Homosexual Education for Kindergarteners

In a move that has angered many parents, a school district in CA is trying to implement a curriculum for kindergartenerss that will help “eradicate homophobia.”  I am quite sure the curriculum will not mention that MANY people feel like homosexuality is a sin and that it is  harmful way to seek intimacy in this manner, BUT that does not mean that these people HATE homosexuals. I am quite sure it will paint homosexuality as a perfectly natural alternative to heterosexuality  and leave out the numerous physical diseases, mental issues, and extreme promiscuous behavior that happen at an alarming rate in the homosexual community.

This type of teaching is what many knew would happen if Prop 8 had not passed.  Now, even with Prop 8 passed (but apparently still up for debate), this school is charging ahead anyway.  It is only a matter of time before more schools implement curriculum in hopes of making homosexuality look appealing.  (By the way Pepsi Cola is working hard to help overturn Prop 8.)

Is disagreement unloving?

I don’t understand the motivation for Pastor Rick Warren’s decision to apologize to homosexuals for supporting prop 8. Does he think his support of the traditional definition of marriage is somehow unloving to homosexuals? And if so why? If he thinks he was malicious or unkind in how he approached the topic, then I can see that he would need to apologize for his attitude, not his conviction.

I don’t understand why we harp about tolerance in this society all the time but then don’t tolerate differences. I do not have to agree with the homosexuals’ view of what marriage is in order to tolerate them or be kind to them or treat them as human beings. The majority voted for marriage to be defined as binding agreement between a man and woman. That does not mean that homosexuals cannot live together (as many heterosexuals do without the binding agreement of marriage) and commit to each other by their own words.

Even if we had voted to change the definition to mean man and man or woman and woman, I still would not recognize that as a marriage.  Does that make me intolerant?  No, it means that I don’t agree. I would be intolerant if I sabotaged their ceremonies, treated them unkindly (meaning using disrespectful behavior or language), destroyed their personal property, defamed their names in public, etc.  Much like many of them did to the Mormon church and people after prop 8.

One last thought, I don’t disagree for the sake of being disagreeable!  When I disagree with someone, it’s because I think there is cause for it.  In other words, I don’t agree because I think there is a problem and a danger.  (See my post on “homosexuality and prop 8.” )

Homosexuality and Prop 8

I supported Prop 8 for the basic reason that I cannot “condone,” by supporting the rewriting of a definition of what marriage is, a practice that I believe is harmful to my neighbor. Why would I try to pretend that a homosexual “marriage” is the same as a heterosexual marriage when the homosexual intimacy leads to a wealth of health problems (especially for men) ?  In reality (apart from the Bible, which I do not live apart from myself but realize that MANY in this country do), the homosexual community is asking everyone to overlook the obvious in order to approve of something that they want (NOT NEED).

The prop does not give them any new rights….it only gives them a societal definition AND the ability to influence school children by being represented in books as a pleasant alternative to man/woman marriage. AND, it’s NOT a pleasant alternative, it’s a dangerous alternative. It is filled with high probability of disease, both physical and mental. Homosexual people already have the right to live together, to claim “domestic partners” for the sake of insurance, of work benefits, of taxing etc. Redefining a social definition that represents the majority (by far) of Americans in order for a minority of Americans to “feel better” about something that many feel is dangerous is just nonsensical.

To me it’s clear that the reason the Bible says it is not a valid way to have an intimate relationship is because it is not good for us (no surprise for the Christian….is any sin good for us? NO!).

So, in “loving my neighbor,” I respectively say to homosexuals that I do not see this way of living the same as you do and for that reason I cannot, in good conscience, vote for the definition to include your lifestyle.

If you are unaware of what diseases I am talking about google “homosexuality and health” and you will be amazed. Too much information for me to even summarize here.

For the Christian, if you take the Bible to be the word of God, then you must take every sin that it points out as dangerous, homosexuality is explicitly named.

“You shall love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like it:  You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  Matthew 22:37-39