Education: Our Best Defense Against Ignorance
Education: Our Best Defense Against Ignorance
by Michael Rohrer
by Michael Rohrer
Please put your hands together and give a warm welcome to Linda Harvey, the founder of the conservative group Mission America and an all-around good Christian. Earlier this month she said:
Why are we in such a place, friends, where children learn homosexual behavior is noble, that amputating healthy body parts is admirable, but the mention of Jesus Christ during a graduation ceremony is controversial? I’ll tell you how: It’s because not enough of us are calling this lunacy what it is. We need to have a clear idea about what is evil and speak up about it in order to preserve the good. And these actions are pure evil and should be declared child abuse.
The above attack on the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) stunned me into a silence that quickly turned into an angry outburst. No applause for you, Linda Harvey.
Why shouldn’t schools have LGBT-inclusive education (e.g., lessons on the Stonewall riots and Harvey Milk)? In history class children are educated about war, slavery, the civil