I wouldn’t mind a YEAR of silence about the glories of sodomy
Posted on April 26, 2008
Court Rules Unanimously: Illinois School Must Allow “Be Happy, Not Gay” T-shirt
We read:
” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling against an Illinois student Wednesday, saying the district court must order a Naperville high school to suspend its ban on a T-shirt that reads “Be Happy, Not Gay” while the student’s lawsuit proceeds. School officials prohibited student Alex Nuxoll, who is represented by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, from wearing the clothing.
“Christian students shouldn’t be discriminated against for expressing their beliefs,” said ADF Senior Counsel Nate Kellum. “Public school officials cannot censor a message expressing one viewpoint on homosexual behavior and then at the same time allow messages that express another viewpoint. The court’s ruling is a victory for all students seeking to protect their First Amendment rights on a school campus.”
Nuxoll, a student at Neuqua Valley High School, desires to express his perspective at various times throughout the year, including the next school day after the “Day of Silence.” Other students at the school are permitted to wear shirts with messages supporting homosexual behavior as part of the “Day of Silence,” which is sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network. The 7th Circuit ruling prevents school officials from singling out Nuxoll’s message for censorship.
Parents warned of ‘hate speech’ during homosexual celebration
We read:
“A principal in a Massachusetts school district with a well-established reputation of promoting homosexuality to students has written to parents to tell them distributing “religious materials” during the school’s annual observance of the pro-homosexual “Day of Silence” is not appropriate.
The letter from Michael Jones of Lexington, Mass., High School also confirms “hate speech” is “subject to legal constraints” and messages communicated through slogan T-shirts, buttons or stickers that express “condemnation” are “discouraged.” Students with such a message will be counseled by school officials to meet the guidelines of the school handbook, he wrote.
However, groups that have been given his approval are allowed to hand out promotional materials to others and positive messages about the “Day of Silence” such as “Vocal Supporter” and “Silent Supporter” fall under free speech guidelines, Jones said.
Leftists always seem to think that the law does not apply to them.
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A year?
How about the rest of my lifetime.
At 3-score and nine I am not asking for much.
But I really would like to go to church, to the store or to watch TV without a near constant harangue about how wonderful it is to be queer.
“Leftists always seem to think that the law does not apply to them.” That about said it all.
I’m sorry, I didn’t see any reference to sodomy (in the context of its glories or in any other context) in the linked articles. So why did you put the term in your post title? If all gays are presumed to practice anal sex, can we not assume the same of heteros?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodomy