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[FONT=Palatino, Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+2]'Mom' and 'Dad' banished by California[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Schwarzenegger signs law outlawing terms perceived as negative to 'gays'[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=-1]Posted: October 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" effectively have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"With this decision, Gov. Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered young children into the hands of those who will introduce them to alternative sexual lifestyles," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, which worked to defeat the plans. "This means children as young as five years old will be mentally molested in school classrooms. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Shame on Schwarzenegger and the Democrat politicians for ensuring that every California school becomes a homosexual-bisexual-transsexual indoctrination center," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times](Story continues below) [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Analysts have warned that schools across the nation will be impacted by the decision, since textbook publishers must cater to their largest purchaser, which often is California, and they will be unlikely to go to the expense of having a separate edition for other states. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]The bills signed by Schwarzenegger include SB777, which bans anything in public schools that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality and other alternative lifestyle choices. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]There are no similar protections for students with traditional or conservative lifestyles and beliefs, however. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"SB 777 will result in reverse discrimination against students with religious and traditional family values," said Meredith Turney, legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute. "These students have lost their voice as the direct result of Gov. Schwarzenegger's unbelievable decision. The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Parents want the assurance that when their children go to school they will learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic – not social indoctrination regarding alternative sexual lifestyles. Now that SB777 is law, schools will in fact become indoctrination centers for sexual experimentation," she said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]England told WND that the law is not a list of banned words, including "mom" and "dad." But she said the requirement is that the law bans discriminatory bias. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Having 'mom' and 'dad' promotes a dicsriminatory bias. You have to either get rid of 'mom' and 'dad' or include everything when talking about [parental issues]," she said. "They [promoters of sexual alternative lifestyles] do consider that discriminatory." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Also signed was AB394, which targets parents and teachers for such indoctrination through "anti-harassment" training, CCF said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Schwarzenegger had vetoed almost identical provisions a year ago, saying existing state law already provided for penalties for discrimination. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"We had hoped that the governor would once again veto this outrageous legislation but he obviously decided to side with the out-of-touch extremists that control the legislature. This law does not reflect the true values of the average Californian," said England. "True leadership means standing up for what is true and right." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Thomasson said SB777 prohibits any "instruction" or school-sponsored "activity" that "promotes a discriminatory bias" against "gender" – the bill's definition includes cross-dressing and sex changes – as well as "sexual orientation." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Because no textbook or instruction in California public schools currently disparages transsexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality, the practical effect of SB777 will be to require positive portrayals of these sexual lifestyles at every government-operated school," CCF noted. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Offenders will face the wrath of the state Department of Education, up to and including lawsuits. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]CCF noted that now on a banned list will be any text, reference or teaching aid that portrays marriage as only between a man and woman, materials that say people are born male or female (and not in between), sources that fail to include a variety of transsexual, bisexual and homosexual historical figures, and sex education materials that fail to offer the option of sex changes. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Further, homecoming kings now can be either male or female – as can homecoming queens, and students, whether male or female, must be allowed to use the restroom and locker room corresponding to the sex with which they choose to identify. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]AB394 promotes the same issues through state-funded publications, postings, curricula and handouts to students, parents and teachers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]It also creates the circumstances where a parent who says marriage is only for a man and a woman in the presence of a lesbian teacher could be convicted of "harassment," and a student who believes people are born either male or female could be reported as a "harasser" by a male teacher who wears women's clothes, CCF said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Thomasson said Schwarzenegger also signed AB14, which prohibits state funding for any program that does not support a range of alternative sexual practices, including state-funded social services run by churches. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=+1]Schwarzenegger signs law outlawing terms perceived as negative to 'gays'[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=-1]Posted: October 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
[/SIZE] [FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times][FONT=Palatino, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times, serif]
[SIZE=-1] © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com [/SIZE] [/FONT] [/FONT]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" effectively have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"With this decision, Gov. Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered young children into the hands of those who will introduce them to alternative sexual lifestyles," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, which worked to defeat the plans. "This means children as young as five years old will be mentally molested in school classrooms. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Shame on Schwarzenegger and the Democrat politicians for ensuring that every California school becomes a homosexual-bisexual-transsexual indoctrination center," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times](Story continues below) [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Analysts have warned that schools across the nation will be impacted by the decision, since textbook publishers must cater to their largest purchaser, which often is California, and they will be unlikely to go to the expense of having a separate edition for other states. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]The bills signed by Schwarzenegger include SB777, which bans anything in public schools that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality and other alternative lifestyle choices. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]There are no similar protections for students with traditional or conservative lifestyles and beliefs, however. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"SB 777 will result in reverse discrimination against students with religious and traditional family values," said Meredith Turney, legislative liaison for Capitol Resource Institute. "These students have lost their voice as the direct result of Gov. Schwarzenegger's unbelievable decision. The terms 'mom and dad' or 'husband and wife' could promote discrimination against homosexuals if a same-sex couple is not also featured. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Parents want the assurance that when their children go to school they will learn the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic – not social indoctrination regarding alternative sexual lifestyles. Now that SB777 is law, schools will in fact become indoctrination centers for sexual experimentation," she said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]England told WND that the law is not a list of banned words, including "mom" and "dad." But she said the requirement is that the law bans discriminatory bias. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Having 'mom' and 'dad' promotes a dicsriminatory bias. You have to either get rid of 'mom' and 'dad' or include everything when talking about [parental issues]," she said. "They [promoters of sexual alternative lifestyles] do consider that discriminatory." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Also signed was AB394, which targets parents and teachers for such indoctrination through "anti-harassment" training, CCF said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Schwarzenegger had vetoed almost identical provisions a year ago, saying existing state law already provided for penalties for discrimination. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"We had hoped that the governor would once again veto this outrageous legislation but he obviously decided to side with the out-of-touch extremists that control the legislature. This law does not reflect the true values of the average Californian," said England. "True leadership means standing up for what is true and right." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Thomasson said SB777 prohibits any "instruction" or school-sponsored "activity" that "promotes a discriminatory bias" against "gender" – the bill's definition includes cross-dressing and sex changes – as well as "sexual orientation." [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]"Because no textbook or instruction in California public schools currently disparages transsexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality, the practical effect of SB777 will be to require positive portrayals of these sexual lifestyles at every government-operated school," CCF noted. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Offenders will face the wrath of the state Department of Education, up to and including lawsuits. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]CCF noted that now on a banned list will be any text, reference or teaching aid that portrays marriage as only between a man and woman, materials that say people are born male or female (and not in between), sources that fail to include a variety of transsexual, bisexual and homosexual historical figures, and sex education materials that fail to offer the option of sex changes. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Further, homecoming kings now can be either male or female – as can homecoming queens, and students, whether male or female, must be allowed to use the restroom and locker room corresponding to the sex with which they choose to identify. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]AB394 promotes the same issues through state-funded publications, postings, curricula and handouts to students, parents and teachers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]It also creates the circumstances where a parent who says marriage is only for a man and a woman in the presence of a lesbian teacher could be convicted of "harassment," and a student who believes people are born either male or female could be reported as a "harasser" by a male teacher who wears women's clothes, CCF said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino, Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times]Thomasson said Schwarzenegger also signed AB14, which prohibits state funding for any program that does not support a range of alternative sexual practices, including state-funded social services run by churches. [/FONT]
