I am very much in support of gay rights. And it's not because I hate the Catholic Church. It's just I view non-straights as PEOPLE. So when I read something about Linda Harvey making a list of the Top 10 Reasons Christian Kids Should Skip Day of Silence (a pro-gay rights day, participants don't talk representing the LGBT community).
I first heard about it in THIS article (I suggest you read it).
Below I will list each "reason" and then say why it's complete bullshit. Here we go:
1.) A silent protest in support of immoral, God-dishonoring behavior is in itself profoundly deceptive. All sexual behavior outside man/woman marriage is sinful in God’s eyes. Why should Christian students and teachers be in the position of accommodating this flagrant violation of their principles?
Let's ignore the obvious point that homosexuality isn't immoral. I'm going to go to the position of a teacher. A teacher is meant to teach and to create a calming environment (doesn't always apply to college professors). They aren't supposed to push their religion (or lack of). And, wouldn't you know it, those of the LGBT community need a calming environment just as much as a Christian.
2.) Any explicit or implicit message encouraging teens and even younger students to experiment freely with homosexual behavior is not “social justice” or “tolerance,” but actually, child corruption.
Listen, you don't know what your sexuality is without experimenting. Some kids will try not being straight and find out that they are really straight. This is FAR from 'child corruption'. Myself, it took some time for me to accept/realize that I am sexually attracted to both men and women.
3.) Allowing classroom silence to honor the Day of Silence unleashes tremendous peer pressure for students and even teachers to endorse sexual immorality, or be considered “enemies” of those peers and teachers proudly involved in homosexuality. This puts people of faith in the position of violating Christian doctrine through tacit approval (Romans 16:17-18; Ephesians 5:11). They are also intimidated into self-censoring their First Amendment rights.
If you don't participate in DOS there's nothing against that. It's a whole 'nother thing if you pick on gay students on ANY DAY. And people like to misunderstand the First Amendment. ESPECIALLY if they're trying to push an agenda. Like not saying "fire" in a theater or joke about hijacking a plane (while you're on a plane). For me, personally, I avoid talking about politics with my Dad and abortion with my Mom. This isn't 'taking away my First Amendment rights', it's being polite!
4.) The Day of Silence encourages students to nurture prejudiced, hostile and bigoted attitudes against Christians and others with traditional moral beliefs, and to spread inaccurate and harmful information.
This pisses me off so much. Just because someone is Pro-Rights doesn't mean they are trying to destroy all Christians. Hell, there are some gays who are Christians themselves! And whenever someone uses the term 'traditional moral beliefs' they mean the beliefs held by their particular faith.
5.) Using legitimate concerns about bullying and teen suicide to advance the promotion of homosexuality in schools is educational malpractice. It’s totally unnecessary to stop bullying and prevent harm to students, and Christians should not be a party to this gross distortion of a genuine problem. No one needs to embrace homosexuality or gender confusion in order to prevent bullying, but GLSEN routinely takes this deceitful position.
I am not sure of what she's saying in this one. I am assuming she's saying that kids being bullied because they aren't straight isn't a big deal. Unfortunately this isn't true. Homosexuals are bullied (sometimes to the extent the person kills themselves) and sometimes killed.
6.) Teachers know harassment when they see it. They can simply say, “Cut it out!” But GLSEN and the Day of Silence pressure teachers to amend this to, “Cut it out, because you are only permitted to say good things about homosexuality!” When did we all sign up to become public-relations agents for the good reputation of homosexuality? This viewpoint discrimination forces an untruthful and ungodly agenda on staff members, when stopping verbal harassment can be accomplished without becoming champions of “gay” behavior.
Whenever anyone says 'ungodly' it's just idiotic. So I will ignore it. What I will say is: it doesn't matter if you are supporting gays or not, hate speech isn't good. Yes, I even extend that to unneeded bashing of Christians. Except when they say hate speech against gays.
7.) There are legitimate lessons students should learn about prejudice and bias. But Day of Silence promoters deceptively link moral objections about homosexuality to racial discrimination or anti-Semitism in an attempt to legitimize the pro-homosexual agenda and portray homosexuals as perennial victims, while disguising the harmfulness and risk.
I like that Harvey starts this one with 'there are legitimate lessons students should learn about prejudice and bias' and proceeds to prove that point. And homosexuals are victims. In the USA they aren't allowed to marry and lots of other things that make them second class citizens. Even when they go out to die for their country!
8.) Teachers have used the DOS to inappropriately become classroom advocates and models of this deviant behavior. In one Ohio school, a teacher used a PowerPoint presentation to tell students about her “gay” support and even disclosed to students that she was a lesbian, without prior notice to parents or permission from her principal.
This reason nearly made me to lose my shit. Luckily I haven't drank tonight so my ranting was mainly calm. So, according to Harvey, a teacher has 'to give prior notice to parents or permission from her principal'. This makes zero sense. Being a lesbian is part of someone and nothing dangerous. Kids won't go all Children of the Corn because they found out about lesbians.
9.) The health and lifestyle risks of homosexuality are virtually never shared on the Day of Silence. Instead, students are given the deceitful impression that homosexuality is just as safe and worthy an identity as heterosexual dating and marriage.
This makes me think of when GAIDS, I mean AIDS, was first found. Let me tell you, any sexual activity (that has another person involved) has a risk (such as any STDs). Having gay sex doesn't involve more health risks than straight sex. Oh, and straight couples have butt sex too. I don't know what a lifestyle risk of homosexuality would be so I won't comment.
10.) The DOS message inhibits Christians from witnessing to their peers caught up in homosexuality or gender confusion. There is salvation through Jesus Christ and the hope of leaving this sin behind. Calling homosexuality a sin on the Day of Silence would be considered “hateful,” when it is actually God-honoring and respectful to the hearer. It may lead them to an eternal home with God. But that won’t happen if the truth is suppressed, which it always is on the Day of Silence. Stay home that day, and choose to witness on another, where perhaps you will have a fair chance of being heard.
Calling homosexuality a sin on ANY day (especially on a day celebrating the LGBT community) is just rude. Whenever a random person starts pushing ANY type of religion on me I get angry. Nothing to do with those who are anti-gay, just that the person is promoting something I think is false. It won't teach me jack shit, trust me. And Harvey saying you should skip school because of DOS is just plain stupid. Lessons are still taught that day.
This year’s “Day of Silence” is April 20, 2012
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