I have no issue with lgbt people. I do have an issue with their choice. While i am against their choice, i will never treat them any differently than other people. (in regards to treating them with respect and dignity. Nobody is perfect, and just because they partake in a practice that i find kinda disgusting, again, i will not treat them worse at all. That said, human sexuality, is not something to be taught by schools.(at least 100% not in middle or below. You should not be taught to be gay or straight or anything at all. Human sexuality can be taught in college and maybe upper levels of high school. And when it is taught, it should not be anything more than to respect a persons choices.(no beauty of being gay, or being in love with same *** bs(again, people are entitled to their opinions, and when a teacher would teach on a subject like this, it should simply be to accept the others choice, NOT to try to justify or promote it.
In short the father is correct. The only teaching in schools, about sexual orintation should be to not persecute others opinions, and to tolerate opinions that differ. Schools should not teach or promote any type of sexual orientation. That is not to much to ask for, and is perfectly reasonable. Private schools are allowed to teach whatever they like, but i prefer that if they teach their opinion, that they also teach tolerance, and humanity for those that have different opinions.
My policy as a christian, is to love everybody regardless of their thoughts and beliefs, and anything else about them. My personal policy, is to try my best to follow the christian policy and to treat everybody with respect and love and dignity. Im entitled to say that what you may do is wrong,etc, but i wont judge you for it. I judge all people by their character, not by anything else. And lastly, i dont condemn people.
The only gay people i have an issue with, are the ones that try to promote and justify their choice, and the ones that try to get their choice to be ACCEPTED, instead of tolerated. I dont go around saying anything about why being straight is so much better, or that its love etc. I just live the way i want, regardless of who may disagree, or agree. If you want to be gay fine, if you want to be straight fine, its your life. Just because you make a choice doesnt mean that i have to like it. I just have to tolerate it.
Let me give you an example from one of the things that annoys me. People driving the same speed on the left lane as someone on the right lane. They are causing a car backup, and we people who want to go the speed limit or above have to go slower than that because of the guy on the left lane. I dont have to accept him for driving that way, only tolerate it. I will tolerate it and honk my horn so he wil move and we all go past, because there will be some that will not tolerate, and could do something dangerous, and ultimately hurt him.
Simply, spreading acceptance of a lifestyle or a person, is almost as bad as spreading hate of a lifestyle, or pf a person. Spreading tolerance, however is what is fine.
I will finish this by repeating this one more time. While i think the lgbt lifestyle is wrong and disgusting, I judge a person by their character, not by what they are. I will love all people, even if i hate some of their actions and choices. There are evil straight people and evil lgbt people. There are also good lgbt and good straight people. And also nobody is perfect, and everybody does some wrong things in their life. Its not my place to say this is more wrong than that.
And to the subject of the thread. Simply it is not a public schools place to teach homosexuality, or heterosexuality. The most they should teach about sexuality is tolerance of others choices. Not to accept one or the other.
Teach about our similarities, not our differences. Teach us to respect each other no matter what.
That is what the public school should teach, not what is right and wrong. It is the parents job to teach what is right and wrong, and the child, once an adult can decide to believe what they want. Public schools take people of all faith color sexuality etc, so they should not teach one lifestyle is better than an other. Just tolerance of others who live differently. Private schools are allowed to teach opinons, as they can choose who they want in their schools.(ex girls prep school, boys prep choice of gender.)
honestly this is very reasonable
here is an example of a teacher teaching about *** ed, and covering sexuality.( this is just what i think a teacher should say)
"....and that is how kids are made. Now there are other methods of ***............ and just as there are those who are attracted to members of the other gender, there are some who are attracted to members of the same gender. There are those that are attracted to members of both genders, and those who attempt to switch genders. There is only one thing you need to know about them. While they may live differently from each other, and some may dislike the others choices, you should respect the person regardless. It is not my place to teach what is right and what is wrong, but my place to teach about this stuff. So if you encounter someone who is of a sexuality you may think is wrong or right, treat the same as you treat all other people."
something to that effect. the ......... means that the teacher drifted off to talk about other stuff. The teacher is free to have his/her own opinion, but when she is educateing children, she should not teach her opinions. As long as she/he teaches the greater teaching of tolerance, then she/he is free to say something like" so while i personally dont think that *insert lifestyle here* is right, i will treat them just like i would some one with a different lifestyle. I may not like how they live, but i will tolerate them."
keep in mind 2 things about these examples. 1 i am not to great at fully conveying what i think, and 2 that those examples, are not exactly what should be said, but the gist of it.
I apologize for getting off topic, but i felt it was neccesary, because it explained where i am coming from.