Last week, there was a post on Andrew Harmon’s blog about colleges offering classes such as homosexuality 101. There was a comment on this blog by Carson Lee saying, “I can’t really see how this is going to lead us in 10, 20 years, but I pray that I won’t have to take my kids to see a Disney movie only to see the hero kiss another hero in the end.” I’m afraid this might just be the kind of future we might live in if the society continues to progress in this manner.
On Dailykos.com, there was an issue about a children’s book called ‘King and King’ being available for any child to borrow at several public libraries. This book is about a prince that refuses to marry a princess, but instead insists on marrying the princess’ brother. After a couple (Issas) attempted to get the book banned from all libraries, liberal activists went out of their way to make sure that this book would be accessible to children at several public libraries.
Jeff Issa said, “I just want kids to enjoy their innocence and their time of growing up. Let them be kids…and not worry about homosexuality, race, religion. Just let them live freely as kids.” On the other hand, Kathee Rhode says that censoring books is not the library’s duty, but that of the children’s parents. Rhode says, “the library strives to provide material representing a spectrum of views and ways of life.” She says that parents should decide for their own children, a couple cannot decide for all the children in this nation.
While Rhode has a point, personally, I’m afraid of this kind of future. It’s one thing to have homosexuality 101 offered at a college, it’s a totally different matter when children have the choice of reading a story book about homosexual people with the only thing preventing them from doing so is their parent or guardian.
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Wow! what a find! I guess this is a very relative issue on many fronts. While I believe things are going to happen whether we try to prevent (ban) them, there is something we can do. We can follow our beliefs and hold true to our morals. If someone thinks homosexuality or the homosexual lifestyle is wrong or sinful, he/she should let people know. Children's books and college classes can be used to present this perspective as well.
This story is horrible. I can't believe what is happening with our world. A child's story about homosexuality! that is so wrong in so many ways!
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