Reese M. Hartstirn, 33, has been arrested for assaulting an 8-year-old girl who was alone in the public restroom of Jason's Deli in Chicago's South Loop. News reports identify Hartstirn's gender as male, but a savvy defense attorney will likely advise the accused to say that Hartstirn self-identified as a woman at the time of entry into the restroom.
For background, read Men Allowed in Girls Rooms in Chicago Public Schools but also read Parents Sue Obama Administration for Open Restroom Mandates and learn how Shoppers Across America Target Retailer's Transgender Restroom Policy
Also read President Obama's OSHA Teams Up with EEOC to OK Perverts in Employees' Restrooms
And read Washington, D.C.'s Bathroom 'Bigot Snitch' Law
-- From "Police: Man choked 8-year-old girl in South Loop store bathroom" by Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times 5/13/16
A man choked an 8-year-old girl until she passed out inside the bathroom of a South Loop store last weekend, according to Chicago Police.
She was with her mother at the business in the 1200 block of South Canal when the girl went to the bathroom alone about 1:15 p.m. on May 7, according to Chicago Police.
The woman then heard a scream from her daughter and went inside to find 33-year-old Reese M. Hartstirn carrying the unconscious girl into a stall, police said. He had choked her with his hands, police allege.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Man accused of choking girl, 8, in restroom of South Loop store" by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune 5/13/16
The girl went into the store’s bathroom. At some point, Reese M. Hartstirn, 33, came into the bathroom and started choking the girl with his hands, causing her to become unconscious, according to a release from the Chicago Police Department.
He then picked up the unconscious girl and carried her into a bathroom stall, closing the door so she couldn’t leave, according to the release. Hartstirn pushed the girl’s mother when she came into the stall to rescue her daughter, police said.
Hartstirn, of the 500 block of North Racine Avenue, was charged with a felony count of aggravated kidnapping and a felony count of aggravated battery to a child under 13, according to the release.
Cook County Judge Adam Bourgeois ordered Hartstirn held without bail Monday, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear in court May 16.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
52-year-old Man Identifies as 6-year-old Girl
Mississippi Transgender Pedophile Assaults Transgender
Lesbian Pedophile Arrested for Sex with 2-year-old Girl
Obama Top Homosexual Arrested for Anal Sex with Boy
Arrested for Boy Orgies: Gay Teacher of the Year
Also read 'Professionals' Claim Pedophilia is a Sexual Orientation, Like 'Being Gay' and therefore Normalization of Pedophilia is Urged by Psychiatrists
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Showing posts with label IL. Show all posts
Friday, May 13, 2016
Saturday, May 07, 2016
Illinois Parents Sue Obama: Indecency in Schools
Attorneys representing 73 parents and 63 students in suburban Chicago filed a lawsuit this week against the Obama Administration and the largest high school district in Illinois for colluding to invade the privacy of students in the girls restrooms and locker rooms using new unlawful "transgender rights" edicts.
Also read Chicago Schools Force Co-ed Hotel Rooms for Trips
UPDATE 5/12/16: North Carolina Parents & Students Sue Obama's Transgender Agenda
UPDATE 9/9/16: Minnesota School Sued for Permitting Boy to Flash & Harass Girls in Locker Room
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's OSHA Teams Up with EEOC to OK Perverts in Employees' Restrooms
Washington, D.C.'s Bathroom 'Bigot Snitch' Law
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Transgenderism Taught to Kindergartners Across America
-- From "Illinois Families Sue Over Transgender Access to Locker Room" by Michael Tarm, Associated Press 5/4/16
Lawyers for Alliance Defending Freedom and Thomas More Society, two conservative groups, filed the 77-page suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago on behalf of 51 families with links to Palatine-based Township High School District 211. It names the district and the U.S. Department of Education as defendants.
The battle for access to girls' facilities at William Fremd High School by the transgender student — who was born male but identifies as female — helped spark a national debate last year that has since spread to other districts.
The [new transgender] policy, [the lawsuit] says, causes other girls fear and embarrassment. It adds: They are "afraid they will have to see a male in a state of undress," which, for some, is a "distraction throughout the school day." One girl's anxiety led her to wear gym clothes under her street clothes so she can peel just the outer clothes off in the locker.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Illinois group sues Obama administration over transgender students’ bathroom access" by Emma Brown, Washington Post 5/4/16
A group of Illinois students and parents sued the Obama administration Wednesday over its stance on transgender students’ access to school bathrooms and locker rooms, arguing that the U.S. Education Department is illegally forcing local authorities to let children use facilities that correspond to their gender identity.
The complaint alleges that the federal government has violated students’ fundamental right to privacy and parents’ constitutional right to instill moral standards and values in their children.
The lawsuit represents the first legal challenge to the Obama administration’s interpretation of Title IX, a federal anti-discrimination law, as providing transgender students with the right to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity instead of their biological sex.
Palatine officials — facing the loss of $6 million in federal funding — ultimately decided to allow a transgender student to change in the girls locker room instead of sending her down the hall to a separate facility.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender Restroom Fight Spreads to Illinois" by Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service 5/5/16
Students and Parents for Privacy and three female students sued the U.S. Department of Education, Secretary of Education John King, the Department of Justice, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Cook County, Ill., and the directors of Township High School District 211 in Illinois Federal Court on Wednesday.
"This is a civil rights action to stop the Department of Education and Township High School District 211 from continuing to trample students' privacy and other constitutional and statutory rights by forcing 14- to 17-year-old girls to use locker rooms and restrooms with biological males; and to set aside DOE's ultra vires legislative rule redefining 'sex' in Title IX to include gender identity," the 83-page complaint begins.
"This creates an intimidating and hostile environment for the girl members of Students and Parents for Privacy, some of whom are as young as 14, because Student A - who is biologically a male - actively uses their private facilities at the same times as plaintiffs," the complaint states. "As a direct result of defendants' policies and actions, every day these girls go to school, they experience embarrassment, humiliation, anxiety, fear, apprehension, stress, degradation, and loss of dignity because they will have to use the locker room and restroom with a biological male."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lawsuit filed after transgender student gets locker room access in Palatine" by Duaa Eldeib and Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune 5/5/16
The District 211 transgender student, who has not been identified publicly, initially filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights alleging that the district discriminated against [Student A] when it denied [him] access to the girls locker room. The district had previously allowed the student to use the girls restroom.
In an unprecedented decision, federal education authorities found that the district had violated Title IX. The district risked losing millions of federal dollars and a possible lawsuit by the federal government if it failed to reach a resolution. In a controversial decision, the district agreed in December to allow the student locker room access and installed privacy stalls. Proponents of the settlement heralded it as a civil rights victory.
The religious liberty group Thomas More Society also is representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which seeks to keep the district from enforcing the locker room agreement and restroom policy and to bar the Department of Education from taking action against the district. The plaintiffs also argue in the suit that the locker room agreement prevents students from practicing the modesty that their faith requires of them.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "NW suburban families file lawsuit in transgender locker room case" by Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times 5/4/16
The lawsuit, Students and Parents for Privacy v. United States Department of Education, seeks an injunction against District 211. Headquartered in Palatine, it serves nearly 12,500 students from Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Schaumburg and parts of seven other northwest suburbs in five high schools and two alternative high schools.
It also asks the court to declare the policy and the district’s agreement with the Department of Education unconstitutional and illegal under both federal and Illinois law, and to have the court invalidate the department’s interpretation of Title IX’s sex discrimination provisions.
District 211 Supt. Dan Cates said Wednesday that the district affirms and supports the identity of all its students and will stand by the highly publicized agreement it reached last December with the department’s Office for Civil Rights. . . .
“We have implemented the agreement without any reports of incident or issue,” Cates said. “Our students have shown acceptance, support and respect of each other. Individual changing stalls in our locker rooms are readily available to every student and further accommodations that provide even greater privacy remain available upon request.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama plans new push for transgender rights in schools" by Caitlin Emma, Politico 5/6/16
The divisive and politically combustible issue of bathroom access for transgender individuals is about to become further inflamed, as the Obama administration is expected in coming weeks to aggressively reinforce its position that transgender student rights are fully protected under federal law, sources told POLITICO.
With the Justice Department already locking horns with North Carolina over the state’s so-called bathroom bill, the administration plans to reaffirm its view that robust protections for transgender students are within the existing scope of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities. Multiple agencies are expected to be involved.
New guidance on Title IX represents a natural outgrowth of the administration’s aggressive agenda on gender equity and civil rights. In April 2014, guidance issued by the Education Department on sexual violence explicitly mentioned that transgender students are protected under Title IX. LGBT advocates saw it as an important moment for the transgender community, but have wanted the administration to go even further in clarifying the law.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Government Survey Shows 'Sexual Orientation' is Learned Behavior, NOT Genetic
And read Gay Agenda Increases Suicides of Young Men: Study
In addition, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
UPDATE 6/7/16: PBS Praises Transgender Activism of Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky (video)
“It’s important to recognize that there’s a lagging legal framework in the face of rapidly changing social norms. Our understanding of gender identity is changing, and the law hasn’t kept up.”For background, read Department of Education Demands Communal Nudity in Illinois Public Schools Using Full Force of Federal Government but as of last week a Florida School Challenges President Obama's Transgender Bathroom Regulations
-- Francisco Negrón, National School Boards Association General Counsel
"No school should impose a policy like this against the will of so many parents.”
-- Vicki Wilson, Illinois parent and co-founder of Students and Parents for Privacy (lead plaintiff)
“Allowing boys into girls’ locker rooms, a setting where girls are often partially or fully unclothed, is a blatant violation of student privacy. The school district should rescind its privacy-violating policies, and the court should order the Department of Education to stop bullying school districts with falsehoods about what federal law requires.”
-- Jeremy Tedesco, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
“To impose such a rule on still-developing teenage girls, as they’re already struggling with puberty’s changes on their bodies and social pressures to look a certain way, undermines their dignity and tells them that their rights don’t matter. This isn’t a message our schools should be sending to our girls.”
-- Jocelyn Floyd, Attorney, Thomas More Society
Also read Chicago Schools Force Co-ed Hotel Rooms for Trips
UPDATE 5/12/16: North Carolina Parents & Students Sue Obama's Transgender Agenda
UPDATE 9/9/16: Minnesota School Sued for Permitting Boy to Flash & Harass Girls in Locker Room
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's OSHA Teams Up with EEOC to OK Perverts in Employees' Restrooms
Washington, D.C.'s Bathroom 'Bigot Snitch' Law
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Transgenderism Taught to Kindergartners Across America
-- From "Illinois Families Sue Over Transgender Access to Locker Room" by Michael Tarm, Associated Press 5/4/16
Lawyers for Alliance Defending Freedom and Thomas More Society, two conservative groups, filed the 77-page suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago on behalf of 51 families with links to Palatine-based Township High School District 211. It names the district and the U.S. Department of Education as defendants.
The battle for access to girls' facilities at William Fremd High School by the transgender student — who was born male but identifies as female — helped spark a national debate last year that has since spread to other districts.
The [new transgender] policy, [the lawsuit] says, causes other girls fear and embarrassment. It adds: They are "afraid they will have to see a male in a state of undress," which, for some, is a "distraction throughout the school day." One girl's anxiety led her to wear gym clothes under her street clothes so she can peel just the outer clothes off in the locker.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Illinois group sues Obama administration over transgender students’ bathroom access" by Emma Brown, Washington Post 5/4/16
A group of Illinois students and parents sued the Obama administration Wednesday over its stance on transgender students’ access to school bathrooms and locker rooms, arguing that the U.S. Education Department is illegally forcing local authorities to let children use facilities that correspond to their gender identity.
The complaint alleges that the federal government has violated students’ fundamental right to privacy and parents’ constitutional right to instill moral standards and values in their children.
The lawsuit represents the first legal challenge to the Obama administration’s interpretation of Title IX, a federal anti-discrimination law, as providing transgender students with the right to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity instead of their biological sex.
Palatine officials — facing the loss of $6 million in federal funding — ultimately decided to allow a transgender student to change in the girls locker room instead of sending her down the hall to a separate facility.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender Restroom Fight Spreads to Illinois" by Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service 5/5/16
Students and Parents for Privacy and three female students sued the U.S. Department of Education, Secretary of Education John King, the Department of Justice, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Cook County, Ill., and the directors of Township High School District 211 in Illinois Federal Court on Wednesday.
"This is a civil rights action to stop the Department of Education and Township High School District 211 from continuing to trample students' privacy and other constitutional and statutory rights by forcing 14- to 17-year-old girls to use locker rooms and restrooms with biological males; and to set aside DOE's ultra vires legislative rule redefining 'sex' in Title IX to include gender identity," the 83-page complaint begins.
"This creates an intimidating and hostile environment for the girl members of Students and Parents for Privacy, some of whom are as young as 14, because Student A - who is biologically a male - actively uses their private facilities at the same times as plaintiffs," the complaint states. "As a direct result of defendants' policies and actions, every day these girls go to school, they experience embarrassment, humiliation, anxiety, fear, apprehension, stress, degradation, and loss of dignity because they will have to use the locker room and restroom with a biological male."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lawsuit filed after transgender student gets locker room access in Palatine" by Duaa Eldeib and Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune 5/5/16
The District 211 transgender student, who has not been identified publicly, initially filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights alleging that the district discriminated against [Student A] when it denied [him] access to the girls locker room. The district had previously allowed the student to use the girls restroom.
In an unprecedented decision, federal education authorities found that the district had violated Title IX. The district risked losing millions of federal dollars and a possible lawsuit by the federal government if it failed to reach a resolution. In a controversial decision, the district agreed in December to allow the student locker room access and installed privacy stalls. Proponents of the settlement heralded it as a civil rights victory.
The religious liberty group Thomas More Society also is representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which seeks to keep the district from enforcing the locker room agreement and restroom policy and to bar the Department of Education from taking action against the district. The plaintiffs also argue in the suit that the locker room agreement prevents students from practicing the modesty that their faith requires of them.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "NW suburban families file lawsuit in transgender locker room case" by Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times 5/4/16
The lawsuit, Students and Parents for Privacy v. United States Department of Education, seeks an injunction against District 211. Headquartered in Palatine, it serves nearly 12,500 students from Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Schaumburg and parts of seven other northwest suburbs in five high schools and two alternative high schools.
It also asks the court to declare the policy and the district’s agreement with the Department of Education unconstitutional and illegal under both federal and Illinois law, and to have the court invalidate the department’s interpretation of Title IX’s sex discrimination provisions.
District 211 Supt. Dan Cates said Wednesday that the district affirms and supports the identity of all its students and will stand by the highly publicized agreement it reached last December with the department’s Office for Civil Rights. . . .
“We have implemented the agreement without any reports of incident or issue,” Cates said. “Our students have shown acceptance, support and respect of each other. Individual changing stalls in our locker rooms are readily available to every student and further accommodations that provide even greater privacy remain available upon request.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama plans new push for transgender rights in schools" by Caitlin Emma, Politico 5/6/16
The divisive and politically combustible issue of bathroom access for transgender individuals is about to become further inflamed, as the Obama administration is expected in coming weeks to aggressively reinforce its position that transgender student rights are fully protected under federal law, sources told POLITICO.
With the Justice Department already locking horns with North Carolina over the state’s so-called bathroom bill, the administration plans to reaffirm its view that robust protections for transgender students are within the existing scope of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities. Multiple agencies are expected to be involved.
New guidance on Title IX represents a natural outgrowth of the administration’s aggressive agenda on gender equity and civil rights. In April 2014, guidance issued by the Education Department on sexual violence explicitly mentioned that transgender students are protected under Title IX. LGBT advocates saw it as an important moment for the transgender community, but have wanted the administration to go even further in clarifying the law.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Government Survey Shows 'Sexual Orientation' is Learned Behavior, NOT Genetic
And read Gay Agenda Increases Suicides of Young Men: Study
In addition, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
UPDATE 6/7/16: PBS Praises Transgender Activism of Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky (video)
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Chicago Schools Force Co-ed Hotel Rooms for Trips
The Chicago Public Schools announced its latest Gay Agenda advancement yesterday. Students, faculty, staff, volunteers and adults just visiting schools are free to use any restroom, locker room or shower of their choice regardless of their biological sex. As for school sponsored out-of-town trips, any student from kindergarten to high school may find themselves with opposite-sex students in overnight accommodations.
For background, read Department of Education Demands Communal Nudity in Illinois Public Schools Using Full Force of Federal Government but as of last week a Florida School Challenges President Obama's Transgender Bathroom Regulations
Also read Hillary Clinton Promises Even MORE 'Transgender/Gay Rights'
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's OSHA Teams Up with EEOC to OK Perverts in Employees' Restrooms
Washington, D.C.'s Bathroom 'Bigot Snitch' Law
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Transgenderism Taught to Kindergartners Across America
Also read Chicago Pre-teen Sex Ed Pornographic, Parents Say
-- From "Chicago schools to allow transgender students to choose facilities" by Justin Madden, Reuters 5/3/16
The move by the third-largest U.S. public school system comes during a national debate over equality, privacy and religious freedom as some states have passed or proposed legislation that supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights say is discriminatory.
"Chicago Public Schools, like much of the country, has become far more aware of the needs and experiences of the transgender community, and it’s crucial for CPS guidelines to reflect our commitment to promoting safe and inclusive schools," Chief Education Officer Janice Jackson said in an emailed statement.
Chicago's new guidelines allow students to participate in school programs including overnight field trips and physical and sexual health classes that correspond to their gender identities and to dress and be addressed in a way that corresponds with their identities.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender CPS students to use bathroom that matches gender ID" by Lauren FitzPatrick, Chicago Sun-Times 5/3/16
In 2014, CPS declared that all transgender students in the district must be provided with the same opportunities for physical education, sex ed, sports and all school events as any other student. The district isn’t the first in Illinois to spell out rights for transgender students, but as the largest in the state, its changes certainly will make an impact.
The update, developed with help from the Lurie Children’s Gender and Sex Development Program, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health and Lambda Legal, spells out that they also must get to use the restroom and locker room of their gender identity. Anyone who identifies as a girl should share hotel rooms on overnight field trips with girls, and the same for kids who identify as boys. And anyone who requests more privacy will be accommodated, including students who are questioning their gender identity.
Similar rules will apply to adults who are transgender or questioning their gender. Adults will have the added protection of not being outed as transgender by co-workers or human resources staffers unless they have given consent.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Chicago schools say transgender kids should use bathrooms matching identity" by Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY 5/3/16
The new policies, announced Tuesday, provide for the first time clear guidance on restroom, locker room and overnight trip accessibility as well as guidelines for transgender employees and adults at the nation's third largest public school district.
Students and employees within Chicago's school district, which includes 392,000 students and 660 schools, will have access to restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity. The school district also says anyone who wants more privacy—regardless of the reason—will have access to a single-stall when it’s available.
The new guidance replaces a less specific policy that noted use of locker rooms and restrooms would be handled on a case-by-case basis at the school level. It also clarifies, for the first time, that adult employees and volunteers won’t be denied the opportunity to participate in overnight trips due to their transgender status. The district’s policy states that adults, regardless of gender identity, cannot share hotel rooms or other accommodations with children other than their own.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "CPS updates guidelines for transgender students and employees" by Juan Perez Jr., Reporter, Chicago Tribune 5/3/16
Students who do not identify as [either] male or female, and students who are questioning their gender identity should receive special accommodations, the guidelines state. Students who have "a need or desire for increased privacy" should be provided with "reasonable alternative arrangements" that can include the use of a private area or a single-stall restroom.
Under the updated guidelines, students and employees have a right to be addressed by the "name and pronoun" that corresponds with their gender identity.
Students and employees also won't be required to obtain court orders or gender re-assignment to modify their official records to correspond with their stated identities, and students' requested names and genders will be added to other information contained in a district database.
Roughly the same privacy guidelines apply to students, but CPS staffers are barred from disclosing a student's transgender or gender nonconforming status — including the student's preferred name or gender pronoun — to "other staff members, parents, guardians or third parties" without a student's permission or legal authorization.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Government Survey Shows 'Sexual Orientation' is Learned Behavior, NOT Genetic
And read Gay Agenda Increases Suicides of Young Men: Study
In addition, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
For background, read Department of Education Demands Communal Nudity in Illinois Public Schools Using Full Force of Federal Government but as of last week a Florida School Challenges President Obama's Transgender Bathroom Regulations
Also read Hillary Clinton Promises Even MORE 'Transgender/Gay Rights'
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's OSHA Teams Up with EEOC to OK Perverts in Employees' Restrooms
Washington, D.C.'s Bathroom 'Bigot Snitch' Law
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Transgenderism Taught to Kindergartners Across America
Also read Chicago Pre-teen Sex Ed Pornographic, Parents Say
-- From "Chicago schools to allow transgender students to choose facilities" by Justin Madden, Reuters 5/3/16
The move by the third-largest U.S. public school system comes during a national debate over equality, privacy and religious freedom as some states have passed or proposed legislation that supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights say is discriminatory.
"Chicago Public Schools, like much of the country, has become far more aware of the needs and experiences of the transgender community, and it’s crucial for CPS guidelines to reflect our commitment to promoting safe and inclusive schools," Chief Education Officer Janice Jackson said in an emailed statement.
Chicago's new guidelines allow students to participate in school programs including overnight field trips and physical and sexual health classes that correspond to their gender identities and to dress and be addressed in a way that corresponds with their identities.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender CPS students to use bathroom that matches gender ID" by Lauren FitzPatrick, Chicago Sun-Times 5/3/16
In 2014, CPS declared that all transgender students in the district must be provided with the same opportunities for physical education, sex ed, sports and all school events as any other student. The district isn’t the first in Illinois to spell out rights for transgender students, but as the largest in the state, its changes certainly will make an impact.
The update, developed with help from the Lurie Children’s Gender and Sex Development Program, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health and Lambda Legal, spells out that they also must get to use the restroom and locker room of their gender identity. Anyone who identifies as a girl should share hotel rooms on overnight field trips with girls, and the same for kids who identify as boys. And anyone who requests more privacy will be accommodated, including students who are questioning their gender identity.
Similar rules will apply to adults who are transgender or questioning their gender. Adults will have the added protection of not being outed as transgender by co-workers or human resources staffers unless they have given consent.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Chicago schools say transgender kids should use bathrooms matching identity" by Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY 5/3/16
The new policies, announced Tuesday, provide for the first time clear guidance on restroom, locker room and overnight trip accessibility as well as guidelines for transgender employees and adults at the nation's third largest public school district.
Students and employees within Chicago's school district, which includes 392,000 students and 660 schools, will have access to restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity. The school district also says anyone who wants more privacy—regardless of the reason—will have access to a single-stall when it’s available.
The new guidance replaces a less specific policy that noted use of locker rooms and restrooms would be handled on a case-by-case basis at the school level. It also clarifies, for the first time, that adult employees and volunteers won’t be denied the opportunity to participate in overnight trips due to their transgender status. The district’s policy states that adults, regardless of gender identity, cannot share hotel rooms or other accommodations with children other than their own.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "CPS updates guidelines for transgender students and employees" by Juan Perez Jr., Reporter, Chicago Tribune 5/3/16
Students who do not identify as [either] male or female, and students who are questioning their gender identity should receive special accommodations, the guidelines state. Students who have "a need or desire for increased privacy" should be provided with "reasonable alternative arrangements" that can include the use of a private area or a single-stall restroom.
Under the updated guidelines, students and employees have a right to be addressed by the "name and pronoun" that corresponds with their gender identity.
Students and employees also won't be required to obtain court orders or gender re-assignment to modify their official records to correspond with their stated identities, and students' requested names and genders will be added to other information contained in a district database.
Roughly the same privacy guidelines apply to students, but CPS staffers are barred from disclosing a student's transgender or gender nonconforming status — including the student's preferred name or gender pronoun — to "other staff members, parents, guardians or third parties" without a student's permission or legal authorization.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Government Survey Shows 'Sexual Orientation' is Learned Behavior, NOT Genetic
And read Gay Agenda Increases Suicides of Young Men: Study
In addition, read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Pro-abortionists Went 0 for 2 in Court Yesterday
In two unrelated court cases, judges dealt blows yesterday to the abortion industry. A federal judge in Detroit dismissed an attempt by the ACLU to force Catholic hospitals to perform abortions, and a judge in Illinois upheld the First Amendment rights of a pro-life organization to distribute fliers exposing the gruesome business of dumping babies in landfills.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
ACLU Sues Catholic Hospitals to Force Abortions
Babies Dumped in Landfills: South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio
Aborted Babies Incinerated to Produce Waste Heat
Babies in Dumpsters Closes Michigan Abortion Clinics
South Carolina Abortion Licenses Suspended over Baby Disposal
-- From "Hospital with anti-abortion policy wins decision in lawsuit" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Detroit federal Judge Gershwin Drain says the American Civil Liberties Union and its members have no standing to sue Trinity Health Corp. In a 13-page decision Monday, he said the ACLU failed to explain what medical conditions would place their members at risk or if they are currently at risk.
The judge says any harm is "speculative."
An attorney for Trinity, Kevin Theriot, says no one should be forced to perform abortions. The ACLU says it's considering its next step.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge throws out abortion lawsuit against Catholic hospital group" by Khalil AlHajal, mlive.com 4/11/16
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of its members last year, calling for an injunction against the anti-abortion policies of Trinity Health Corporation, a Livonia-based health care group with 90 hospitals that adhere to directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
ACLU lawyers pointed specifically to one member who was denied abortion procedures at a Trinity hospital despite suffering "emergency complications during her pregnancy that required the termination of her pregnancy in order to stabilize her condition."
The lawsuit also argued that other pregnant members were "at risk of suffering similar harm should their pregnancies suffer complications in the future."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Health system wins suit over emergency abortion policy" posted at The Detroit News 4/11/16
In his ruling, [Judge] Drain said the ACLU did not provide enough specific proof of harm to its members to give the organization standing to sue.
“Therefore, even assuming that the complaint contains sufficient factual matter to establish past actual harm — considering the vagueness of the allegation, this is dubious — the allegations of past exposure to defendants’ illegal conduct is not sufficient to create standing,” he wrote.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court Dismisses ACLU Lawsuit Attempting to Force Catholic Hospital to Do Abortions" by Steven Ertelt and Emily Derois, LifeNews 4/11/16
Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF] attorneys represent the Catholic Medical Association, the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which the court allowed on March 10 to intervene in the case in defense of Trinity Health Corporation. Trinity Health operates 86 facilities in 21 states.
“No American should be forced to commit an abortion—least of all faith-based medical workers who went into the profession to follow their faith and save lives, not take them,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “No law requires religious hospitals and medical personnel to commit abortions against their faith and conscience, and, in fact, federal law directly prohibits the government from engaging in any such coercion. As we argued in our brief to the court, the ACLU had no standing to bring this suit and demand this kind of government coercion.”
“Those who doubt that anyone would ever try to force someone to commit an abortion need only look at this case,” explained ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman. “This is precisely what the ACLU sought to do. The court came to the right conclusion in putting an end to their quest. The ruling relies on important case law that our pro-life medical group clients cited showing that the ACLU’s case was based on pure speculation.”
“Forcing health care workers to act contrary to the very faith and ethical convictions that led them into the medical profession—to serve, help, and bring healing to people—is counterproductive, unnecessary, and against the law,” Bowman continued.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting CEO" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Lake County [Illinois] Associate Judge Margaret Marcouiller ruled Monday that the Ohio-based group Created Equal can keep distributing fliers that show pictures of an aborted fetus and a Lake Forest [Illinois] resident, and also include the executive's home address.
The fliers have been left with neighbors of Charles Alutto, who heads Stericycle, a medical waste company.
Created Equal says Stericycle "enables baby killing" by transporting medical waste from a Planned Parenthood facility in Ohio
Marcouiller said Monday that "even insulting and outrageous speech must be tolerated."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting Lake Forest CEO" by Susan Berger, Chicago Tribune 4/12/16
Created Equal Executive Director Mark Harrington called the court ruling a victory and said the campaign, which includes fliers, mobile billboards and postcards, will continue.
"If Stericycle wants to stop our awareness campaign, they simply need to cease transporting and disposing of aborted babies for Planned Parenthood," Harrington said.
Despite denying the emergency order, the judge said she will take up the issue again and gave the plaintiffs two weeks to update and resubmit their complaint.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Stericycle loses bid to stop campaign exposing it for transporting aborted babies’ remains" by Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews 4/11/16
Stericycle's “regulated medical waste acceptance policy” states that the company does not accept “complete human remains (including heads, full torsos, and fetuses).”
Mark Harrington, the national director of Created Equal says the company is playing a game of semantics.
“However, babies are not 'complete' after being dismembered, decapitated, and disemboweled in standard abortion methods,” Harrington said. “Their broken parts and torn tissue are categorized by Stericycle as 'pathological waste,'” which the company willingly transports.
He wrote a letter to Alutto on February 10 with a sample flier that would be handed out in his community to raise awareness of Stericycle's actions. It included Alutto's home address and business phone number. If the company would stop providing services to abortionists, Harrington said, he would not go forward with the campaign.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
ACLU Sues Catholic Hospitals to Force Abortions
Babies Dumped in Landfills: South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio
Aborted Babies Incinerated to Produce Waste Heat
Babies in Dumpsters Closes Michigan Abortion Clinics
South Carolina Abortion Licenses Suspended over Baby Disposal
-- From "Hospital with anti-abortion policy wins decision in lawsuit" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Detroit federal Judge Gershwin Drain says the American Civil Liberties Union and its members have no standing to sue Trinity Health Corp. In a 13-page decision Monday, he said the ACLU failed to explain what medical conditions would place their members at risk or if they are currently at risk.
The judge says any harm is "speculative."
An attorney for Trinity, Kevin Theriot, says no one should be forced to perform abortions. The ACLU says it's considering its next step.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge throws out abortion lawsuit against Catholic hospital group" by Khalil AlHajal, mlive.com 4/11/16
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of its members last year, calling for an injunction against the anti-abortion policies of Trinity Health Corporation, a Livonia-based health care group with 90 hospitals that adhere to directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
ACLU lawyers pointed specifically to one member who was denied abortion procedures at a Trinity hospital despite suffering "emergency complications during her pregnancy that required the termination of her pregnancy in order to stabilize her condition."
The lawsuit also argued that other pregnant members were "at risk of suffering similar harm should their pregnancies suffer complications in the future."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Health system wins suit over emergency abortion policy" posted at The Detroit News 4/11/16
In his ruling, [Judge] Drain said the ACLU did not provide enough specific proof of harm to its members to give the organization standing to sue.
“Therefore, even assuming that the complaint contains sufficient factual matter to establish past actual harm — considering the vagueness of the allegation, this is dubious — the allegations of past exposure to defendants’ illegal conduct is not sufficient to create standing,” he wrote.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court Dismisses ACLU Lawsuit Attempting to Force Catholic Hospital to Do Abortions" by Steven Ertelt and Emily Derois, LifeNews 4/11/16
Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF] attorneys represent the Catholic Medical Association, the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which the court allowed on March 10 to intervene in the case in defense of Trinity Health Corporation. Trinity Health operates 86 facilities in 21 states.
“No American should be forced to commit an abortion—least of all faith-based medical workers who went into the profession to follow their faith and save lives, not take them,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “No law requires religious hospitals and medical personnel to commit abortions against their faith and conscience, and, in fact, federal law directly prohibits the government from engaging in any such coercion. As we argued in our brief to the court, the ACLU had no standing to bring this suit and demand this kind of government coercion.”
“Those who doubt that anyone would ever try to force someone to commit an abortion need only look at this case,” explained ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman. “This is precisely what the ACLU sought to do. The court came to the right conclusion in putting an end to their quest. The ruling relies on important case law that our pro-life medical group clients cited showing that the ACLU’s case was based on pure speculation.”
“Forcing health care workers to act contrary to the very faith and ethical convictions that led them into the medical profession—to serve, help, and bring healing to people—is counterproductive, unnecessary, and against the law,” Bowman continued.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting CEO" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Lake County [Illinois] Associate Judge Margaret Marcouiller ruled Monday that the Ohio-based group Created Equal can keep distributing fliers that show pictures of an aborted fetus and a Lake Forest [Illinois] resident, and also include the executive's home address.
The fliers have been left with neighbors of Charles Alutto, who heads Stericycle, a medical waste company.
Created Equal says Stericycle "enables baby killing" by transporting medical waste from a Planned Parenthood facility in Ohio
Marcouiller said Monday that "even insulting and outrageous speech must be tolerated."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting Lake Forest CEO" by Susan Berger, Chicago Tribune 4/12/16
Created Equal Executive Director Mark Harrington called the court ruling a victory and said the campaign, which includes fliers, mobile billboards and postcards, will continue.
"If Stericycle wants to stop our awareness campaign, they simply need to cease transporting and disposing of aborted babies for Planned Parenthood," Harrington said.
Despite denying the emergency order, the judge said she will take up the issue again and gave the plaintiffs two weeks to update and resubmit their complaint.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Stericycle loses bid to stop campaign exposing it for transporting aborted babies’ remains" by Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews 4/11/16
Stericycle's “regulated medical waste acceptance policy” states that the company does not accept “complete human remains (including heads, full torsos, and fetuses).”
Mark Harrington, the national director of Created Equal says the company is playing a game of semantics.
“However, babies are not 'complete' after being dismembered, decapitated, and disemboweled in standard abortion methods,” Harrington said. “Their broken parts and torn tissue are categorized by Stericycle as 'pathological waste,'” which the company willingly transports.
He wrote a letter to Alutto on February 10 with a sample flier that would be handed out in his community to raise awareness of Stericycle's actions. It included Alutto's home address and business phone number. If the company would stop providing services to abortionists, Harrington said, he would not go forward with the campaign.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Illinois Fines Business $80K for Being Christian
Jim and Beth Walder, the owners of Timber Creek Bed & Breakfast near Paxton, Illinois, have been fined $80,000 by the state Human Rights Commission after being singled out in 2011 by homosexual men demanding their same-sex ceremony be officiated in the Walder's facility. The Commission ordered the Walders to "cease and desist" from quoting the Bible to same-sex couples and welcome ceremonies of abomination in their facility in accordance with the Human Rights Act and pay the homosexuals $30,000 plus another $50,000 to the ACLU for legal fees.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
Pastors Face Fines, Jail for Refusing 'Gay Wedding'
Homosexuals Force Closure of Iowa Christian Wedding Chapel
New York Christian Farmers Guilty & Fined over 'Gay Wedding'
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
Lesbians Attack Ohio Christian Videographer over 'Gay Wedding'
Christian School Sued by Homosexuals in New Mexico
Michigan Christian Business Trashed by Homosexualists
Also read Houston Lesbian Mayor Subpoenas Pastors' Sermons
-- From "Illinois inn fined for refusing to host gay civil union ceremony" by Reuters 3/29/16
[Michael R. Robinson, an] administrative law judge with the [Illinois] commission ordered TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast to pay $15,000 each to Todd and Mark Wathen for emotional distress.
TimberCreek, located about 100 miles south of Chicago, must also pay $50,000 in attorneys' fees and $1,218.35 in costs.
The Wathens had contacted TimberCreek in 2011 as they looked for possible locations for the ceremony.
TimberCreek owner Jim Walder had responded to the Wathens' inquiry with an email that said "homosexuality is immoral and unnatural," according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "B&B ordered to pay $80,000 over refusal to host civil-union ceremony in 2011" by Will Brumleve, Editor, Ford County Record, posted at Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette 3/29/16
In September, [Judge] Robinson ruled that Jim Walder violated the civil rights of the Wathens when he denied them the opportunity to hold their civil-union ceremony at the B&B he co-owns with his wife — the TimberCreek Bed-and-Breakfast west of Paxton.
The landmark ruling marked the first time that the Human Rights Commission made clear that businesses in Illinois must serve the entire public and cannot pick and choose based on their personal religious views.
Following a public hearing held last November in Springfield to consider damages to be awarded to the couple, ACLU attorneys for the Wathens filed briefs to support the couple's request for a "cease and desist" order and for Walder to pay damages for emotional distress, attorneys' fees and costs. Lawyers for the B&B failed to respond in a timely matter, leading to the judge's ruling.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "B&B ordered to pay damages to same-sex couple, stop discriminating" by Will Brumleve, Ford County Record 3/29/16
The Wathens said they never contacted another B&B [other than Walder's]. They ended up being wed in a small ceremony on June 4, 2011, in their back yard . . .
Walder said in an emailed statement Tuesday that his B&B will not host civil-union ceremonies or same-sex weddings, regardless of last week’s ruling.
From "Further refusals could cost B&B owner more; he won't change stance" by Nicole Lafond, Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette 4/1/16
University of Illinois law Professor Robin Wilson, an expert on the intersection of religious freedom and same-sex marriage, said the penalties the state could impose upon TimberCreek Bed-and-Breakfast owner Jim Walder include placing a lien on his personal estate.
"Every time he refuses," Wilson said, "the state can fine him again."
If Walder opts to fight the state ruling, Wilson said, he must file an appeal within 14 days. Since it was made by a single judge, Walder could request a rehearing by either a three-person panel or the full commission within 30 days. If six of the 13 commissioners grant a rehearing, the original order is nullified, pending the results of the rehearing.
If that doesn't go well, Walder "can jump right back over to the appellate court," Wilson said. In either case, though, "he's got hanging around his neck factual findings that they are going to assume are true," she said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Discrimination Charge" posted at Timber Creek Bed & Breakfast
We politely disagree. God is not confused. His Word clearly illustrates and declares that marriage is between one man and one woman. It also labels homosexuality as an abominable sin throughout the Old and New Testaments. God's Word is the ultimate authority, infallible, and unchanging. It is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His Word cannot be changed by a vote of the Illinois General Assembly when it passed the Civil Unions Act or the Gay Marriage Bill. Marriage is only appropriate God's way. Sexuality is only appropriate God's way.
Consequently, we cannot host civil unions or gay marriages at TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast. It is not an issue of fairness or equality, but an issue of right and wrong. We cannot be part of what God condemns. Be assured that we are not lawless, hateful, judgmental, bigoted, or activists by any definition. We did not initiate the present controversy. We are not the ones who voted to change the 6,000 year-old definition of marriage. We are just small business owners trying to be consistent in following God's Word and living it out practically in our lives. And we are not alone. . . .
To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists
"To be absolutely clear, we cannot host a same-sex wedding even though fines and penalties have been imposed by the Illinois Human Rights Commission. Our policy will not be changing. . . . We are not looking for a fight, but when immoral laws are purposely passed (or deemed constitutional) that blatantly conflict with God's Word and when the heavy hand of government tries to force us as Christians to embrace sinful behavior, we have a moral obligation to resist and stand for Biblical truth: 'It is better to obey God than men.' Acts 5:29."For background, read the history of homosexualists targeting Christians in Illinois in this manner.
-- Jim Walder
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
Pastors Face Fines, Jail for Refusing 'Gay Wedding'
Homosexuals Force Closure of Iowa Christian Wedding Chapel
New York Christian Farmers Guilty & Fined over 'Gay Wedding'
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
Lesbians Attack Ohio Christian Videographer over 'Gay Wedding'
Christian School Sued by Homosexuals in New Mexico
Michigan Christian Business Trashed by Homosexualists
Also read Houston Lesbian Mayor Subpoenas Pastors' Sermons
-- From "Illinois inn fined for refusing to host gay civil union ceremony" by Reuters 3/29/16
[Michael R. Robinson, an] administrative law judge with the [Illinois] commission ordered TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast to pay $15,000 each to Todd and Mark Wathen for emotional distress.
TimberCreek, located about 100 miles south of Chicago, must also pay $50,000 in attorneys' fees and $1,218.35 in costs.
The Wathens had contacted TimberCreek in 2011 as they looked for possible locations for the ceremony.
TimberCreek owner Jim Walder had responded to the Wathens' inquiry with an email that said "homosexuality is immoral and unnatural," according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "B&B ordered to pay $80,000 over refusal to host civil-union ceremony in 2011" by Will Brumleve, Editor, Ford County Record, posted at Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette 3/29/16
In September, [Judge] Robinson ruled that Jim Walder violated the civil rights of the Wathens when he denied them the opportunity to hold their civil-union ceremony at the B&B he co-owns with his wife — the TimberCreek Bed-and-Breakfast west of Paxton.
The landmark ruling marked the first time that the Human Rights Commission made clear that businesses in Illinois must serve the entire public and cannot pick and choose based on their personal religious views.
Following a public hearing held last November in Springfield to consider damages to be awarded to the couple, ACLU attorneys for the Wathens filed briefs to support the couple's request for a "cease and desist" order and for Walder to pay damages for emotional distress, attorneys' fees and costs. Lawyers for the B&B failed to respond in a timely matter, leading to the judge's ruling.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "B&B ordered to pay damages to same-sex couple, stop discriminating" by Will Brumleve, Ford County Record 3/29/16
The Wathens said they never contacted another B&B [other than Walder's]. They ended up being wed in a small ceremony on June 4, 2011, in their back yard . . .
Walder said in an emailed statement Tuesday that his B&B will not host civil-union ceremonies or same-sex weddings, regardless of last week’s ruling.
“Evidently, religious freedom does not exist within the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act or the Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
“In our opinion, neither the state of Illinois nor the U.S. Supreme Court has the authority to tamper with the definition of marriage. God alone created marriage and declared thousands of years ago that it was to be between a man and a woman. Not two men. Not two women. We may be out of step with an increasingly anti-Christian culture, but we are in compliance with God’s design, and that is what ultimately matters.”
From "Further refusals could cost B&B owner more; he won't change stance" by Nicole Lafond, Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette 4/1/16
University of Illinois law Professor Robin Wilson, an expert on the intersection of religious freedom and same-sex marriage, said the penalties the state could impose upon TimberCreek Bed-and-Breakfast owner Jim Walder include placing a lien on his personal estate.
"Every time he refuses," Wilson said, "the state can fine him again."
If Walder opts to fight the state ruling, Wilson said, he must file an appeal within 14 days. Since it was made by a single judge, Walder could request a rehearing by either a three-person panel or the full commission within 30 days. If six of the 13 commissioners grant a rehearing, the original order is nullified, pending the results of the rehearing.
If that doesn't go well, Walder "can jump right back over to the appellate court," Wilson said. In either case, though, "he's got hanging around his neck factual findings that they are going to assume are true," she said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Discrimination Charge" posted at Timber Creek Bed & Breakfast
We politely disagree. God is not confused. His Word clearly illustrates and declares that marriage is between one man and one woman. It also labels homosexuality as an abominable sin throughout the Old and New Testaments. God's Word is the ultimate authority, infallible, and unchanging. It is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His Word cannot be changed by a vote of the Illinois General Assembly when it passed the Civil Unions Act or the Gay Marriage Bill. Marriage is only appropriate God's way. Sexuality is only appropriate God's way.
Consequently, we cannot host civil unions or gay marriages at TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast. It is not an issue of fairness or equality, but an issue of right and wrong. We cannot be part of what God condemns. Be assured that we are not lawless, hateful, judgmental, bigoted, or activists by any definition. We did not initiate the present controversy. We are not the ones who voted to change the 6,000 year-old definition of marriage. We are just small business owners trying to be consistent in following God's Word and living it out practically in our lives. And we are not alone. . . .
To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Male Girl Scout Thrills Media: Selling Transgender
The liberal media is avidly reporting the "fantastic news" of 9-year-old Stormi, a boy whose foster mother dresses him as a girl, for selling thousands of Girl Scout Cookies online to sexual revolutionaries. The boy from Herrin, in downstate Illinois, struck out selling door-to-door after his neighbor told him, "Nobody wants to buy cookies from a boy in a dress."
So, what will the media report once this 52-year-old man, who says he's a 6-year-old girl, goes door-to-door?
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Sexually Confused Boy Becomes Girl Scout, Media Hit
Indiana Lawmaker Says Girl Scouts are Pro-gay & Abortion
Catholic Bishops Investigate Girl Scouts' Sexualization
Girl Scouts Advocate Guide Teaching Sex Acts?
Also read how the Gay Agenda destroyed the Boy Scouts.
-- From "Transgender Illinois Girl Scout sells thousands of boxes of cookies despite hateful remark and social media trolls" by Tobias Salinger, New York Daily News 2/3/16
Stormi was knocking on doors with her foster mother [Kim] last month when a man at one home expressed opposition to the Girl Scouts of America’s inclusive policies by insulting a little girl.
. . . “Stormi’s Cookie World,” her online shop, has passed its goal of selling over 2,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, the site showed Tuesday night. Stormi’s family is donating cookies to “local foster kids like me,” she wrote on the site.
The Girl Scouts have allowed transgender girls to join since 2011, CNN reported last spring. The right-wing American Family Association started a petition in May saying Girl Scouts of America has “lost its moral compass” and accusing it of a new policy saying “Boys dressing as girls can join.” Over 40,000 people had signed Tuesday night.
The national organization's official policy states it places transgender girls on a "case-by-case basis" and that the organization can serve them with a safe setting if the child lives as a girl and is recognized as one by friends and family. Jay Strobel, a spokesman for Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, told The Washington Post Stormi’s efforts are “amazing” in an interview.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender Girl Scout stands up to bully who wouldn’t buy cookies ‘from a boy in a dress’" by Lindsey Bever, Washington Post 2/2/16
Stormi started selling her cookies through the Girl Scouts’s online portal, Digital Cookies, last week. . . .
Supporters have rallied around Stormi’s cause.
A New York-based comedy duo gave people who bought Stormi’s cookies free admission to a show. A California multimedia musical agreed to donate a box for every ticket sold.
An LGBTQ support group in Idaho sent out a call for support, too. . . .
After a troop in Colorado admitted a 7-year-old transgender girl in 2011, several Girl Scout troops in Louisiana disbanded in protest and a California teen called for a boycott.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
So, what will the media report once this 52-year-old man, who says he's a 6-year-old girl, goes door-to-door?
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Sexually Confused Boy Becomes Girl Scout, Media Hit
Indiana Lawmaker Says Girl Scouts are Pro-gay & Abortion
Catholic Bishops Investigate Girl Scouts' Sexualization
Girl Scouts Advocate Guide Teaching Sex Acts?
Also read how the Gay Agenda destroyed the Boy Scouts.
-- From "Transgender Illinois Girl Scout sells thousands of boxes of cookies despite hateful remark and social media trolls" by Tobias Salinger, New York Daily News 2/3/16
Stormi was knocking on doors with her foster mother [Kim] last month when a man at one home expressed opposition to the Girl Scouts of America’s inclusive policies by insulting a little girl.
. . . “Stormi’s Cookie World,” her online shop, has passed its goal of selling over 2,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, the site showed Tuesday night. Stormi’s family is donating cookies to “local foster kids like me,” she wrote on the site.
The Girl Scouts have allowed transgender girls to join since 2011, CNN reported last spring. The right-wing American Family Association started a petition in May saying Girl Scouts of America has “lost its moral compass” and accusing it of a new policy saying “Boys dressing as girls can join.” Over 40,000 people had signed Tuesday night.
The national organization's official policy states it places transgender girls on a "case-by-case basis" and that the organization can serve them with a safe setting if the child lives as a girl and is recognized as one by friends and family. Jay Strobel, a spokesman for Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, told The Washington Post Stormi’s efforts are “amazing” in an interview.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Transgender Girl Scout stands up to bully who wouldn’t buy cookies ‘from a boy in a dress’" by Lindsey Bever, Washington Post 2/2/16
Stormi started selling her cookies through the Girl Scouts’s online portal, Digital Cookies, last week. . . .
Supporters have rallied around Stormi’s cause.
A New York-based comedy duo gave people who bought Stormi’s cookies free admission to a show. A California multimedia musical agreed to donate a box for every ticket sold.
An LGBTQ support group in Idaho sent out a call for support, too. . . .
After a troop in Colorado admitted a 7-year-old transgender girl in 2011, several Girl Scout troops in Louisiana disbanded in protest and a California teen called for a boycott.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Wheaton College Prof. in Muslim Garb for Christmas
A political science associate professor at a well-known evangelical college in suburban Chicago is wearing a hijab to class and everywhere else during Advent to show “religious solidarity with Muslims” and to launch a Christian movement with Islam by wearing the mandatory head scarf for oppressed Muslim women.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Teaching Christians Muslim Dress in Illinois School
CAIR Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terror Singing, Posters
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
-- From "Christian college professor wears hijab in solidarity with Muslim women" by Joshua Chavers, WPTV-TV5 (West Palm Beach, FL) 12/13/15
“I don't love my Muslim neighbor because s/he is American. I love my Muslim neighbor because s/he deserves love by virtue of her/his human dignity,” Hawkins said in [her Facebook page last week showing herself wearing a hijab].
The professor says as part of the Advent season, she will wear the hijab “to work at Wheaton College, to play in Chi-town, in the airport and on the airplane to my home state… and at church.”
Hawkins notes that she checked first with the Council on American Islamic Relations [CAIR] to make sure it was not offensive in any way for non-Muslim women to wear the hijab and she invites other women to join her effort as a way to express support and unity.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wheaton College Prof. to Wear Hijab During Advent to Show Solidarity With Muslims" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 12/11/15
[Hawkins wrote:] "I stand in human solidarity with my Muslim neighbor because we are formed of the same primordial clay, descendants of the same cradle of humankind — a cave in Sterkfontein, South Africa that I had the privilege to descend into to plumb the depths of our common humanity in 2014."
"I invite all women into the narrative that is embodied, hijab-wearing solidarity with our Muslim sisters — for whatever reason. A large scale movement of Women in Solidarity with Hijabs is my Christmas #wish this year," Hawkins continued. "Perhaps you are a Muslim who does not wear the veil normally. Perhaps you are an atheist or agnostic who finds religion silly or inexplicable. Perhaps you are a Catholic or Protestant Christian like me. Perhaps you already cover your head as part of your religious worship, but not a hijab."
"I asked whether a non-Muslim wearing the hijab was haram (forbidden), patronizing, or otherwise offensive to Muslims. I was assured by my friends at CAIR-Chicago that they welcomed the gesture," she explained. "So please do not fear joining this embodied narrative of actual as opposed to theoretical unity; human solidarity as opposed to mere nationalistic, sentimentality."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Evangelical Christian professor dons hijab because 'we worship the same God'" by Harry Farley, Junior Staff Writer, Christian Today 12/14/15
. . . in a more recent post she explained she had received criticism "almost exclusively from other Christians."
She said her position was "one held for centuries by countless Christians (church fathers, saints, and regular Christian folk like)" and insisted that "asserting our religious solidarity with Muslims and Jews will go a long way toward quelling religious violence and enervating religionist fear of the religious other."
Hawkins' gesture has been welcomed by the council on American-Islamic relations [CAIR] . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hijab-Wearing Wheaton College Prof. Responds to Critics Who Question Her Devotion (Interview)" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 12/14/15
Since her controversial Facebook post last Thursday, Hawkins said that at least ten other people, including students, friends and even a mother of one of her former students, have told her that they will be taking part in wearing hijabs this Christmas season. She is not certain if all of them plan on wearing the hijab throughout the entire Advent or just for a day or two.
"I think that is the kind of unity through religious diversity that I am trying to accomplish through this is to have unity with women who are easily targeted because they wear their religion on their head," Hawkins stressed. "I really find it imperative to think about what it means to coexist as religionists. There are Christian missionaries who uphold these models of the faith who are doing the same thing as a way of reaching out to Muslims even as they try to spread the gospel. I am not sure if we see this is a way of sharing the gospel or as an act of religious solidarity. I think people do it all the time, just not in the U.S."
"I think woman wearing a cross or a man wearing a cross isn't necessarily deemed Christian but a woman wearing a hijab is always assumed to be Muslim, even though Jesus' mom wore a hijab. Mary, the mother of God, wore a hijab," Hawkins highlighted. " The context in the time is fortuitous to remind ourself that in some context, this is a cultural element of dress. Some of my friends who are missionaries in the Middle East wear the hijab while they live there everyday."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 2/10/16: From "Wheaton College 'Same God' Prof. Says Jesus Is Her Rock on Difficult Journey From Advent to Lent" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter
. . . Wheaton Provost Stanton Jones recommended last month that the school begin the termination proceedings for Hawkins, who was placed on administrative leave in mid-December after she asserted that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
On Saturday, it was announced in a press release that the school and Hawkins "found a mutual place of resolution and reconciliation." The statement added that the two sides "reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways."
Although Hawkins issued a four-page theological statement on the matter days after she was suspended, the institution still felt that more theological discussion was needed before she could return to teach. Hawkins, however, made it clear to the administration that she would no longer have theological dialogue over the matter.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 2/10/16: From "Deal between Wheaton College, professor creates scholarship in her name" by Jessica Cilella, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs)
[Wheaton College President Philip] Ryken said reconciliation is not always easy or perfect, but the college and Hawkins are "moving forward in genuine friendship, wishing each other well and wanting to bless each other in our work."
The debate over Hawkins' comments continues to resonate throughout the Wheaton College community. Even as Ryken and Hawkins stood together in Chicago, roughly two dozen students, alumni and religious leaders were gathering outside the school's Edman Chapel to announce the launch of a nationwide fast that calls upon the Wheaton community and other evangelical Christian institutions to "confess and repent of the sins of racism, sexism and Islamophobia, and recognize that all humans have dignity and are created equal in the eyes of God."
As president, Ryken said he is committed to restoring "what is lost and repair what is broken" on campus. To do that, he has asked the college's board of trustees to review ways the college can improve how it addresses faculty and personnel issues in the future, particularly when questions arise that relate to the college's statement of faith. He added that the school stands for religious freedom and against the repression of anyone, including Muslims.
Wheaton College theology professor George Kalantzis said Hawkins provided great spiritual and moral leadership, as well as a safe and inviting learning environment, on a campus that greatly needed it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Christian Wheaton College 'Gay Alumni' Homecoming
“I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God.”For background, read Leftist Teaching at Wheaton College
-- Professor Larycia Alaine Hawkins, Wheaton College faculty member since 2007
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Teaching Christians Muslim Dress in Illinois School
CAIR Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terror Singing, Posters
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
-- From "Christian college professor wears hijab in solidarity with Muslim women" by Joshua Chavers, WPTV-TV5 (West Palm Beach, FL) 12/13/15
“I don't love my Muslim neighbor because s/he is American. I love my Muslim neighbor because s/he deserves love by virtue of her/his human dignity,” Hawkins said in [her Facebook page last week showing herself wearing a hijab].
The professor says as part of the Advent season, she will wear the hijab “to work at Wheaton College, to play in Chi-town, in the airport and on the airplane to my home state… and at church.”
Hawkins notes that she checked first with the Council on American Islamic Relations [CAIR] to make sure it was not offensive in any way for non-Muslim women to wear the hijab and she invites other women to join her effort as a way to express support and unity.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Wheaton College Prof. to Wear Hijab During Advent to Show Solidarity With Muslims" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 12/11/15
[Hawkins wrote:] "I stand in human solidarity with my Muslim neighbor because we are formed of the same primordial clay, descendants of the same cradle of humankind — a cave in Sterkfontein, South Africa that I had the privilege to descend into to plumb the depths of our common humanity in 2014."
"I invite all women into the narrative that is embodied, hijab-wearing solidarity with our Muslim sisters — for whatever reason. A large scale movement of Women in Solidarity with Hijabs is my Christmas #wish this year," Hawkins continued. "Perhaps you are a Muslim who does not wear the veil normally. Perhaps you are an atheist or agnostic who finds religion silly or inexplicable. Perhaps you are a Catholic or Protestant Christian like me. Perhaps you already cover your head as part of your religious worship, but not a hijab."
"I asked whether a non-Muslim wearing the hijab was haram (forbidden), patronizing, or otherwise offensive to Muslims. I was assured by my friends at CAIR-Chicago that they welcomed the gesture," she explained. "So please do not fear joining this embodied narrative of actual as opposed to theoretical unity; human solidarity as opposed to mere nationalistic, sentimentality."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Evangelical Christian professor dons hijab because 'we worship the same God'" by Harry Farley, Junior Staff Writer, Christian Today 12/14/15
. . . in a more recent post she explained she had received criticism "almost exclusively from other Christians."
She said her position was "one held for centuries by countless Christians (church fathers, saints, and regular Christian folk like)" and insisted that "asserting our religious solidarity with Muslims and Jews will go a long way toward quelling religious violence and enervating religionist fear of the religious other."
Hawkins' gesture has been welcomed by the council on American-Islamic relations [CAIR] . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hijab-Wearing Wheaton College Prof. Responds to Critics Who Question Her Devotion (Interview)" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 12/14/15
Since her controversial Facebook post last Thursday, Hawkins said that at least ten other people, including students, friends and even a mother of one of her former students, have told her that they will be taking part in wearing hijabs this Christmas season. She is not certain if all of them plan on wearing the hijab throughout the entire Advent or just for a day or two.
"I think that is the kind of unity through religious diversity that I am trying to accomplish through this is to have unity with women who are easily targeted because they wear their religion on their head," Hawkins stressed. "I really find it imperative to think about what it means to coexist as religionists. There are Christian missionaries who uphold these models of the faith who are doing the same thing as a way of reaching out to Muslims even as they try to spread the gospel. I am not sure if we see this is a way of sharing the gospel or as an act of religious solidarity. I think people do it all the time, just not in the U.S."
"I think woman wearing a cross or a man wearing a cross isn't necessarily deemed Christian but a woman wearing a hijab is always assumed to be Muslim, even though Jesus' mom wore a hijab. Mary, the mother of God, wore a hijab," Hawkins highlighted. " The context in the time is fortuitous to remind ourself that in some context, this is a cultural element of dress. Some of my friends who are missionaries in the Middle East wear the hijab while they live there everyday."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 2/10/16: From "Wheaton College 'Same God' Prof. Says Jesus Is Her Rock on Difficult Journey From Advent to Lent" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter
. . . Wheaton Provost Stanton Jones recommended last month that the school begin the termination proceedings for Hawkins, who was placed on administrative leave in mid-December after she asserted that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
On Saturday, it was announced in a press release that the school and Hawkins "found a mutual place of resolution and reconciliation." The statement added that the two sides "reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways."
Although Hawkins issued a four-page theological statement on the matter days after she was suspended, the institution still felt that more theological discussion was needed before she could return to teach. Hawkins, however, made it clear to the administration that she would no longer have theological dialogue over the matter.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 2/10/16: From "Deal between Wheaton College, professor creates scholarship in her name" by Jessica Cilella, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs)
[Wheaton College President Philip] Ryken said reconciliation is not always easy or perfect, but the college and Hawkins are "moving forward in genuine friendship, wishing each other well and wanting to bless each other in our work."
The debate over Hawkins' comments continues to resonate throughout the Wheaton College community. Even as Ryken and Hawkins stood together in Chicago, roughly two dozen students, alumni and religious leaders were gathering outside the school's Edman Chapel to announce the launch of a nationwide fast that calls upon the Wheaton community and other evangelical Christian institutions to "confess and repent of the sins of racism, sexism and Islamophobia, and recognize that all humans have dignity and are created equal in the eyes of God."
As president, Ryken said he is committed to restoring "what is lost and repair what is broken" on campus. To do that, he has asked the college's board of trustees to review ways the college can improve how it addresses faculty and personnel issues in the future, particularly when questions arise that relate to the college's statement of faith. He added that the school stands for religious freedom and against the repression of anyone, including Muslims.
Wheaton College theology professor George Kalantzis said Hawkins provided great spiritual and moral leadership, as well as a safe and inviting learning environment, on a campus that greatly needed it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Christian Wheaton College 'Gay Alumni' Homecoming
Friday, December 11, 2015
Illinois School Agrees with Atheists, NOT Students
The school superintendent of a large Chicago suburb immediately acquiesced to demands by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to ban coaches from participation in student-involved prayer, but the school football team issued a statement of defiance saying prayer would continue and dared the atheists to come and "watch us pray."
Football Coach Forced to Stop Praying AFTER Games in Washington
Florida Bans Prayer at Christian Football Game
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
In contrast . . .
North Carolina Citizens Demand Prayer in Public School
Ohio School Board Wants Prayer, Ignoring Atheists
Atheists Threaten Arkansas School so Citizens Pray Publicly
Students, School Reject ACLU's Ungodly Demand
Texas School Supt. Tells Anti-prayer Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
-- From "Naperville Schools Chief Bans Coach-Led Prayers After Atheist Group Complains" by Audrina Bigos, WBBM-TV2 CBS Chicago 12/10/15
A photograph posted by the Freedom from Religion Foundation showed Naperville Central High School Head Coach Mike Stine leading his kneeling players in prayer before a recent home game.
The foundation, representing atheists, complained the prayer violated the separation of church and state.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville schools ban prayer at student sporting events" by The Associated Press 12/11/15
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said Thursday that he will enact a ban on coach-led prayer at all Naperville Central High School and Naperville North High School student athletic events.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a complaint this week after seeing a photo appearing to show Naperville Central High School kneeling in prayer before a Nov. 14 game against Waubonsie Valley High School.
An attorney for the organization replied Thursday in a letter to Bridges that the ban doesn't "go far enough" to assure religious rituals are kept out of district-sponsored or sanctioned events.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville Central football team responds to prayer complaint" posted at WLS-TV7 (Chicago, IL) 12/11/15
ABC7 Eyewitness News received a team statement Friday morning from Daniel Bumpus, a four-year member of the Redhawks football team. He said the players held a team meeting and prepared the following:
From "Naperville Central coach told he can't lead players in prayer" by Katlyn Smith, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) 12/10/15
Two days after receiving a letter from a group that represents atheists and seeks to defend the separation of church and state, Naperville Unit District 203 officials have told Naperville Central High School head football coach Mike Stine that he cannot lead his players in prayer.
Superintendent Dan Bridges reviewed the complaint and "determined that a voluntary prayer intended as a moment of reflection was offered," according to a statement released Thursday by a district spokeswoman.
"We are aware that a coach-led prayer is not appropriate," the statement read. "The head football coach has been instructed that neither he nor his staff may lead his players in prayer. This message has been communicated to the athletic directors at both high schools to ensure that this expectation is shared with coaches of all sports at all levels."
The Freedom From Religion Foundation was contacted by a local member of the Madison, Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization about Naperville Central personnel . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville schools chief bans prayer at student sporting events" by Bill Bird, Naperville Sun (posted at Chicago Tribune) 12/10/15
[FFRF] officials filed a complaint this week to a "team prayer" that preceded the Nov. 14 Redhawks football team's game against Waubonsie Valley High School. Naperville Central physical education instructor and team coach Michael Stine either organized or sanctioned the prayer, said Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Ryan D. Jayne.
. . . Jayne, in a letter of reply Thursday, told Bridges foundation members "appreciate this assurance, but it does not go far enough."
"As explained briefly in our original letter, it is unconstitutional for public school employees to participate in the religious activities of their students," Jayne told Bridges.
Stine did not return a telephone message left Wednesday at his district office. District 203 Board of Education President Terry Fielden did not immediately reply to a telephone request for comment.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Atheists Threaten to Sue Every School in Tennessee and in Mississippi but admit they're Short on Lawyers to Sue ALL Christians
In addition, read about the atheists' outrage against any Christian presence in public schools across America, including the war on Christmas, and read how the schools support atheists, even though polls show that most Americans support prayer in school.
Why is there NO outcry from atheists about overt indoctrination of Islam in public schools?
“Naperville [Community Unit School District] 203 represents a diverse community that holds diverse beliefs and values. We recognize that in our roles as school leaders we respect those diverse beliefs and avoid putting students in situations that may conflict with their personal beliefs.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Dan Bridges, Superintendent
Football Coach Forced to Stop Praying AFTER Games in Washington
Florida Bans Prayer at Christian Football Game
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
In contrast . . .
North Carolina Citizens Demand Prayer in Public School
Ohio School Board Wants Prayer, Ignoring Atheists
Atheists Threaten Arkansas School so Citizens Pray Publicly
Students, School Reject ACLU's Ungodly Demand
Texas School Supt. Tells Anti-prayer Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
-- From "Naperville Schools Chief Bans Coach-Led Prayers After Atheist Group Complains" by Audrina Bigos, WBBM-TV2 CBS Chicago 12/10/15
A photograph posted by the Freedom from Religion Foundation showed Naperville Central High School Head Coach Mike Stine leading his kneeling players in prayer before a recent home game.
The foundation, representing atheists, complained the prayer violated the separation of church and state.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville schools ban prayer at student sporting events" by The Associated Press 12/11/15
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said Thursday that he will enact a ban on coach-led prayer at all Naperville Central High School and Naperville North High School student athletic events.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a complaint this week after seeing a photo appearing to show Naperville Central High School kneeling in prayer before a Nov. 14 game against Waubonsie Valley High School.
An attorney for the organization replied Thursday in a letter to Bridges that the ban doesn't "go far enough" to assure religious rituals are kept out of district-sponsored or sanctioned events.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville Central football team responds to prayer complaint" posted at WLS-TV7 (Chicago, IL) 12/11/15
ABC7 Eyewitness News received a team statement Friday morning from Daniel Bumpus, a four-year member of the Redhawks football team. He said the players held a team meeting and prepared the following:
"We, as a football team and a family, give Coach Stine our full support. He is the best coach in the state and cares about each and every one of us more than any other coach cares about his players. We are proud that he is willing to stand up for his faith and for the example he sets for us. He is a role model for every one of us in a world where true male role models are becoming few and far between. The players will continue this tradition of praying before our games and would like to extend an invitation to all members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation to come out next fall and watch us pray and play the game we love. Go Redhawks."To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville Central coach told he can't lead players in prayer" by Katlyn Smith, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) 12/10/15
Two days after receiving a letter from a group that represents atheists and seeks to defend the separation of church and state, Naperville Unit District 203 officials have told Naperville Central High School head football coach Mike Stine that he cannot lead his players in prayer.
Superintendent Dan Bridges reviewed the complaint and "determined that a voluntary prayer intended as a moment of reflection was offered," according to a statement released Thursday by a district spokeswoman.
"We are aware that a coach-led prayer is not appropriate," the statement read. "The head football coach has been instructed that neither he nor his staff may lead his players in prayer. This message has been communicated to the athletic directors at both high schools to ensure that this expectation is shared with coaches of all sports at all levels."
The Freedom From Religion Foundation was contacted by a local member of the Madison, Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization about Naperville Central personnel . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Naperville schools chief bans prayer at student sporting events" by Bill Bird, Naperville Sun (posted at Chicago Tribune) 12/10/15
[FFRF] officials filed a complaint this week to a "team prayer" that preceded the Nov. 14 Redhawks football team's game against Waubonsie Valley High School. Naperville Central physical education instructor and team coach Michael Stine either organized or sanctioned the prayer, said Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Ryan D. Jayne.
. . . Jayne, in a letter of reply Thursday, told Bridges foundation members "appreciate this assurance, but it does not go far enough."
"As explained briefly in our original letter, it is unconstitutional for public school employees to participate in the religious activities of their students," Jayne told Bridges.
Stine did not return a telephone message left Wednesday at his district office. District 203 Board of Education President Terry Fielden did not immediately reply to a telephone request for comment.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Atheists Threaten to Sue Every School in Tennessee and in Mississippi but admit they're Short on Lawyers to Sue ALL Christians
In addition, read about the atheists' outrage against any Christian presence in public schools across America, including the war on Christmas, and read how the schools support atheists, even though polls show that most Americans support prayer in school.
Why is there NO outcry from atheists about overt indoctrination of Islam in public schools?
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Teaching Christians Muslim Dress: Illinois School
The principal at Vernon Hills High School in suburban Chicago said he admires Muslim students so much that he supports the Muslim Student Association (MSA) effort to dress non-Muslim school girls in the garb familiar to the oppressed female populations of Islamic cultures.
Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terror Singing, Posters
Georgia School: Learn Islam or Take Lower Grade
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs
Celebrate Muslim 'Hijab Day' Canceled at Ohio School (due to public outcry)
Lawmakers Counter Islamic Teaching in Tennessee
-- From "Vernon Hills students join their Muslim peers in wearing hijabs" by Gilbert R. Boucher II, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) 12/10/15
The "Walk a Mile in Her Hijab" event Wednesday, hosted by the 10-member organization, was designed to allow non-Muslim female students the opportunity to wear the head covering and gain a better understanding of the Muslim faith. "This event is to hopefully denounce negative stereotypes," [MSA president Yasmeen] Abdallah said.
Six members of the [MSA] group spent the morning placing hijabs on 17 non-Muslim girls who wanted to participate in the project. They also talked about the meaning of the hijab and facets of the Muslim religion to students who approached them.
Teachers and students at the school were encouraged to ask questions about the hijab when they came across a student wearing one.
Abdallah said the event was a good experience, one she hopes will become an annual event.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Angry Muslims Storm New Jersey School Board Demanding Holidays
And read Muslims in Washington, D.C. Force Christmas Off School Calendar
"I think this is an opportunity for our kids to embrace the Muslim community within the school."For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Jon Guillaume, Principal
Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terror Singing, Posters
Georgia School: Learn Islam or Take Lower Grade
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs
Celebrate Muslim 'Hijab Day' Canceled at Ohio School (due to public outcry)
Lawmakers Counter Islamic Teaching in Tennessee
-- From "Vernon Hills students join their Muslim peers in wearing hijabs" by Gilbert R. Boucher II, Daily Herald (Chicago suburbs) 12/10/15
The "Walk a Mile in Her Hijab" event Wednesday, hosted by the 10-member organization, was designed to allow non-Muslim female students the opportunity to wear the head covering and gain a better understanding of the Muslim faith. "This event is to hopefully denounce negative stereotypes," [MSA president Yasmeen] Abdallah said.
Six members of the [MSA] group spent the morning placing hijabs on 17 non-Muslim girls who wanted to participate in the project. They also talked about the meaning of the hijab and facets of the Muslim religion to students who approached them.
Teachers and students at the school were encouraged to ask questions about the hijab when they came across a student wearing one.
Abdallah said the event was a good experience, one she hopes will become an annual event.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Angry Muslims Storm New Jersey School Board Demanding Holidays
And read Muslims in Washington, D.C. Force Christmas Off School Calendar
Friday, November 27, 2015
Bibles Removed, Deviant Sex Housing Added—IL Univ.
Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb agrees with atheists that free Bibles have no place in guest rooms at its Holmes Student Center, and also agrees with homosexualists that designated accommodations are appropriate for students who are sexually confused (transgender) and those who claim various deviant sexual labels.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Atheists Force Bible Bans at Colleges Across America
Atheists Claim Bible Says Kill Gays & Non-virgin Women
President Obama's Defense Dept. Says Bible is Sexist
Colorado College Bans Bible Talk, OKs Swear Words
Religion or Gay Agenda: California Students to Choose
-- From "NIU removes Bibles from campus hotel" by The Associated Press 11/24/15
Bibles can no longer be found in the rooms of Northern Illinois University's campus hotel after a secular group complained it had no place in nightstands.
University spokesman Brad Hoey says the student center removed the Bibles immediately. He added university officials are "very conscious of the separation of church and state."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Northern Illinois University to offer LGBT housing, Rockford campuses gain student interest" by Alexa Wybraniec, Rockford Register Star 7/30/15
The added [gender-inclusive] housing option is one of many ways NIU is reaching out to students in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The acronym is sometimes extended to include queer, intersex and asexual. On a basic level, queer is a fluid label that acknowledges being outside societal norms in regard to gender or sexuality. Individuals born with ambiguous genitalia or bodies that appear neither typically male nor female identify as intersex. And people who are asexual do not experience sexual attraction.
[Molly Holmes] also oversees Transitions, a club that helps transgender students meet and learn from one another. It was inspired by a transgender student intern who had difficulty navigating resources on her own in 2011.
“Transitions has been a response for what students have asked,” Holmes said. “We hear that students come here because of that group.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Northern Illinois University removes Bibles from campus hotel after complaint" by Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune 11/24/15
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation [FFRF], discovered a Bible in a drawer last month during a stay on the DeKalb campus where she had been invited to speak by the Secular Student Alliance. Upon her return home, the foundation's lawyer wrote a letter to the Holmes Student Center director requesting the books be removed.
The ubiquitous Bibles in bedside tables come from Gideons International, an evangelical group founded more than a century ago by two men who accidentally shared a hotel room and set out to spread the Gospel in hotels across the U.S.
For decades, Gaylor said, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has taken aim at the Bibles, especially in public accommodations such as state university hotels and park lodges. Some members when they travel carry stickers to slap on the covers of hotel room Bibles — sarcastic warnings that literal belief in the book could endanger the reader's health and life.
"Even if it takes three decades of education, we're finally persuading public officials," Gaylor said. "It's an anachronism. As this country becomes more and more secular, more and more people are offended. It's a constant mop-up job."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "NIU Removes Bibles From Student Center Hotel Rooms" by Jenna Dooley, Northern Public Radio NPR 11/11/15
According to a representative with the Holmes Student Center, the bibles were removed in late October as requested by the university’s legal counsel.
Nicholas Bergman is president of NIU’s Secular Student Alliance. He says he is satisfied with the university’s response:
“The school is trying really hard to support that interfaith dialogue and sense of community between different religious groups. Only having the Bible in the hotel rooms seemed to be against that.”
Bergman says if visitors want to read the book, it is available elsewhere in the community.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Atheist Group Wants Removal of 'Obnoxious' Gideon Bibles From Hotel Rooms" by Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter 11/14/15
"No one is making any guest open the Bible. No one is making them read it. In fact, the university is not 'providing bibles;' it is allowing a Christian group to place literature, the Bible, in hotel rooms much like a pizzeria may leave coupons," [American Center for Law and Justice] ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow wrote on Thursday.
"They unbelievably claimed to be 'proselytized in the privacy of their own bedrooms.' Who knew a closed Bible's mere presence qualified as proselytizing. Yet, they called the Bible 'obnoxious' and claimed that the mere presence of the Bible in a state-run lodging was 'inappropriate and unconstitutional,'" the ACLJ described.
The ACLJ reminded the FFRF, however, that the Supreme Court has ruled that "adults should be able to withstand 'speech they find disagreeable,' without imagining that the Establishment Clause is violated every time they 'experience a sense of affront from the expression of contrary religious views.'"
"There is no coercion," Sekulow insisted. "There is no proselytizing happening here. Instead, it's once again clear that those holding themselves out to be freethinkers are threatening smaller institutions with constitutional claims that would fall flat in court. FFRF is in the business of making threats because they know that any time they go to court, they always lose."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Bible Verse Gets Georgia Student Athlete Disqualified
And read Bible Harmful to Students, Must Ban: Parents Say
“We also embrace our diverse and inclusive culture.”Apparently, the diversity, inclusiveness, and nondiscrimination does NOT extend to Christianity.
-- Brad Hoey, NIU spokesman
“My sense is that we have a strong ally base and a strong nondiscrimination policy at NIU.”
-- Molly Holmes, Director, NIU Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Atheists Force Bible Bans at Colleges Across America
Atheists Claim Bible Says Kill Gays & Non-virgin Women
President Obama's Defense Dept. Says Bible is Sexist
Colorado College Bans Bible Talk, OKs Swear Words
Religion or Gay Agenda: California Students to Choose
-- From "NIU removes Bibles from campus hotel" by The Associated Press 11/24/15
Bibles can no longer be found in the rooms of Northern Illinois University's campus hotel after a secular group complained it had no place in nightstands.
University spokesman Brad Hoey says the student center removed the Bibles immediately. He added university officials are "very conscious of the separation of church and state."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Northern Illinois University to offer LGBT housing, Rockford campuses gain student interest" by Alexa Wybraniec, Rockford Register Star 7/30/15
The added [gender-inclusive] housing option is one of many ways NIU is reaching out to students in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The acronym is sometimes extended to include queer, intersex and asexual. On a basic level, queer is a fluid label that acknowledges being outside societal norms in regard to gender or sexuality. Individuals born with ambiguous genitalia or bodies that appear neither typically male nor female identify as intersex. And people who are asexual do not experience sexual attraction.
[Molly Holmes] also oversees Transitions, a club that helps transgender students meet and learn from one another. It was inspired by a transgender student intern who had difficulty navigating resources on her own in 2011.
“Transitions has been a response for what students have asked,” Holmes said. “We hear that students come here because of that group.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Northern Illinois University removes Bibles from campus hotel after complaint" by Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune 11/24/15
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation [FFRF], discovered a Bible in a drawer last month during a stay on the DeKalb campus where she had been invited to speak by the Secular Student Alliance. Upon her return home, the foundation's lawyer wrote a letter to the Holmes Student Center director requesting the books be removed.
The ubiquitous Bibles in bedside tables come from Gideons International, an evangelical group founded more than a century ago by two men who accidentally shared a hotel room and set out to spread the Gospel in hotels across the U.S.
For decades, Gaylor said, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has taken aim at the Bibles, especially in public accommodations such as state university hotels and park lodges. Some members when they travel carry stickers to slap on the covers of hotel room Bibles — sarcastic warnings that literal belief in the book could endanger the reader's health and life.
"Even if it takes three decades of education, we're finally persuading public officials," Gaylor said. "It's an anachronism. As this country becomes more and more secular, more and more people are offended. It's a constant mop-up job."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "NIU Removes Bibles From Student Center Hotel Rooms" by Jenna Dooley, Northern Public Radio NPR 11/11/15
According to a representative with the Holmes Student Center, the bibles were removed in late October as requested by the university’s legal counsel.
Nicholas Bergman is president of NIU’s Secular Student Alliance. He says he is satisfied with the university’s response:
“The school is trying really hard to support that interfaith dialogue and sense of community between different religious groups. Only having the Bible in the hotel rooms seemed to be against that.”
Bergman says if visitors want to read the book, it is available elsewhere in the community.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Atheist Group Wants Removal of 'Obnoxious' Gideon Bibles From Hotel Rooms" by Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter 11/14/15
"No one is making any guest open the Bible. No one is making them read it. In fact, the university is not 'providing bibles;' it is allowing a Christian group to place literature, the Bible, in hotel rooms much like a pizzeria may leave coupons," [American Center for Law and Justice] ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow wrote on Thursday.
"They unbelievably claimed to be 'proselytized in the privacy of their own bedrooms.' Who knew a closed Bible's mere presence qualified as proselytizing. Yet, they called the Bible 'obnoxious' and claimed that the mere presence of the Bible in a state-run lodging was 'inappropriate and unconstitutional,'" the ACLJ described.
The ACLJ reminded the FFRF, however, that the Supreme Court has ruled that "adults should be able to withstand 'speech they find disagreeable,' without imagining that the Establishment Clause is violated every time they 'experience a sense of affront from the expression of contrary religious views.'"
"There is no coercion," Sekulow insisted. "There is no proselytizing happening here. Instead, it's once again clear that those holding themselves out to be freethinkers are threatening smaller institutions with constitutional claims that would fall flat in court. FFRF is in the business of making threats because they know that any time they go to court, they always lose."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Bible Verse Gets Georgia Student Athlete Disqualified
And read Bible Harmful to Students, Must Ban: Parents Say
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Illinois Lesbian Jail Officer Shoots Lover, Dies
Erika Aguirre, 28, of Berwyn, Illinois broke into a home and shot Deisy Jaimes, her lesbian lover, several times, critically wounding her as well as her father, Enrique Jaimes, as his wife and other two teenage children all escaped after shots fired by Aguirre missed hitting anyone else. The incident concluded when Aguirre committed suicide with a single shot to her head.
For background, read Illinois Lesbian Arrested: Sexually Abused Girls and read about child abuse by lesbian mothers.
Also read President Obama Targets Homosexual Domestic Violence Counseling
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-- From "Correctional officer committed suicide after shooting 2" by The Associated Press 11/17/15
Bridgeview (Illinois) Police Chief Walter Klimek identified the dead woman as 28-year-old Erika Aguirre. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says Aguirre was an employee for four years, working at the jail's intake division. Klimek says Aguirre and a 27-year-old woman had been in a relationship for four years but had recently broken up.
Klimek says Aguirre broke into the home southwest of Chicago about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and shot the 52-year-old man twice. The former girlfriend was then shot numerous times. Klimek says both are in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cook County correctional officer shot two, then killed herself in Bridgeview" by Ashlee Rezin and Simone Alicea, Chicago Sun-Times 11/16/15
Neighbors called police at 11:32 p.m. when they saw a woman, dressed in black and carrying a gun, walking around the house, according to Bridgeview Police Chief Walter Klimek.
Officers responded to the home, looked through a window and saw a person lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, Klimek said. The 5th District SWAT unit, comprised of members from police departments from the 5th District Circuit Court area, was then called to the scene.
The unit entered the home and found the woman dead in the kitchen, Klimek said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cops: Female guard shot ex-girlfriend, dad in Bridgeview, then killed herself" posted at Chicago Tribune 11/16/15
[Erika Aguirre] broke a basement window while the couple and their three children were inside, police said.
The 17-year-old heard glass break and went to investigate. She "confronted the shooter in the basement, at which point she was able to escape," Klimek said, but not before she was shot at "a couple of times" but not struck.
The 17-year-old was able to alert her mother and brother, and they were able to escape from the house.
A semi-automatic gun was recovered along with three magazines, each of which holds up to 15 rounds, Klimek said. He said about 15 rounds were fired inside the home.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Woman Kills Self After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend And Ex’s Father In Bridgeview" posted at WBBM-AM780 CBS Chicago 11/16/15
Aguirre then confronted 52-year-old Enrique Jaimes, and shot him twice. She then went to an upstairs bedroom, and shot 22-year-old Deisy Jaimes in the head, shoulders, and legs, police said. Both victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Neighbor Jeff Polston said he called 911 after a girl who got out of the house unharmed knocked on his door for help. She told him about the intruder, describing her as a cold-blooded killer.
“She just said it was methodical; very slow, and not nervous,” Polston said.
Investigators determined Aguirre and Deisy James had been in a recent relationship, until they broke up.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
For background, read Illinois Lesbian Arrested: Sexually Abused Girls and read about child abuse by lesbian mothers.
Also read President Obama Targets Homosexual Domestic Violence Counseling
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
1st-grade Lesbians Force Sex on Ohio 2nd Grade Girl
Homosexual Kills, Injures Hundreds on Amtrak Train
Homosexualists Arrested for Beating Christian at Seattle Gay Event
Homosexualists' Terrorist Attack on Christians — Perp arrested for attempted murder
-- From "Correctional officer committed suicide after shooting 2" by The Associated Press 11/17/15
Bridgeview (Illinois) Police Chief Walter Klimek identified the dead woman as 28-year-old Erika Aguirre. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says Aguirre was an employee for four years, working at the jail's intake division. Klimek says Aguirre and a 27-year-old woman had been in a relationship for four years but had recently broken up.
Klimek says Aguirre broke into the home southwest of Chicago about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and shot the 52-year-old man twice. The former girlfriend was then shot numerous times. Klimek says both are in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cook County correctional officer shot two, then killed herself in Bridgeview" by Ashlee Rezin and Simone Alicea, Chicago Sun-Times 11/16/15
Neighbors called police at 11:32 p.m. when they saw a woman, dressed in black and carrying a gun, walking around the house, according to Bridgeview Police Chief Walter Klimek.
Officers responded to the home, looked through a window and saw a person lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, Klimek said. The 5th District SWAT unit, comprised of members from police departments from the 5th District Circuit Court area, was then called to the scene.
The unit entered the home and found the woman dead in the kitchen, Klimek said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cops: Female guard shot ex-girlfriend, dad in Bridgeview, then killed herself" posted at Chicago Tribune 11/16/15
[Erika Aguirre] broke a basement window while the couple and their three children were inside, police said.
The 17-year-old heard glass break and went to investigate. She "confronted the shooter in the basement, at which point she was able to escape," Klimek said, but not before she was shot at "a couple of times" but not struck.
The 17-year-old was able to alert her mother and brother, and they were able to escape from the house.
A semi-automatic gun was recovered along with three magazines, each of which holds up to 15 rounds, Klimek said. He said about 15 rounds were fired inside the home.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Woman Kills Self After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend And Ex’s Father In Bridgeview" posted at WBBM-AM780 CBS Chicago 11/16/15
Aguirre then confronted 52-year-old Enrique Jaimes, and shot him twice. She then went to an upstairs bedroom, and shot 22-year-old Deisy Jaimes in the head, shoulders, and legs, police said. Both victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Neighbor Jeff Polston said he called 911 after a girl who got out of the house unharmed knocked on his door for help. She told him about the intruder, describing her as a cold-blooded killer.
“She just said it was methodical; very slow, and not nervous,” Polston said.
Investigators determined Aguirre and Deisy James had been in a recent relationship, until they broke up.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
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