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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (138896)	2/8/2002 5:14:35 PM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164685

Violence against the soul worldnetdaily.com A recent California law intended to address violence against homosexuals has led to a serious controversy bearing on the first principles of American life and liberty. The claimed purpose of the "California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000" is "fostering an appreciation of the diversity of California's population and discouraging the development of discriminatory attitudes and practices." The bottom line is that the law seeks to prevent violence against homosexuals by using the educational process to assault the moral conscience of California's school kids. As Dianna Lynne reported in her WorldNetDaily article of January 24, many Californians view the introduction of so-called "tolerance" propaganda into the curriculum as an attack on the moral welfare of California students, because of the offensive character of materials introduced into school curricula and libraries. I think they are right, but there is a deeper problem. Mandating pro-homosexual material in the schools directly violates the First Amendment to the Constitution. That Amendment requires that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The free exercise of religion is a fundamental right. It includes the right to raise children according to the teachings of religious faith, as has been taken for granted throughout American history. Teachings about sexual morality and comportment are an essential part of every great religion. Religious liberty without freedom to educate children in sexual morality is a pipe dream. It is entirely appropriate for the state to require that schools produce law-abiding, non-violent citizens who will respect one another. But dictating particular means by which that result is to be achieved is deeply wrong and dangerous. So-called consciousness raising is the wrong solution to school violence, and it is crucial that we understand why it is both wrong, and unnecessary. The California law assumes that to keep people from committing violence against homosexuals, we must teach them to respect and accept homosexual practices. But is it true that to curb violence against individuals in the schools, we must let the state dictate the moral attitudes children take toward the important topic of sexuality? (more...)