WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!

http://www.californiafamilycouncil.org?/WhetherYouLikeItorNot
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Wednesday, Dec. 8th, 2010

By Rebecca Burgoyne, CFC Research Analyst: “Best known as the taunt of then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, [Today this CINOP is Lt. Governor of California] these words soon became the mantra of Proposition 8 proponents in 2008. On the day the California Supreme Court overturned Proposition 22, California’s 2000 statute defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, Newsom had pontificated, “The door’s wide open now. It’s going to happen, whether you like it or not,” underscoring the rash of homosexual marriages he ignited in Feb., 2004.

“Now some Bay Area parents are hearing virtually the same words from their school district superintendent, as their children are being forced to watch pro-homosexual movies as part of a curriculum to promote “tolerance” in the Vallejo Unified School District (VUSD). Stemming from a 2009 court case in which an openly gay lesbian student charged she was being harassed by teachers and staff, a settlement agreement between the district and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) mandated staff sensitivity training for all employees and classrooms about respect for students.

“The mandatory training called Respect for Differences features three grade-level, heavily homosexual-slanted films depicting same-sex relationships – “That’s a Family,” “Let’s Get Real,” and “Straight-faced.” These films depict same-sex relationships and families just as normal and accepted as other family structures. If students miss a lesson, they are required to make it up, and parents are not notified in advance of the lesson…

“While Parents want the right to control what their children see – and when – the district superintendent does not agree. One parent with two-middle school students said, “No one should take my right to tell me what can be shown to my child. That’s my child.” Another parent with a nine year old daughter complained, “They tell me I have no parental consent over this … I have a choice to say when my daughter is ready for this topic.” However, these mandatory films and class curriculum may not be avoided by Valley public school students, as current law only allows parents to opt their children out of sex-ed course instruction.

“A parent brought the issue to the school board at a November meeting. Parents were critical that they were not notified and seemed to have no right to shelter their children from the sensitivity lessons. Many took exception to the strong emphasis on sexual orientation without the wider look at other forms of bullying or harassment. Several African-American parents – and one school-board – found the films stereotypical depiction of African-American families offensive.

“Sacramento-based Pacific Justice Institute (PJI)* is trying to help parents to get some satisfaction. While no child should be bullied for any reason, all too often an emphasis is place on sexual orientation, while other forms of bullying – due to race or religion – are ignored… In neighboring Alameda School District, PJI determined that bullying to sexual orientation was virtually non-existent…” *P.O. Box 276600, Sacramento, Ca. 95827, Brad Dacus, President.

George H. Kubeck, We have the tip of the iceberg should we ever legalize same-sex marriage.