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"In light of the irrefutable medical facts, it
should be considered criminally reckless for educators to teach children
that homosexual conduct is a normal, safe and perfectly acceptable
alternative form of sexual expression (or 'sexual orientation'). "
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USA, 21st April 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Can
you imagine officials at a middle school, junior high or high school setting
aside a day to promote "tolerance" for heavy smoking and drinking among
children? How about a day where teachers encourage kids to "embrace who
they are," pick up that crack pipe and give it a stiff toke?
Neither can I. The public would go ballistic,
and for good reason.
But that hasn't stopped officials in thousands
of schools across the country from promoting other politically correct and
socially "in-vogue" behaviors that - both statistically and manifestly - are
every bit as dangerous as the aforementioned frowned-upon behaviors.
That's exactly what the homosexual activist
"Day of Silence" is all about - advancing, through clever, feel-good
propaganda, full acceptance among children of the homosexual lifestyle.
Just the Facts Ma'am
By recently admitting that "HIV is a gay
disease," Matt Foreman, outgoing Executive Director of the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, acknowledged what the medical community has known for
decades: the homosexual lifestyle is extremely high-risk and often leads to
disease and even death.
In fact, multiple studies have established
that homosexual conduct, especially among males, is considerably more
hazardous to one's health than a lifetime of chain smoking.
To the consternation of "gay" activist flat-earthers
and homosexual AIDS holocaust deniers everywhere, one such study - conducted
by pro-"gay" researchers in Canada - was published in the International
Journal of Epidemiology (IJE) in 1997.
While the medical consensus is that smoking
knocks from two to 10 years off an individual's life expectancy, the IJE
study found that homosexual conduct shortens the lifespan of "gays" by an
astounding "8 to 20 years" - more than twice that of smoking.
"Under even the most liberal assumptions,"
concluded the study, "gay and bisexual men in this urban centre are now
experiencing a life expectancy similar to that experienced by all men in
Canada in the year 1871. … Life expectancy at age 20 years for gay and
bisexual men is 8 to 20 years less than for all men."
This morose reality makes a strong case for a
fitting redefinition of so-called "homophobia," that being "Homophobia: The
rational fear that 'gay sex' will kill you!"
The fact that we don't have mandatory surgeon
general warnings on the side of condom wrappers is a testament to the power
and influence wielded by the radical homosexual lobby. (Warning: Male-male
anal sodomy has been proven to shorten your lifespan by up to 20
years.)
Not surprisingly, that same homosexual lobby
and its codependent enablers in the mainstream media moved quickly to sweep
the IJE study under the rug. Under tremendous pressure, the researchers who
conducted the study even jumped into the political damage control fray
issuing a statement which read, "[W]e do not condone the use of our research
in a manner that restricts the political or human rights of gay and bisexual
men or any other group."
Yeah, so?
Of course, that's all just worthless fluff.
All the political spin in the world doesn't change reality, nor does it
eliminate the study's disturbing conclusions or practical implications. The
research left ZERO wiggle room for anyone who would argue that homosexuality
is a "perfectly normal and healthy alternative sexual orientation."
The risks associated with homosexual conduct
are so drastic, in fact, that U.S. health regulations prohibit men who have
sex with men (MSM) and women who have had sex with MSM, from even donating
blood.
Consider that, according to the Food and Drug
Administration, MSM, "have an HIV prevalence 60 times higher than the
general population, 800 times higher than first time blood donors and 8,000
times higher than repeat blood donors."
Adults and children who engage in homosexual
conduct, especially males, are also susceptible, at an astronomical rate, to
nearly all other forms of sexually transmitted disease (STD). For example,
the Hepatitis B virus is about five to six times more prevalent among
"gays," and Hepatitis C is twice as common.
But perhaps most shocking are today's syphilis
rates among homosexual men and adolescents. A recent study conducted by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that although
homosexuals comprise only a fraction of the population (one to two percent),
they account for an epidemic 64 percent of all syphilis cases.
The "Day of Silence"
In light of the irrefutable medical facts, it
should be considered criminally reckless for educators to teach children
that homosexual conduct is a normal, safe and perfectly acceptable
alternative form of sexual expression (or "sexual orientation").
But instead, the "gay" lifestyle is vigorously
promoted in our public schools. Sexually confused children who suffer from
gender identity disorder and same-sex attractions are told to "embrace who
they are," and are encouraged to entertain deviant and dangerous sexual
temptations. "But always use a condom!" liberal educators bellow. (Forget
that condoms have a perilously high failure rate and are incapable of
preventing numerous STDs such as the HPV virus.)
On April 25, 2008, the pro-homosexual
indoctrination of your children comes to a boil. Homosexual activists and
like-minded liberal educators will be pushing the so-called "Day of Silence"
on kids in thousands of schools across the country.
The "Day of Silence" (DOS) is organized by the
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), one of the most
militant and well-funded of the powerful homosexual pressure groups. DOS
purports to confront the alleged systematic harassment and bullying of
children who self-identify as homosexual, bisexual or "transgender."
To be sure, bullying and harassment should not
be tolerated against anyone, anywhere for any reason, and those who engage
in such activities should be firmly disciplined. However, DOS has very
little to do with "bullying" and has everything to do with propaganda.
During DOS, children and teachers are
encouraged to disrupt the school day by refusing to speak, in a show of
support to self-described "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" and "transgender"
students. Kids are additionally taught that Biblical truth, which holds
that human sexuality is a gift from God shared between husband and wife
within the bonds of marriage, is "homophobic," "hateful" and
"discriminatory."
Our schools are supposed to be places of
learning, not places of political indoctrination. It's the height of
impropriety and cynicism for "gay" activists and school officials to use
good-hearted but misguided children as pawns in their attempt to further a
deceptive, highly controversial and polarizing political agenda.
DOS is pure, unadulterated propaganda and,
based on the medical science, amounts to nothing short of educational
malpractice. With liberal school officials in tow, these militant
homosexual activists are brazenly circumventing and abusing parental
authority to further this dangerous political agenda. DOS is also a slap in
the face to the many students with traditional moral values.
So, it's time for the "Day of Silence" to
finally live up to its name. It's time for these radical adult activists to
be silent in our children's schools.
And you can to do something to help.
At DOS-participating schools all over the
country, parents are joining with dozens of pro-family organizations, such
as Concerned Women for America (CWA), in a "Day of Silence Walkout."
They're keeping their kids home from school on DOS as a show of protest.
Parents and children are also strongly
encouraged to participate in the Alliance Defense Fund's non-disruptive "Day
of Truth," which will follow DOS on Monday, April 28, 2008.
Children are impressionable. Their young
minds are fresh clay ready for molding, and these adult homosexual activists
know it. Your child's spiritual, emotional and physical well-being belongs
in your hands, not in the hands of liberal activists and elitist educators
with a deceptive and destructive political agenda.
It's time to shatter the silence with truth.
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Matt Barber is one of the "like-minded men"
with Concerned Women for America. He is an attorney concentrating in
constitutional law and serves as CWA's policy director for cultural issues.
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