Parents and children need protection and support

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But not the kind that Katherine Rodela promotes in her recent letter.  Rodela wrote how LGBT youth are being  “targeted” by parents who dare to challenge the message from the government that now decides what will be taught. 

Her talking points align with those of an LGBT lobbying organization.  I would agree that not all children feel safe — including those who believe other values, such as saving sex for marriage and that marriage is intended to be between a man and a woman.  Those values are now derided and students who hold them are also “targeted.”  It is surprising that she uses terms like “sacred” and “morally right,”  words maligned when referencing traditional values.  The bigger question is: who decides what is sacred and morally right?

Other facts: “sacred” belonged to institutions like the church/God and parents — not the government.  As we’ve moved from those institutions since the sexual revolution we now experience the unending consequences.  Rodela seems to embrace the shift from God values to our new god, government, ignoring the fact that the old values understood that parents are actually the primary educators of their own children — not her and the ones she trains. Those parents have a stake and should have a voice in what their children learn — as the taxpayers who fund the schools their children attend. 

Now, GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) decides what will be taught or not taught and those parents just need to knuckle under. 

Another fact: those of us who were concerned about the fallout of gay marriage predicted what is happening — students will be forced to learn all forms of sexual experimentation. “Sacred” childhood innocence is no longer “morally right.”  Children must embrace the confusion of those who feel differently about their gender identity.  What is happening on college campuses is no longer enough. We now require that younger children be receptive to what used to be private — and if they don’t, we call them bullies. 



“Victimology” is the new “morally right” and “sacred.” It looks to many like any who dare disagree with the new “sacred morality” are victims, too. 

Comedians, countless private business owners, Catholic charities and more are now being silenced and destroyed as we’ve shifted to an emotion rather than reality-based culture, i.e., your birth defines your gender. Her worldview is supported by most of the culture from entertainment to big business.

Education is no longer about standard curriculum. The definitions have changed.  Parents and institutions’ shared values are out — replaced by government.