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'
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Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
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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
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Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Oregon Pre-teens' Sex Ed used Porn, Parents Livid
Educators at Hudson Park Elementary School believed "It's Perfectly Normal" to teach fourth graders how to masturbate with picture books of naked kids and adults having sex, but after parents brought the "education" books (given to their children) to the school board, Rainier School District administrators decided to withdraw the books.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex
Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography
Students Film Porn - School, Cops Give it a Pass
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
And read Oregon Parents and parents elsewhere Want Obama-paid Abortionist out of School
-- From "Sex ed books pulled from library shelves at Rainier elementary school" by Kaitlyn Bolduc, Reporter, KPTV-TV12 (Portland, OR) 4/14/16
The book in question, titled “It’s Perfectly Normal,” touts itself as a children’s book for ages 10 and up, that talks all about changing bodies, sex and sexual health.
Inside of the book are illustrations about all of those things, including pages of naked teens and adults, some depicting sex acts and even masturbation.
Officials with the Rainier School District noted the title is on the state approved list of books allowed at the school, but in a letter sent home to parents Thursday, the school’s principal admits they were inappropriately passed out to 4th graders in the library recently.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Parents upset after librarian shows children 'graphic' sex education books" by Sarah Grothjan, Longview Daily News 4/14/16
Darren Vaughn, who has a fifth-grade son at the school, said he learned from his neighbors that librarian Alison Dale-Moore had told several kids to look at the books. Vaughn, 43, of Rainier said his son later told him that the librarian had told several of his friends to take the books.
Vaughn said the books — including “It’s Perfectly Normal” and “It’s Not a Stork” — are “very graphic and explicit” for 10-year-olds. He said the books contain images of masturbation, condom usage, sexual intercourse and self examination.
“For example, “It’s Perfectly Normal” has a young female person bending over with a full view of her backside examining herself with a mirror,” he said. “There’s a young boy on a bed who is masturbating. It gets worse from there.”
[Vaughn] said several board members were in the dark about the books, despite the complaints being reported to Superintendent Michael Carter at the end of March.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Failed Sexual Utopia Plagued by Rampant Disease
“She told the students that they had to check them out and take them, so those books went home, and some other parents that we know got involved because the books came home with their children.”For background, read Pornography Belongs in Classroom, More Experts Say
-- Darren Vaughn, parent
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex
Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography
Students Film Porn - School, Cops Give it a Pass
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
And read Oregon Parents and parents elsewhere Want Obama-paid Abortionist out of School
-- From "Sex ed books pulled from library shelves at Rainier elementary school" by Kaitlyn Bolduc, Reporter, KPTV-TV12 (Portland, OR) 4/14/16
The book in question, titled “It’s Perfectly Normal,” touts itself as a children’s book for ages 10 and up, that talks all about changing bodies, sex and sexual health.
Inside of the book are illustrations about all of those things, including pages of naked teens and adults, some depicting sex acts and even masturbation.
Officials with the Rainier School District noted the title is on the state approved list of books allowed at the school, but in a letter sent home to parents Thursday, the school’s principal admits they were inappropriately passed out to 4th graders in the library recently.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Parents upset after librarian shows children 'graphic' sex education books" by Sarah Grothjan, Longview Daily News 4/14/16
Darren Vaughn, who has a fifth-grade son at the school, said he learned from his neighbors that librarian Alison Dale-Moore had told several kids to look at the books. Vaughn, 43, of Rainier said his son later told him that the librarian had told several of his friends to take the books.
Vaughn said the books — including “It’s Perfectly Normal” and “It’s Not a Stork” — are “very graphic and explicit” for 10-year-olds. He said the books contain images of masturbation, condom usage, sexual intercourse and self examination.
“For example, “It’s Perfectly Normal” has a young female person bending over with a full view of her backside examining herself with a mirror,” he said. “There’s a young boy on a bed who is masturbating. It gets worse from there.”
[Vaughn] said several board members were in the dark about the books, despite the complaints being reported to Superintendent Michael Carter at the end of March.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Failed Sexual Utopia Plagued by Rampant Disease
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Gay Agenda Quiz Guilts Florida Middle Schoolers
Yoselis Ramos, a now-suspended, first-year Spanish teacher at Monroe Middle School in Tampa, Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools) gave a quiz to pre-teens intended to "teach diversity" by forcing students to categorize themselves by "status of privilege." The quiz equated being born male or female, or a particular skin color, with "being" homosexual or transgender — implying that sexually immoral behavior is genetic (which scientifically is NOT factual).
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Arizona School Sex-laden Quiz Exposed by Students
Pennsylvania School Gives 8th Grade Sadomasochistic Exercise
Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
Oral Sex Quiz Given to Pre-teens in Massachusetts
D.C. Middle School 'Sex Test' Riles Parents
Obscene 'Sexual Tension Quiz' in Florida High School
Schools Give Sex Ed Porn to 4 year-olds
-- From "Tampa teacher disciplined over 'privilege' form" by Avery Coffman, WTSP-TV10 (St. Petersburg, FL) 4/7/16
The form was handed out in a Spanish class to seventh- and eighth-graders. At the top, the form asked, "How privileged are you?"
Regina Stiles' daughter is in the class. When her daughter came to the "Disability" column, she had to reveal that she had ADHD.
Other sections included religion and gender where kids were asked to circle "Cisgender," "Transgender" or "GenderQueer."
After Stiles along with several other angry parents questioned the principal, he launched an investigation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Public School Teacher Gives ‘Privilege’ Survey To SEVENTH GRADERS — IN SPANISH CLASS" by Eric Owens, Education Editor, Daily Caller 4/7/16
The three sex-related columns [on the categorization form] — “Sex,” Gender” and “Sexual Orientation” — offer an array of choices for the seventh-grade and eighth-grade students including “Intersex,” “Cisgendered,” “Transgendered,” Genderqueer” and “Pansexual.”
People are “cisgender” if their stated gender matches their physical sex. The word means normal. “Intersex” is the very rare condition of having genitals that aren’t wholly male or female. “Pansexual” means feeling sexual attraction toward all genders and gender identities. (It’s way broader, apparently, than merely bisexual.) “Genderqueer” means subjectively feeling that traditional boy/girl norms don’t apply to you because you are a special snowflake.
School district spokeswoman Tanya Arja assured WTSP [TV-10] that the survey is not part of the official Hillsborough County Public Schools curriculum.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read the extent of sexualization in America's public schools: It flows from the top, including President Obama's demand for communal nudity in schools by forcing the Gay Agenda on schools using taxpayer dollars; and it comes from elite educators who teach kids how to be homosexual including teaching kindergartners about sex change as well as homosexual teachers indoctrinating 8-year-olds, and teachers training pre-teens in masturbation; and schools even hire abortionists and sex workers to teach sex education, while judges rule abstinence education illegal, so it's no surprise that this public school sexualization is making criminals of children nationwide.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Arizona School Sex-laden Quiz Exposed by Students
Pennsylvania School Gives 8th Grade Sadomasochistic Exercise
Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
Oral Sex Quiz Given to Pre-teens in Massachusetts
D.C. Middle School 'Sex Test' Riles Parents
Obscene 'Sexual Tension Quiz' in Florida High School
Schools Give Sex Ed Porn to 4 year-olds
-- From "Tampa teacher disciplined over 'privilege' form" by Avery Coffman, WTSP-TV10 (St. Petersburg, FL) 4/7/16
The form was handed out in a Spanish class to seventh- and eighth-graders. At the top, the form asked, "How privileged are you?"
Regina Stiles' daughter is in the class. When her daughter came to the "Disability" column, she had to reveal that she had ADHD.
Other sections included religion and gender where kids were asked to circle "Cisgender," "Transgender" or "GenderQueer."
After Stiles along with several other angry parents questioned the principal, he launched an investigation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Public School Teacher Gives ‘Privilege’ Survey To SEVENTH GRADERS — IN SPANISH CLASS" by Eric Owens, Education Editor, Daily Caller 4/7/16
The three sex-related columns [on the categorization form] — “Sex,” Gender” and “Sexual Orientation” — offer an array of choices for the seventh-grade and eighth-grade students including “Intersex,” “Cisgendered,” “Transgendered,” Genderqueer” and “Pansexual.”
People are “cisgender” if their stated gender matches their physical sex. The word means normal. “Intersex” is the very rare condition of having genitals that aren’t wholly male or female. “Pansexual” means feeling sexual attraction toward all genders and gender identities. (It’s way broader, apparently, than merely bisexual.) “Genderqueer” means subjectively feeling that traditional boy/girl norms don’t apply to you because you are a special snowflake.
School district spokeswoman Tanya Arja assured WTSP [TV-10] that the survey is not part of the official Hillsborough County Public Schools curriculum.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read the extent of sexualization in America's public schools: It flows from the top, including President Obama's demand for communal nudity in schools by forcing the Gay Agenda on schools using taxpayer dollars; and it comes from elite educators who teach kids how to be homosexual including teaching kindergartners about sex change as well as homosexual teachers indoctrinating 8-year-olds, and teachers training pre-teens in masturbation; and schools even hire abortionists and sex workers to teach sex education, while judges rule abstinence education illegal, so it's no surprise that this public school sexualization is making criminals of children nationwide.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Arrested for Boy Orgies: Gay Teacher of the Year
Jared Anderson, 28, was recognized in January for excellence as an English teacher at Judson High School, but after being arrested by San Antonio police, he confessed to a variety of lewd group sex acts with about a dozen minor boys he had lured to his home from his local Mormon church. Anderson is the third teacher in the Judson Independent School District (Converse, Texas) in the past two months to face child sex charges.
Accused Bisexual Abusive Teacher Hired by Multiple Schools
Court Orders Lesbian Teachers back in New York School
Homosexual Teacher in Brooklyn Paid Boy for Oral Sex
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Louisiana Lesbian Teacher Arrested for Sex with Minor Girl
Homosexual Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex in Florida Classroom
Also read Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys
-- From "Teacher hosted sex parties for boys in Texas: Police" by The Associated Press 3/18/16
San Antonio police say 28-year-old Jared Anderson was being held Thursday on charges of indecency with a child and two counts of sexual performance of a child.
Police say Anderson encouraged boys to engage in sexual activity with him and each other during several parties at his home. Anderson texted apologies to some parents amid the investigation.
A statement from the San Antonio Police Department said one of the parties involved the suspect hosting a "bros night" Feb. 12 at his house, which was attended by seven boys, ages 15 to 17. A sign at the door at the party read, "The last one to get naked has to get the first dare," the department said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Local church leader, teacher accused of luring teen boys into sex acts" by Marvin Hurst and Justin Bourke, KENS-TV5 (San Antonio, TX) 3/17/16
"He's having parties where he's encouraging these kids to strip naked, to perform sex acts on each other, sometimes on him," said Sgt. Jesse Salame, San Antonio Police Department. "Sometimes taking photographs, very graphic, disgusting sexual things going on."
Police said on March 12 they started investigating parties Anderson hosted for 10 to 12 boys from his church over the past few months.
An arrest warrant richly detailed the vulgar, lewd games performed at Anderson's home. Amongst the challenges encouraged by Anderson, who submitted the most daring suggestions, included, having the teens touch each other, hug, wrestle, and hug him while disrobed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Third Judson High teacher accused of multiple sexual offenses" by Mark D. Wilson, San Antonio Express-News 3/17/16
“This all stems from a report that came in a few days ago where two victims presented themselves over at one of the substations and reported that this individual had hosted them for some parties at his house,” SAPD spokesman Sgt. Jesse Salame said.
Salame said the alleged victims told investigators that Anderson played games with numerous boys at those parties that involved sexual activity over the course of several months.
“Another incident involved suspect challenging a 17-year-old to see who can be the most obscene. It involved the suspect and the 17-year-old sending pictures of their genitals to each other [a.k.a. sexting]. The incident was reported last week to (a) church, and the church banned suspect from returning,” police said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Homosexual Teacher Says Child Porn OK to View
Homosexual Teachers Indoctrinate 8-year-olds in North Carolina
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Illinois Lesbian Coach Arrested for Sexually Abusing Girls
“If there's that many, there's always a possibility there could be more. These are disgusting, graphic acts that he’s been accused of doing, and we need to protect our children, and it’s best that we try to get as much information as we can so that we can make as strong a case as possible against this guy.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Sgt. Jesse Salame, San Antonio Police Department
Accused Bisexual Abusive Teacher Hired by Multiple Schools
Court Orders Lesbian Teachers back in New York School
Homosexual Teacher in Brooklyn Paid Boy for Oral Sex
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Louisiana Lesbian Teacher Arrested for Sex with Minor Girl
Homosexual Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex in Florida Classroom
Also read Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys
-- From "Teacher hosted sex parties for boys in Texas: Police" by The Associated Press 3/18/16
San Antonio police say 28-year-old Jared Anderson was being held Thursday on charges of indecency with a child and two counts of sexual performance of a child.
Police say Anderson encouraged boys to engage in sexual activity with him and each other during several parties at his home. Anderson texted apologies to some parents amid the investigation.
A statement from the San Antonio Police Department said one of the parties involved the suspect hosting a "bros night" Feb. 12 at his house, which was attended by seven boys, ages 15 to 17. A sign at the door at the party read, "The last one to get naked has to get the first dare," the department said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Local church leader, teacher accused of luring teen boys into sex acts" by Marvin Hurst and Justin Bourke, KENS-TV5 (San Antonio, TX) 3/17/16
"He's having parties where he's encouraging these kids to strip naked, to perform sex acts on each other, sometimes on him," said Sgt. Jesse Salame, San Antonio Police Department. "Sometimes taking photographs, very graphic, disgusting sexual things going on."
Police said on March 12 they started investigating parties Anderson hosted for 10 to 12 boys from his church over the past few months.
An arrest warrant richly detailed the vulgar, lewd games performed at Anderson's home. Amongst the challenges encouraged by Anderson, who submitted the most daring suggestions, included, having the teens touch each other, hug, wrestle, and hug him while disrobed.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Third Judson High teacher accused of multiple sexual offenses" by Mark D. Wilson, San Antonio Express-News 3/17/16
“This all stems from a report that came in a few days ago where two victims presented themselves over at one of the substations and reported that this individual had hosted them for some parties at his house,” SAPD spokesman Sgt. Jesse Salame said.
Salame said the alleged victims told investigators that Anderson played games with numerous boys at those parties that involved sexual activity over the course of several months.
“Another incident involved suspect challenging a 17-year-old to see who can be the most obscene. It involved the suspect and the 17-year-old sending pictures of their genitals to each other [a.k.a. sexting]. The incident was reported last week to (a) church, and the church banned suspect from returning,” police said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Homosexual Teacher Says Child Porn OK to View
Homosexual Teachers Indoctrinate 8-year-olds in North Carolina
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
Illinois Lesbian Coach Arrested for Sexually Abusing Girls
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Kentucky School Supt. Backs Prayer vs. Atheists
When Bowling Green, Kentucky Superintendent Gary Fields first received a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) about a photograph of coach Kevin Wallace praying with high school football players before a game, he simply ignored it. After the second legal threat from the FFRF months later, Fields replied to the atheists and told local new sources that students have every right to pray.
Kentucky School Censors Christmas from Charlie Brown
Judge Jesus Says 'Stop Praying' to California School
Ban Christians From Missouri Schools, Atheists Say
Fortunately, many public schools stand for prayer against atheist threats:
Ohio School Board Wants Prayer, Ignoring Atheists
North Carolina Citizens Demand Prayer in Public School
Let us Pray in School: It's the Law in Missouri
Prayer Stays in Florida School, Opposing Atheists
Wyoming School Allows Prayer Under Lawsuit Threat
Texas School Supt. Tells Anti-prayer Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
Also read Supreme Court Justice Scalia Said Government Should Favor God of the Bible
-- From "Praying at a football game starts separation of church and state debate" by Lyndsey Gough, WBKO-TV12 (Bowling Green, KY) 2/22/16
A published photo of Bowling Green Purples football coach Kevin Wallace praying with his players before a game has sparked a controversy of separation of church and state.
Someone saw the photo and article, and notified the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is based in Wisconsin. They sent Bowling Green Schools a letter, saying that coaches praying in school-related events was unconstitutional.
"It wasn't a local stake-holder. It wasn't a local citizen or a parent that contacted us so I did not respond with a letter at that time but I did respond after the second letter in January just to make them aware that I had received their letters and we took appropriate steps," [Supt.] Fields said.
But under the First Amendment, students have the right to lead themselves in prayer. Fields says that is what was happening to begin with.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "City school district responds to church, state separation complaint" by Aaron Mudd, Bowling Green Daily News 2/20/16
The first [FFRF] letter is dated Sept. 22 and references a photograph taken by a Daily News photographer that shows Wallace kneeling in prayer with a group of players before a football game Sept. 4 against St. Xavier High School.
[Supt.] Fields responded with a brief letter Jan. 28 acknowledging he received the previous two letters.
“We confirmed the pre-game prayer that was featured in the Bowling Green Daily News article was student led and that all moments that include prayer in our schools are student led,” he told the Daily News.
Fields added the district will continue to comply with the First Amendment and that student prayer is a “student decision.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Florida Bans Prayer at Christian Football Game
North Dakota Bans Prayer at Catholic School Football Game
Atheists Threaten Indiana School Coach over Students' Prayer
Illinois School Agrees with Atheists, NOT Students
Football Coach Forced to Stop Praying AFTER Games in Washington
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
"A student may lead a prayer before they have their lunch or breakfast at school. They may have a prayer that they lead together before a sporting event or a band competition but once again, that's the right of the student.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Gary Fields, Superintendent, Bowling Green Independent Schools
“[The prayer] was done while I was here as an assistant and I felt the tradition was a good one to continue. A moment to give thanks for our talents and the opportunities that we have been given.”
-- Coach Kevin Wallace
Kentucky School Censors Christmas from Charlie Brown
Judge Jesus Says 'Stop Praying' to California School
Ban Christians From Missouri Schools, Atheists Say
Fortunately, many public schools stand for prayer against atheist threats:
Ohio School Board Wants Prayer, Ignoring Atheists
North Carolina Citizens Demand Prayer in Public School
Let us Pray in School: It's the Law in Missouri
Prayer Stays in Florida School, Opposing Atheists
Wyoming School Allows Prayer Under Lawsuit Threat
Texas School Supt. Tells Anti-prayer Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
Also read Supreme Court Justice Scalia Said Government Should Favor God of the Bible
-- From "Praying at a football game starts separation of church and state debate" by Lyndsey Gough, WBKO-TV12 (Bowling Green, KY) 2/22/16
A published photo of Bowling Green Purples football coach Kevin Wallace praying with his players before a game has sparked a controversy of separation of church and state.
Someone saw the photo and article, and notified the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is based in Wisconsin. They sent Bowling Green Schools a letter, saying that coaches praying in school-related events was unconstitutional.
"It wasn't a local stake-holder. It wasn't a local citizen or a parent that contacted us so I did not respond with a letter at that time but I did respond after the second letter in January just to make them aware that I had received their letters and we took appropriate steps," [Supt.] Fields said.
But under the First Amendment, students have the right to lead themselves in prayer. Fields says that is what was happening to begin with.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "City school district responds to church, state separation complaint" by Aaron Mudd, Bowling Green Daily News 2/20/16
The first [FFRF] letter is dated Sept. 22 and references a photograph taken by a Daily News photographer that shows Wallace kneeling in prayer with a group of players before a football game Sept. 4 against St. Xavier High School.
[Supt.] Fields responded with a brief letter Jan. 28 acknowledging he received the previous two letters.
“We confirmed the pre-game prayer that was featured in the Bowling Green Daily News article was student led and that all moments that include prayer in our schools are student led,” he told the Daily News.
Fields added the district will continue to comply with the First Amendment and that student prayer is a “student decision.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Florida Bans Prayer at Christian Football Game
North Dakota Bans Prayer at Catholic School Football Game
Atheists Threaten Indiana School Coach over Students' Prayer
Illinois School Agrees with Atheists, NOT Students
Football Coach Forced to Stop Praying AFTER Games in Washington
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Florida School Rejects Gay Agenda ENDA Proposal
The one-town-at-a-time strategy of the Gay/Transgender Agenda hit a road block last week when the Brevard County School Board, after hearing from residents, voted unanimously against an ordinance change proposed by a Heritage High School (Palm Bay, Florida) sexual revolutionary teacher to grant special rights based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity."
Also read Transgender Restrooms for South Dakota Schools Passes
UPDATE 4/2/16: Toilets NOT in Restrooms will be New Design for Transgender Agenda
And read how the Gay/Transgender Agenda attacks one town at a time across America because the sexual revolutionaries have been unable to force the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) through Congress.
Also read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
-- From "Brevard Schools meeting on LGBT rights draws crowds" by Sachelle Saunders - Reporter, WKMG-TV6 (Orlando, FL) 2/24/16
The cause is led primarily by LGBT high school teacher and advocate Daniel Wal-Desousa.
Dozens of parents, grandparents, and Brevard County School workers lined up to express their concern about changing the anti-discrimination policy.
After a more than five-hour meeting, the board ultimately decided to hold off on sending the anti-discrimination policy word changes to a public hearing, until they can all agree on the implications of it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Brevard school board kills LGBT proposal" by Ilana Kowarski, Florida Today - USA TODAY Network 2/24/16
Nearly 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting, and most of those who spoke were in opposition to the LGBT policy.
Policy opponents said they feared the LGBT policy would mean that those who voice religious objections to gay marriage in local schools would be branded as bigots and disciplined for discrimination. Some opponents said they wanted to preach scripture in schools, and many said they were concerned about transgender individuals using public school bathrooms. They argued that the LGBT policy threatened morality.
The Liberty Counsel, a national litigation and advocacy organization that represents the interests of American evangelical Christians and cultural conservatives, sent a letter to the Brevard School Board prior to this hearing, stating its strong opposition to the LGBT policies and its willingness to legally challenge the policies if they are imposed. That public letter was cited multiple times during the course of the school board hearing.
In the conclusion of its letter, the Counsel added, "If the District enacts these misguided changes, and instead violates the First Amendment rights of other students and teachers, Liberty Counsel stands prepared to advocate on their behalf against the District."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Florida school board unanimously rejects homosexual, transgender concessions" by Fr. Mark Hodges, LifeSiteNews 2/26/16
The [Liberty Counsel] letter continued, "'Sexual orientation' or 'gender identity'...are not like others protected by law. They are subjective, behavior-based categories, rather than federally-recognized immutable characteristics like race, color, sex, national origin, or constitutionally-protected fundamental rights, like religion."
The letter also notes that the "legal bullying" of the Obama administration's Office of Civil Rights' "baseless" statements "strong-arm[ing] school districts" for transgender bathrooms "cites no legal authority – case law or statutory – for the claim that Title IX now applies to students claiming to be the opposite sex."
"A student with gender confusion who truly believes he or she is the opposite sex should be treated with care, compassion, and kindness, but must not be officially affirmed in his or her confusion, no matter how sincerely-held," the lawyers' letter stated.
"Many parents ... stood up in opposition to this dangerous policy change. We win when we show up," Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said in a press release.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
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"You can see the spirit of the town here. This is not San Francisco, folks. This is Brevard County."For background, read President Obama Forces Wildest Transgender Agenda on School Children Using Full Force of Federal Government and now Hillary Clinton Promises Even MORE 'Transgender/Gay Rights'
-- Friar Demetri Tsigas, Greek Orthodox priest, Melbourne, FL
"There is a spiritual force here, and it is evil."
-- Terry Rocks, The Brevard Youth Network
"The majority is speaking tonight. We are speaking tonight. We are saying we want God’s word in our public schools. We are the majority. We want godly principles in our public schools. We want Jesus Christ back in our schools."
-- Bradford Cole, resident of Cape Canaveral, FL
Also read Transgender Restrooms for South Dakota Schools Passes
UPDATE 4/2/16: Toilets NOT in Restrooms will be New Design for Transgender Agenda
And read how the Gay/Transgender Agenda attacks one town at a time across America because the sexual revolutionaries have been unable to force the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) through Congress.
Also read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
-- From "Brevard Schools meeting on LGBT rights draws crowds" by Sachelle Saunders - Reporter, WKMG-TV6 (Orlando, FL) 2/24/16
The cause is led primarily by LGBT high school teacher and advocate Daniel Wal-Desousa.
Dozens of parents, grandparents, and Brevard County School workers lined up to express their concern about changing the anti-discrimination policy.
After a more than five-hour meeting, the board ultimately decided to hold off on sending the anti-discrimination policy word changes to a public hearing, until they can all agree on the implications of it.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Brevard school board kills LGBT proposal" by Ilana Kowarski, Florida Today - USA TODAY Network 2/24/16
Nearly 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting, and most of those who spoke were in opposition to the LGBT policy.
Policy opponents said they feared the LGBT policy would mean that those who voice religious objections to gay marriage in local schools would be branded as bigots and disciplined for discrimination. Some opponents said they wanted to preach scripture in schools, and many said they were concerned about transgender individuals using public school bathrooms. They argued that the LGBT policy threatened morality.
The Liberty Counsel, a national litigation and advocacy organization that represents the interests of American evangelical Christians and cultural conservatives, sent a letter to the Brevard School Board prior to this hearing, stating its strong opposition to the LGBT policies and its willingness to legally challenge the policies if they are imposed. That public letter was cited multiple times during the course of the school board hearing.
In the conclusion of its letter, the Counsel added, "If the District enacts these misguided changes, and instead violates the First Amendment rights of other students and teachers, Liberty Counsel stands prepared to advocate on their behalf against the District."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Florida school board unanimously rejects homosexual, transgender concessions" by Fr. Mark Hodges, LifeSiteNews 2/26/16
The [Liberty Counsel] letter continued, "'Sexual orientation' or 'gender identity'...are not like others protected by law. They are subjective, behavior-based categories, rather than federally-recognized immutable characteristics like race, color, sex, national origin, or constitutionally-protected fundamental rights, like religion."
The letter also notes that the "legal bullying" of the Obama administration's Office of Civil Rights' "baseless" statements "strong-arm[ing] school districts" for transgender bathrooms "cites no legal authority – case law or statutory – for the claim that Title IX now applies to students claiming to be the opposite sex."
"A student with gender confusion who truly believes he or she is the opposite sex should be treated with care, compassion, and kindness, but must not be officially affirmed in his or her confusion, no matter how sincerely-held," the lawyers' letter stated.
"Many parents ... stood up in opposition to this dangerous policy change. We win when we show up," Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said in a press release.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Christian Lawmakers, Gov. Overturn Charlotte, NC Gay/Transgender Agenda Ordinance
Accused Bisexual Abuser Hired by Multiple Schools
Child-Self Porn Legalized in New Mexico: Sexting
Opposing Sexual Deviancy Verboten in California School
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Accused Bisexual Abuser Hired by Multiple Schools
Days after Jinwoo Seong, 36, was fired by the New York Department of Education from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens for oral sex with a male student and groping numerous students of both sexes, he began teaching math at Don Bosco Technical Academy (middle school) in the Paterson, New Jersey school district, having passed the necessary background check.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
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Homosexual Teachers Indoctrinate 8-year-olds in North Carolina
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
-- From "Teacher got NJ job as NYC investigated him for shocking sexual abuse" By Dan Alexander, WKXW-FM101.5 (Trenton, NJ) 2/1/16
In October, New Jersey OK’d Seong’s application to recognize his New York certifications — a month before he was fired from NYCs as schools investigator Richard Condon wrote in a letter he had “no place” in the schools, the report said. He started at Don Bosco in a $62,000 position on Dec. 7, the report said.
The [New York] Post reported that the investigation found he’d exposed himself to a male student, touched a girl’s breast and butt, cracked “gay jokes” and had a girl measure a boy’s genitals. The New York Deptartment of Education assigned Seong to a “rubber room” where he reported and sat all day until his firing was official on Nov. 30, according to the Post.
Seong has denied the allegations. Capt. James Smith, executive director of security and internal investigations for Paterson schools, told the Post that Seong passed a criminal background check because he was never charged with a crime.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Paterson school officials probe newly-hired teacher over student sex allegations in NYC" by Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press northjersey.com 2/1/16
Seong’s lawyer, Vincent White, said in a letter to Paterson officials that his client “has never been charged with any crime by local law enforcement.” White’s letter, dated Feb. 1, also described the New York City School District’s eight-page report accusing Seong of the sexual activity as “extremely flawed.”
White told Paterson officials that the New York report “ignored the fact that students gave inconsistent, hearsay statements and some alleged victims even denied the truth of the allegations until they were further prodded to confirm them.” White said students at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens were retaliating against Seong for calling their parents about discipline problems.
District officials said they were unaware of the New York investigation targeting Seong until contacted about the situation late last week by a reporter from the New York Post. The Post published a story about Seong on Sunday. The story said Seong’s termination by the New York education department took effect Nov. 30.
The report says Seong denied the allegations. Seong’s lawyer wrote to Paterson school officials that he hoped his client “will not be further victimized due to these baseless allegations made by some troubled students.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher fired for sex with student got new job at NJ school" by Susan Edelman and Dean Balsamini, New York Post 1/31/16
Seong, who was fired, managed to get a new job in Jersey simply by not revealing his troubled past. The case shows how a teacher accused of shocking misconduct can slip through bureaucratic cracks and back into the classroom.
Capt. James Smith, executive director of security and internal investigations for Paterson schools, on Friday immediately ordered Seong’s removal from the classroom pending further inquiry when informed by The Post about Condon’s report.
“If you’ve been disciplined for inappropriate conduct with a student, we’ll take action,” Smith said he told Seong.
The state is investigating Seong to determine if he should be stripped of his license.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys
“Jinwoo Seong’s inappropriate conduct makes it clear that he has no place in New York City public schools.”For background, read Homosexual Pedophile Teaches in Multiple States for Three Decades
-- Richard Condon, Special Commissioner of Investigation, New York City School District (9/28/2015)
Yet, the New York officials told Seong “this was in-house and ‘you don’t have to worry about this moving on.’”
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Court Orders Lesbian Teachers back in New York School
Homosexual Teacher in Brooklyn Paid Boy for Oral Sex
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Louisiana Lesbian Teacher Arrested for Sex with Minor Girl
Homosexual Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex in Florida Classroom
Homosexual Teachers Indoctrinate 8-year-olds in North Carolina
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
-- From "Teacher got NJ job as NYC investigated him for shocking sexual abuse" By Dan Alexander, WKXW-FM101.5 (Trenton, NJ) 2/1/16
In October, New Jersey OK’d Seong’s application to recognize his New York certifications — a month before he was fired from NYCs as schools investigator Richard Condon wrote in a letter he had “no place” in the schools, the report said. He started at Don Bosco in a $62,000 position on Dec. 7, the report said.
The [New York] Post reported that the investigation found he’d exposed himself to a male student, touched a girl’s breast and butt, cracked “gay jokes” and had a girl measure a boy’s genitals. The New York Deptartment of Education assigned Seong to a “rubber room” where he reported and sat all day until his firing was official on Nov. 30, according to the Post.
Seong has denied the allegations. Capt. James Smith, executive director of security and internal investigations for Paterson schools, told the Post that Seong passed a criminal background check because he was never charged with a crime.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Paterson school officials probe newly-hired teacher over student sex allegations in NYC" by Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press northjersey.com 2/1/16
Seong’s lawyer, Vincent White, said in a letter to Paterson officials that his client “has never been charged with any crime by local law enforcement.” White’s letter, dated Feb. 1, also described the New York City School District’s eight-page report accusing Seong of the sexual activity as “extremely flawed.”
White told Paterson officials that the New York report “ignored the fact that students gave inconsistent, hearsay statements and some alleged victims even denied the truth of the allegations until they were further prodded to confirm them.” White said students at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens were retaliating against Seong for calling their parents about discipline problems.
District officials said they were unaware of the New York investigation targeting Seong until contacted about the situation late last week by a reporter from the New York Post. The Post published a story about Seong on Sunday. The story said Seong’s termination by the New York education department took effect Nov. 30.
The report says Seong denied the allegations. Seong’s lawyer wrote to Paterson school officials that he hoped his client “will not be further victimized due to these baseless allegations made by some troubled students.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher fired for sex with student got new job at NJ school" by Susan Edelman and Dean Balsamini, New York Post 1/31/16
Seong, who was fired, managed to get a new job in Jersey simply by not revealing his troubled past. The case shows how a teacher accused of shocking misconduct can slip through bureaucratic cracks and back into the classroom.
Capt. James Smith, executive director of security and internal investigations for Paterson schools, on Friday immediately ordered Seong’s removal from the classroom pending further inquiry when informed by The Post about Condon’s report.
“If you’ve been disciplined for inappropriate conduct with a student, we’ll take action,” Smith said he told Seong.
The state is investigating Seong to determine if he should be stripped of his license.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Most Americans Say Gay Men Untrustworthy with Boys
Sunday, January 24, 2016
America's First All-Gay K-12 School: Atlanta
“Pride School Atlanta” is being launched from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta by a middle-aged transgender entrepreneur (currently) named Christian Zsilavetz to provide a $13,000-annual-tuition, non-judgmental education that is “free of homophobia and transphobia” for any student considered “different.” However, the unanswered question is, Who is labeling the children, as young as five, as gay?
Their first student could be this 6-year-old girl (who WAS a 52-year-old man).
And, their first teacher could be any one of these sexual-predator homosexual teachers.
For background on how America's PUBLIC schools are "going gay," read President Obama Forces Wildest Transgender Agenda on Children Using Full Force of Federal Government and now Hillary Clinton Promises Even MORE 'Transgender/Gay Rights'
-- From "Atlanta to open first-ever pride school for LGBT students" by Kerry Cardoza, Chicago Sun-Times 1/7/16
“Kids have full permission to be themselves — as well as educators. Where there’s no wondering, ‘Is this teacher going to be a person for me to be myself with?’” Zsilavetz told the AP.
According to the school’s website, the teaching model offers a flexible curriculum with “no mandatory homework or testing.” The open-learning model is designed to encourage students to pursue subjects they are interested in.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "New Georgia School to Target Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender" posted by Tony Pottson, Coosa Valley News (Rome, GA) 1/4/16
The school would be modeled after the Harvey Milk school in New York City and other education centers across the country designed for, but not limited to, LGBT youth.
According to the school’s website “All students will have the freedom, responsibility, and support to create their own individualized curriculum, education, and school climate through trust and democratic decision-making processes. Sometimes students thrive on structure in their day, and at other times freedom. In our model, borrowed from longstanding schools around the world, curriculum is flexible and there is no mandatory homework or testing. Students are free to discover what, when and how they prefer to learn, trusted that their natural curiosity and desire to pursue personal goals will lead them to a rigorous and rich education. Each day will be full of opportunities for each member of the Pride School Family to become the best person they can be, ready to face the world with confidence, knowledge, and the ability to help others do the same.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School for LGBT youth called first of its kind in Georgia" by Rose French, The Associated Press 1/4/16
It is part of a small but growing group of schools popping up nationally geared toward educating LGBT youth, who feel disenfranchised from public education. Pride School would be the first of its kind in the Southeast and, according to gay rights advocates, a significant development for the LGBT movement.
Zsilavetz, 45, who's taught math and other subjects since 1992, says he never felt truly open or supported by administrators while teaching in public schools and wanted that to change. He wanted LGBT students and teachers to be able to openly discuss who they are in a school setting without fear.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Atlanta To Feature New School Aimed At Gay Kids" by Blake Neff, Reporter, Daily Caller 1/5/16
“Pride School Atlanta admits students of any race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, affectional preference, sexual orientation, marital or relationship status, gender identity or gender expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school,” the school-to-be says on its website.
Besides being intended for gay and transgender students, the school also hopes to create a welcoming environment for transgender teachers who may encounter hostility in a public school environment.
The school isn’t the first one to put a focus on gay students. New York City actually has a public high school, Harvey Milk High School, that is designed for LGBT students. Pride School, though, will be K-12, and it is the first school of its kind built in the conservative American South.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Most Kids Now Gay? Poll Shows Indoctrination Works
And read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
Their first student could be this 6-year-old girl (who WAS a 52-year-old man).
And, their first teacher could be any one of these sexual-predator homosexual teachers.
For background on how America's PUBLIC schools are "going gay," read President Obama Forces Wildest Transgender Agenda on Children Using Full Force of Federal Government and now Hillary Clinton Promises Even MORE 'Transgender/Gay Rights'
-- From "Atlanta to open first-ever pride school for LGBT students" by Kerry Cardoza, Chicago Sun-Times 1/7/16
“Kids have full permission to be themselves — as well as educators. Where there’s no wondering, ‘Is this teacher going to be a person for me to be myself with?’” Zsilavetz told the AP.
According to the school’s website, the teaching model offers a flexible curriculum with “no mandatory homework or testing.” The open-learning model is designed to encourage students to pursue subjects they are interested in.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "New Georgia School to Target Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender" posted by Tony Pottson, Coosa Valley News (Rome, GA) 1/4/16
The school would be modeled after the Harvey Milk school in New York City and other education centers across the country designed for, but not limited to, LGBT youth.
According to the school’s website “All students will have the freedom, responsibility, and support to create their own individualized curriculum, education, and school climate through trust and democratic decision-making processes. Sometimes students thrive on structure in their day, and at other times freedom. In our model, borrowed from longstanding schools around the world, curriculum is flexible and there is no mandatory homework or testing. Students are free to discover what, when and how they prefer to learn, trusted that their natural curiosity and desire to pursue personal goals will lead them to a rigorous and rich education. Each day will be full of opportunities for each member of the Pride School Family to become the best person they can be, ready to face the world with confidence, knowledge, and the ability to help others do the same.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "School for LGBT youth called first of its kind in Georgia" by Rose French, The Associated Press 1/4/16
It is part of a small but growing group of schools popping up nationally geared toward educating LGBT youth, who feel disenfranchised from public education. Pride School would be the first of its kind in the Southeast and, according to gay rights advocates, a significant development for the LGBT movement.
Zsilavetz, 45, who's taught math and other subjects since 1992, says he never felt truly open or supported by administrators while teaching in public schools and wanted that to change. He wanted LGBT students and teachers to be able to openly discuss who they are in a school setting without fear.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Atlanta To Feature New School Aimed At Gay Kids" by Blake Neff, Reporter, Daily Caller 1/5/16
“Pride School Atlanta admits students of any race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, affectional preference, sexual orientation, marital or relationship status, gender identity or gender expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school,” the school-to-be says on its website.
Besides being intended for gay and transgender students, the school also hopes to create a welcoming environment for transgender teachers who may encounter hostility in a public school environment.
The school isn’t the first one to put a focus on gay students. New York City actually has a public high school, Harvey Milk High School, that is designed for LGBT students. Pride School, though, will be K-12, and it is the first school of its kind built in the conservative American South.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Most Kids Now Gay? Poll Shows Indoctrination Works
And read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victims and Professionals
Monday, January 18, 2016
LA Lesbian Teacher Arrested: Sex with Minor Girl
Kimberly Naquin, a 26-year-old teacher at Destrehan (Louisiana) High School and a daughter of St. Charles Parish School Board President Dennis Naquin, has been charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile (statutory rape) for a year-long lesbian sexual affair with a student. The school is notorious for three teacher-student sex arrests over the past two years, including one pair of female teachers engaging in a tryst with a student.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
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-- From "Destrehan teacher arrested, accused of having sex with female student" posted at St. Charles Herald Guide (Boutte, LA) 1/15/16
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation began after a family member of the student provided information about the alleged crime. Detectives interviewed the student, who said that she did have a sexual relationship with a DHS teacher named Kimberly Naquin, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
According to the student, the relationship began in September 2014 and lasted until August 2015.
The student advised most of the inappropriate contact occurred at the teacher’s prior residence, which was located in Kenner; however an undetermined amount of incidents occurred within St. Charles Parish at a Destrehan High School classroom and a Destrehan residence, according to investigators.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher accused of student sex is School Board president's child" by Jonathan Bullington, The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com) 1/15/16
Naquin is being held without bond at the Nelson Coleman Corrections facility in Killona. Her Facebook page says her mother, Karen Naquin, is a teacher in the St. Charles Parish public school system.
Her arrest comes three months after Destrehan High teachers Shelly Dufresne and Rachel Respess were accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student. Dufresne pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge in St. Charles for having sex with the student at a home in Montz, where she lives. She received a three-year deferred prison sentence, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine.
For allegedly having sex with the same student at Respess' apartment in Kenner, Dufresene has pleaded not guilty in Jefferson Parish to two counts of carnal knowledge. Respess, originally accused of engagaing in group sex there with Dufresene and the student, was charged by prosecutors with failing to report a felony. She, too,has pleaded not guilty.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "What's with Destrehan High? 3 teacher-student sex cases in 2 years" by Danielle Dreilinger, The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com) 1/15/16
Louisiana already had a bad reputation for inappropriate relationships between school staff and students: In 2014, it ranked third in the United States, counting both convictions and arrests. That included Shelley Dufresne and Rachel Respess, who taught English at Destrehan High until their arrests that fall on charges of having group sex with a 16-year-old boy.
Louisiana law generally forbids sex between an adult and a person younger than 17. It strictly prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student through the age of 20, and it's very clear how seriously school systems should treat abuse.
But the laws and policies do not necessarily include consequences for the higher-ups. Destrehan High Principal Stephen Weber, for example, kept his job after the 2014 abuse came to light. And the state Education Department did not contact, sanction, reprimand or intervene at the school, spokesman Barry Landry said. He would not release Weber's annual evaluation results, saying they were not public information; the 2014-15 results aren't complete yet anyway.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Gay Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex in Classroom
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Homosexual, Lesbian Teachers Arrested for Sex with Students
Illinois Lesbian Coach Arrested for Sexually Abusing Girls
Court Orders Lesbian Teachers back in New York School
Lesbian Seminar Teaching Kids How to be Homosexual
1st-grade Lesbians Force Sex on Ohio 2nd Grade Girl
-- From "Destrehan teacher arrested, accused of having sex with female student" posted at St. Charles Herald Guide (Boutte, LA) 1/15/16
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation began after a family member of the student provided information about the alleged crime. Detectives interviewed the student, who said that she did have a sexual relationship with a DHS teacher named Kimberly Naquin, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
According to the student, the relationship began in September 2014 and lasted until August 2015.
The student advised most of the inappropriate contact occurred at the teacher’s prior residence, which was located in Kenner; however an undetermined amount of incidents occurred within St. Charles Parish at a Destrehan High School classroom and a Destrehan residence, according to investigators.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Teacher accused of student sex is School Board president's child" by Jonathan Bullington, The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com) 1/15/16
Naquin is being held without bond at the Nelson Coleman Corrections facility in Killona. Her Facebook page says her mother, Karen Naquin, is a teacher in the St. Charles Parish public school system.
Her arrest comes three months after Destrehan High teachers Shelly Dufresne and Rachel Respess were accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student. Dufresne pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge in St. Charles for having sex with the student at a home in Montz, where she lives. She received a three-year deferred prison sentence, three years of probation and a $1,000 fine.
For allegedly having sex with the same student at Respess' apartment in Kenner, Dufresene has pleaded not guilty in Jefferson Parish to two counts of carnal knowledge. Respess, originally accused of engagaing in group sex there with Dufresene and the student, was charged by prosecutors with failing to report a felony. She, too,has pleaded not guilty.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "What's with Destrehan High? 3 teacher-student sex cases in 2 years" by Danielle Dreilinger, The Times-Picayune (NOLA.com) 1/15/16
Louisiana already had a bad reputation for inappropriate relationships between school staff and students: In 2014, it ranked third in the United States, counting both convictions and arrests. That included Shelley Dufresne and Rachel Respess, who taught English at Destrehan High until their arrests that fall on charges of having group sex with a 16-year-old boy.
Louisiana law generally forbids sex between an adult and a person younger than 17. It strictly prohibits sexual contact between a teacher and a student through the age of 20, and it's very clear how seriously school systems should treat abuse.
But the laws and policies do not necessarily include consequences for the higher-ups. Destrehan High Principal Stephen Weber, for example, kept his job after the 2014 abuse came to light. And the state Education Department did not contact, sanction, reprimand or intervene at the school, spokesman Barry Landry said. He would not release Weber's annual evaluation results, saying they were not public information; the 2014-15 results aren't complete yet anyway.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Gay Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex in Classroom
Friday, December 18, 2015
Islam Lesson Closes School: Virginia Parents Fume
The mostly rural Augusta County School District in the Shenandoah Valley has been shut down due to citizen outrage over Cheryl LaPorte, a geography teacher at Riverheads High School near Staunton, Virginia, assigning ninth-graders to copy an Arabic script as an exercise in calligraphy. After students aired concerns, the teacher admitted the translated text is the Shahada — the Islamic profession of faith. In addition, the teacher insisted that girls in the class don a Muslim hijab (head scarf).
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-- From "Prayer in Islamic calligraphy closes Virginia schools" by Ed Adamczyk, UPI 12/18/15
At issue is an assignment demonstrating the artistic complexities of Arabic calligraphy, which included the Shahada, an Islamic proclamation of faith and a common phrase among Muslims during prayer.
The assignment has drawn complaints from parents that the school is promoting Islamic indoctrination. A community meeting was organized as well.
A statement from the school system, posted Thursday evening, said the "tone and content of those communications" caused the closures, and that "a different, non-religious sample of Arabic calligraphy will be used in the future."
Superintendent Eric Bond issued a statement Friday saying . . . there was "no specific threat of harm to students."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lesson on Islam Shuts Down Virginia School District" by Liam Stack and Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times 12/18/15
The district said that the number of phone calls and emails “significantly increased in volume” on Thursday as media coverage of the controversy increased. After consulting with Sheriff Fisher, the school board decided to cancel class across the entire district “based on concerns regarding the tone and content of those communications,” it said.
. . . Kimberly Herndon, a parent who has been an outspoken critic of the geography assignment, claimed on Facebook that the students “were instructed to denounce our Lord by copying this creed of Islam.”
“This evil has been cloaked in the form of multiculturalism,” she wrote, adding in a separate post that the students had been asked to write words that were “an abomination to their faith.”
“This creed is connected to jihad in that it is the chant that is shouted while beheading those of Christian faith,” Ms. Herndon wrote.
Despite the outcry, the district said it would continue to educate students about the world’s religious diversity as required by state education guidelines . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Furor over Arabic assignment leads Virginia school district to close Friday" by Emma Brown and Moriah Balingit, Washington Post 12/18/15
. . . parents were outraged at what they saw as an attempt to proselytize Islam in a public school, a concern that has been echoed by parents in districts across the country over lessons about Islam. . . .
[Ms. Butterfield, a] parent in Fairfax County, Va., the state’s largest district, said her son received a similar assignment last year, when he was in fifth grade at Ravensworth Elementary; a Fairfax County schools spokesman did immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.
The social studies assignment asked him to read aloud the Islamic profession of faith, along with other verses from the Koran. To Butterfield, that crossed the line between teaching about religion and teaching religion.
If a similar lesson were taught within the context of any other major religion, she said – if you asked students to say that “Jesus is my one Lord,” for example – “someone is going to go bonkers over it.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "All schools shut down in Augusta County, Virginia, over Islam homework" by Ben Brumfield, CNN 12/18/15
Calls and emails flooded the school. Some of them demanded the teacher [Cheryl LaPorte] be fired for assigning it.
"I will not have my children sit under a woman who indoctrinates them with the Islam religion when I am a Christian," [parent Kimberly Herndon] said.
By Tuesday, like-minded parents and residents of the town of nearly 24,000 gathered in the sanctuary of Good Will Ministries to voice their grievances, including against the teacher.
As passions overflow, for fear of their potential effects, Augusta County Schools will remain shuttered over the weekend for all activities.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Augusta County school board responds to homework controversy" posted at WDBJ-TV7 (Roanoke, VA) 12/18/15
Eric Bond, division superintendent, is sending a message to parents on Friday afternoon on behalf of the school board. [excerpts:]
Also read what happens if there's any hint of Christian prayer in public schools and read about the latest battles in the war against Christmas in public schools.
"There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- The Shahada (the most sacred pillar of Islam)
Tennessee Students Taught Muslim Prayer of Conversion
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terror Singing, Posters
Teaching Christians Muslim Dress in Illinois School
Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
Georgia School: Learn Islam or Take Lower Grade
Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs
-- From "Prayer in Islamic calligraphy closes Virginia schools" by Ed Adamczyk, UPI 12/18/15
At issue is an assignment demonstrating the artistic complexities of Arabic calligraphy, which included the Shahada, an Islamic proclamation of faith and a common phrase among Muslims during prayer.
The assignment has drawn complaints from parents that the school is promoting Islamic indoctrination. A community meeting was organized as well.
A statement from the school system, posted Thursday evening, said the "tone and content of those communications" caused the closures, and that "a different, non-religious sample of Arabic calligraphy will be used in the future."
Superintendent Eric Bond issued a statement Friday saying . . . there was "no specific threat of harm to students."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Lesson on Islam Shuts Down Virginia School District" by Liam Stack and Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times 12/18/15
The district said that the number of phone calls and emails “significantly increased in volume” on Thursday as media coverage of the controversy increased. After consulting with Sheriff Fisher, the school board decided to cancel class across the entire district “based on concerns regarding the tone and content of those communications,” it said.
. . . Kimberly Herndon, a parent who has been an outspoken critic of the geography assignment, claimed on Facebook that the students “were instructed to denounce our Lord by copying this creed of Islam.”
“This evil has been cloaked in the form of multiculturalism,” she wrote, adding in a separate post that the students had been asked to write words that were “an abomination to their faith.”
“This creed is connected to jihad in that it is the chant that is shouted while beheading those of Christian faith,” Ms. Herndon wrote.
Despite the outcry, the district said it would continue to educate students about the world’s religious diversity as required by state education guidelines . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Furor over Arabic assignment leads Virginia school district to close Friday" by Emma Brown and Moriah Balingit, Washington Post 12/18/15
. . . parents were outraged at what they saw as an attempt to proselytize Islam in a public school, a concern that has been echoed by parents in districts across the country over lessons about Islam. . . .
[Ms. Butterfield, a] parent in Fairfax County, Va., the state’s largest district, said her son received a similar assignment last year, when he was in fifth grade at Ravensworth Elementary; a Fairfax County schools spokesman did immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.
The social studies assignment asked him to read aloud the Islamic profession of faith, along with other verses from the Koran. To Butterfield, that crossed the line between teaching about religion and teaching religion.
If a similar lesson were taught within the context of any other major religion, she said – if you asked students to say that “Jesus is my one Lord,” for example – “someone is going to go bonkers over it.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "All schools shut down in Augusta County, Virginia, over Islam homework" by Ben Brumfield, CNN 12/18/15
Calls and emails flooded the school. Some of them demanded the teacher [Cheryl LaPorte] be fired for assigning it.
"I will not have my children sit under a woman who indoctrinates them with the Islam religion when I am a Christian," [parent Kimberly Herndon] said.
By Tuesday, like-minded parents and residents of the town of nearly 24,000 gathered in the sanctuary of Good Will Ministries to voice their grievances, including against the teacher.
As passions overflow, for fear of their potential effects, Augusta County Schools will remain shuttered over the weekend for all activities.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Augusta County school board responds to homework controversy" posted at WDBJ-TV7 (Roanoke, VA) 12/18/15
Eric Bond, division superintendent, is sending a message to parents on Friday afternoon on behalf of the school board. [excerpts:]
As a part of a high school world geography course and consistent with the Standards of Learning . . . an assignment on religion and culture in the unit on the Middle East involved an Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. . . .To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
In one class during their study of the Middle East, students were taught about the modest dress adopted by many in the Islamic faith and were invited to try on a scarf as a part of an interactive lesson about the Islamic concept of modest dress. . . .
Neither these lessons, nor any other lesson in the world geography course, are an attempt at indoctrination to Islam or any other religion, or a request for students to renounce their own faith or profess any belief. Each of the lessons attempts objectively to present world religions in a way that is interesting and interactive for students.
Also read what happens if there's any hint of Christian prayer in public schools and read about the latest battles in the war against Christmas in public schools.
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
Monday, December 14, 2015
Atheists Threaten Indiana School Coach for Prayer
Morristown Elementary School basketball coach Scott Spahr agreed to distance himself from praying students after school officials showed him the threatening letter from attorneys of the American Humanist Association (AHA) accompanied by a photograph of Spahr in an apparent prayer circle in the gym.
Illinois School Agrees with Atheists, NOT Students
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
FOX News report (video):
-- From "Photo of Elementary School Coach Praying With Players Causes Controversy" by Alexis P. Williams, ABC News 12/11/15
Scott Spahr was photographed standing at center court holding hands and bowing his head in prayer alongside the Morristown Elementary School girls' basketball team and the opposing team from Waldron Elementary on Dec. 1. Principals from both schools received an e-mail from the American Humanist Association last Friday asserting Spahr's presence was "a constitutional violation." Spahr agreed to stop participating in the prayer circle after being notified of the complaints.
Spahr told ABC News that he was "dumbfounded" by the AHA's reaction. He said his students invited him into the circle and that the AHA misinterpreted the incident.
"That's always been a player-led prayer circle," Spahr said.
"We're talking about 10 and 11 year-old-kids and they're confused about the whole issue," Spahr said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Indiana coach won't pray with team any more" by Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star 12/9/15
The letter from AHA was sent last week to Morristown Elementary Principal John Corn and Waldron Elementary Principal Christy Merchant, both in the Shelby Eastern district — and the two teams that played and prayed that night.
"The coach graciously agreed he would step away," [Shelby Eastern Superintendent Robert] Evans said. Spahr was not disciplined in any way and will continue to coach. "I appreciate Scott not wanting this to be a distraction for (the teams)."
Evans denies there was any acknowledgement of a violation, and Spahr couldn't be reached for comment. But he has been writing about the incident on his Facebook page, where the prayer circle photo is now Spahr's cover photo.
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?
"The students will continue to pray. It's not going to go away."For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Jason Redd, President, Shelby Eastern School Board
"I don't know a school team that doesn't have a group of kids that pray, whether it's well known, or in secret. Why are we punishing and taking away the rights of a majority to satisfy the minority? Let's focus on more important issues in our schools that truly need attention."
-- Sarah Kramer Smith, commenting on Shelby Eastern Schools Parent Committee
Illinois School Agrees with Atheists, NOT Students
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
FOX News report (video):
-- From "Photo of Elementary School Coach Praying With Players Causes Controversy" by Alexis P. Williams, ABC News 12/11/15
Scott Spahr was photographed standing at center court holding hands and bowing his head in prayer alongside the Morristown Elementary School girls' basketball team and the opposing team from Waldron Elementary on Dec. 1. Principals from both schools received an e-mail from the American Humanist Association last Friday asserting Spahr's presence was "a constitutional violation." Spahr agreed to stop participating in the prayer circle after being notified of the complaints.
Spahr told ABC News that he was "dumbfounded" by the AHA's reaction. He said his students invited him into the circle and that the AHA misinterpreted the incident.
"That's always been a player-led prayer circle," Spahr said.
"We're talking about 10 and 11 year-old-kids and they're confused about the whole issue," Spahr said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Indiana coach won't pray with team any more" by Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star 12/9/15
The letter from AHA was sent last week to Morristown Elementary Principal John Corn and Waldron Elementary Principal Christy Merchant, both in the Shelby Eastern district — and the two teams that played and prayed that night.
"The coach graciously agreed he would step away," [Shelby Eastern Superintendent Robert] Evans said. Spahr was not disciplined in any way and will continue to coach. "I appreciate Scott not wanting this to be a distraction for (the teams)."
Evans denies there was any acknowledgement of a violation, and Spahr couldn't be reached for comment. But he has been writing about the incident on his Facebook page, where the prayer circle photo is now Spahr's cover photo.
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?
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