Children’s Rights before Adult Preferences

October 23, 2008 at 11:04 pm (Stand Up for Something, politics, proposition 8)
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Mary Cassatt--Mother and Child

Mary Cassatt--Mother and Child

Reasoning Behind France’s Rejection of Same Sex Marriage

By John-Henry Westen

MONTREAL, March 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In late January, a 30 member parliamentary commission of the French National Assembly published a 453 page Report on the Family and the rights of Children, which rejected same-sex marriage.

DeSerres, told LifeSiteNews.com “Referring to the rights of children as a human rights issue, the report argued that children ‘now have rights and to systematically give preference to adult aspirations over respect for these rights is not possible any more.’”

In the report, the commission says that “the child represents the future of society.” The commission asks legislators to make sure that “children, confronted with mutations in family models, be fully taken into account and not suffer from situations imposed upon them by adults.” It adds: “The interest of the child must take precedence over adults’ exercise of their freedom (…) including with regards to parents’ lifestyle choices.”

The report also stresses that marriage; adoption and medically assisted reproduction are inseparable.  The report thus, rules out homosexual adoption, and medically assisted reproduction for homosexual couples.

“Based on the best interests of the child,” DeSerres told LifeSiteNews.com, “our Canadian Parliament must re-evaluate the definition of marriage in light of these new developments.”  The Montréal based national movement has invited Members of Parliament from all parties to reconsider the definition of marriage by giving priority to the rights of the child, as France has done.

See the 2-page summary of the French report in English:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006_docs/Francesummary.pdf

See the fuller translation here:

http://www.preservemarriage.ca/docs/France_Report_on_the_Family_Edited.pdf

Related articles here:

http://www.preservemarriage.ca/eng/links.htm#FRANCE-REPORT

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It’s not just about love

October 23, 2008 at 4:08 pm (Life's Challenges, Stand Up for Something, philosophy, politics, proposition 8)
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It’s not just about love

As I watch the ads go by, one way and another, I’m forced to ask myself, do we really know what sorts of consequences will come from altering the traditional definition of marriage?

If we allow the gay lobby to define the gay marriage moral issue as a civil rights issue, those fundamental social changes that came with other civil rights will inevitably follow. Will those of us with differing opinions on marriage now be discriminated against? Are we so naïve as to think that once something is deemed a “civil right” that it will have a lesser effect on society than any other civil right?

My sister Christina, recently stood up as a private citizen in support of traditional marriage and was immediately targeted by activists in the gay community.  She got hate mail at her house, that for weeks has continued.  Who would do that?  It’s unfathomable to me, but that’s not the worst of it.  They looked up her name and her husband’s name online and found her photography business information.  Her business was inundated with requests to perform her photography services at gay weddings in direct opposition to her beliefs, with the threat of discrimination lawsuits if she refused. This new “civil right” protection trumps her right to religion and free speech in the law.

Personally, I don’t see Proposition 8 taking anything away from civil unions or partner laws. I see Proposition 8 as separate from the gay issue. It’s more about legal protection for those of us who would rather have private matters be private and who wish to preserve our own free speech and freedom of religion rights. To see the issue as just an issue of “love” ignores the legal behemoth that attends it.

www.iprotectmarriage.com

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It’s “Gay” Day at School Today

October 23, 2008 at 3:03 pm (Stand Up for Something, politics, proposition 8)
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School Holds Surprise “Gay” Day for Kindergartners

Parents outraged at public elementary’s secretive ‘coming out’ event

5 year olds participate in "Gay Day"

5 yr olds in a secret "Gay" Day at this school today in Hayward, CA.

City: Hayward, CA October 22, 2008

Parents at a K-8 charter school in Hayward were shocked to learn this week the extent to which their school is promoting gay and lesbian ideals to their daughter in kindergarten.

The parents were shocked to see a poster announcing that “Coming Out Day” will be celebrated at the school this coming Thursday, October 23. The school, Faith Ringgold School of Art and Science, chose not to tell parents ahead of time, but it is in the midst of celebrating “Ally Week,” a pro-homosexual push typically aimed at high school students. When one mother asked her daughter earlier this week what she was learning in kindergarten at the school, the 5-year-old replied, “We’re learning to be allies.” The mother also learned that her daughter’s kindergarten classroom is regularly used during lunchtime for meetings of a Gay Straight Alliance club.

Later this week, the school is slated to talk about families. The parents have noticed several posters promoting families, all of which depict only homosexual families. More controversial discussions can be expected through next week, as the elementary school continues to celebrate Gay and Lesbian History Month. On November 20, the school will host TransAction Gender-Bender Read-Aloud, where students will hear adapted tales such as “Jane and the Beanstalk.”

These parents are being advised by attorneys from Pacific Justice Institute. Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, commented, “Do we need any further proof that gay activists will target children as early as possible? Opponents of traditional marriage keep telling us that Prop. 8 has nothing to do with education. In reality, they want to push the gay lifestyle on kindergartners, and we can only imagine how much worse it will be if Prop. 8 is defeated. This is not a scenario most Californians want replayed in their elementary schools.”

In a TV ad, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O’Connell, has called you and me liars for saying Gay Marriage will be taught in schools.  Who is the Liar Mr. O’Connell?


Are you angry that our Department of Education is covering up and lying about gay marriage being taught in schools?  Call Jack O’Connell.  Write him a letter.  Tell him what you think.

Jack O’Connell

California Department of Education

1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

General: 916-319-0800
TTY/TDD: 916-445-4556

Protect our kids.  Vote YES on Proposition 8

Download Gay Day information flyer for parents of school age children and grandchildren here:pacificjustice_layout.pdf

I printed these up and passed them around my neighborhood.  Parents need to know!

Any other parents whose elementary-age children have been subjected to pro-homosexual propaganda should contact Pacific Justice Institute for counsel and possible representation.

The Pacific Justice Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties.
P.O. Box 276600 Sacramento, CA 95827-6600
Phone: (916) 857-6900 Fax: (916) 857-6902

Internet: www.pacificjustice.org

original story found here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78829

This is the actual letter sent to parents, “NO Opt Out!” http://ifprop8fails.org/DNA/LetterToParents.pdf

follow up story found here: http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_10830678

School refuses to discipline teacher: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,445865,00.html

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