posted a link; did you read the article? How did that make you feel?
Look again at the article you posted. Spot the signs of sensationalism run rampant, the hate and fear that drips from it, the overblown stupidity of lines like this: This article showed how homosexuals are recruiting children in the public schools of Massachusetts.
I think there is room for serious objection to the way in which these issues are being handled in schools, but there are also valid points on the other side of the fence. Serious criticism and discussion should be welcomed, but that article was not in that category. I'm sure that equally inflammatory rhetoric is passed around on the other side of the fence, but I want nothing to do with it. It surprises me that you would associate yourself in any way with such attitudes. |
