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To: Brumar89 who wrote (216478)	8/21/2007 7:20:29 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793774

wrong " there are no religions which authorize gay marriage" Some modern religions and denominations perform same-sex weddings. At the 1996 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, delegates voted overwhelmingly that because of "the inherent worth and dignity of every person" same-sex couples should have the same freedom to marry that other couples have.[22][23] I doubt you are correct about Mass. I don't think they can force you to have your child read a book on gay marriage. Do you have a link to any child being forced to read a book when their parents ask that they not read it? I find it very hard to imagine that happening at the elementary level. I teach an approved curriculum of books at the high school level now- but if a student asks to be excused from a text, it is perfectly ok to supply an alternate text, and in fact I might even be required to- although since I am totally customer centered, and I think the parent is almost always right, I'm willing to tweak the curriculum to keep everyone happy. That doesn't mean I think we should tailor our curriculum to the religious, but I think sensitivity is in order. The problem, I think, is always with the rude and insensitive- of both types. The people who are unwilling to bend to be flexible for parents, and the parents who want their belief system to affect the entire school. I think in this country we do a pretty good job moderating between the two- as the cases you and I have posted show. It takes pretty egregious violations (usually) to trigger an issue, and that is probably as it should be. "In Massachusetts at least, you cannot opt out. If gay marriage is legalized elsewhere, it will be something one can't opt out of elsewhere too." I don't think gay issues are a topic for the elementary classroom, but if libraries have the books on these issues, I don't see a problem with it. After all we have some very high profile lesbians having kids- like Ms Cheney.