U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children

[rodeodance]

some good news on this blizzarderdy day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070224/us_nm/usa_gays_suit_dc;_ylt=AjbPJsw5yknQSO_Epyt4LlzMWM0F

U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children

1 hour, 5 minutes ago

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.


The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights.

Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that public schools are "entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy."

"Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said.

[mzteris]

1. good for him!

This is long overdue. . .


I love this: ""Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said. "

cool......

[RC]

2. Old news

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x278830

[Warpy]

3. If their religion is so prissy that it won't allow them to join the

rest of us in this country, then let them cough up the money for a religious school or sell the McMansion so one of them can afford to stay home and home school the tender little dears.

The tender little dears will rebel eventually.

[momster]

4. Good!

I just don't get why anybody would sue to keep their children from learning. They seem to think a good school is where you are only to learn what you already know. Those kids are going to be going to school and work with people of diverse futures and pasts (not everybody does the married 2.5 children church on Sunday thing) and they might as well have exposure to some viewpoints about it that are different than the b.s. their parents are teaching.

[Doondoo]

5. If you want to censor your kid's curriculum then home school them.

[youngdem]

6. Wow, what a sane decision....He is sure to be vilified for it.

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[WindRavenX]

8. you seem to have a mighty big axe to grind against Muslims

What's up with that?

[DBoon]

9. reality violates some people's idea of religious freedom

fortunately for the rest of us, reality stubbornly refuses to change