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Morally suspect “health education”
Quote of the day: There is nothing legally suspect in basing a health curriculum on the wisdom of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Psychiatric Association, and the American Psychological Association No. No, there is … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Ex-gay movement, Fraud, Montgomery County, PFOX, Schools, Sexuality education, Youth
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Reality: It’s just too controversial
Update: The Maryland code, sensibly enough, contains a provision advising schools to teach that there is such a thing as “sexual variation.” What a radical concept: Teaching students that reality is what it is, rather than what some special interest … Continue reading
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Tagged Heckler's veto, Montgomery County, Reality-based world, Sexuality education
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Teach facts, not beliefs
I just heard a very good discussion on WETA of the ongoing Montgomery County sexuality education controversy (the modified curriculum is being voted on today). Guests were David Fishback, a PFLAG parent and founding member of the parents organization that … Continue reading
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Tagged Heckler's veto, Montgomery County, PFLAG, Schools, Sexuality education, Youth
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Coming to Terms With Sexual Orientation
Washington Post May 23, 2005 Uninformed opinions and one-sided reporting do not belong on the front page of The Post [“Montgomery Mother’s Stand on Sex-Ed Begins at Home,” May 19]. The article reported on a stay-at-home, conservative Mormon mom, Michelle … Continue reading
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Tagged Letters, Montgomery County, Reality-based world, Research, Schools, Sexuality education, Youth
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But what if they don’t like the facts?
This “action alert” landed in my inbox a few days ago, from the reliably apoplectic Donald Wildmon. “Homosexuals,” it seems, are causing Montgomery County Public School students to be taught (of all the nerve) a health curriculum that is in … Continue reading →