Banning Christ from the Public Square
Librarians: Christian books make ‘gays’ feel inferior
Public schools refuse donations from small, faith-based publishers
a Northern Virginia public school system banned books containing a Christian viewpoint on homosexuality from its library shelves, saying the texts might make “gays” feel inferior, students and parents are fighting back.
More than 40 Christian parents and students held a protest Thursday to speak out against Fairfax County public school librarians’ decision to refuse titles such as “Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting” and “Someone I Love Is Gay.”
Protesters wore black shirts saying, “Closing Books Shuts Out Ideas” after they unsuccessfully tried to donate more than 100 Christian books on homosexuality to several high school libraries, the Washington Post reported. Focus on the Family is the leading organization behind a “True Tolerance” effort to balance library shelves by adding a Christian perspective to the numerous pro-"gay" books currently stocked.
“We put ourselves out there … and got rejected,” student Elizabeth Bognanno told reporters. “Censoring books is not a good thing. … We believe our personal rights have been violated.”
The school system’s policy on library collections states “the collection should support the diverse interests, needs and viewpoints of the school community.”
However, it also states, “Librarians are under no obligation to include donations in the library collection.”
Coordinator of library information services Susan Thornily told the Post the books did not meet set standards. She said librarians told her the books contained large amounts of scripture, very little research or would make homosexuals “feel inferior.”
“Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family, said the purpose of “True Tolerance” is to prevent censorship, not promote it. “We hear … more and more that homosexuality is being promoted in schools,” she told the Post. “The word tolerance is often used, but a faith-based viewpoint is belittled or ridiculed.”
There will be no voices from the Left protesting censorship! The ACLU will remain silent! This runs absolutely contrary to the Bill of Rights. Add to this the fact that school textbooks, as I posted yesterday, are favoring Islam and condemning Israel and Christianity, and together we are witnessing, in our name, an atmosphere of State hostility towards Christ and the Church; get that, not religion as Islam is okay, no, this once Christian nation is rapidly making faith in Christ and the proclamation of the Gospel hate crimes and in the near future we will see ministers and laity imprisoned for their faith.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76930
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