calfoxwc Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Dear Friend, You may have seen this story on the national news about a student in Wisconsin being bullied, threatened, and censored by school officials for writing his Biblical views on homosexuality and gay adoption as part of an assigned school project. I'm encouraging thoughtful Americans to take a stand with Liberty Counsel declaring that we are against the anti-religion intimidation and attacks on public school educators, administrators, parents, and students by signing a "Letter of Outrage." The fact is, we do not leave our religious freedom at the public school doors or civic entrances! Left unchecked, such attacks endanger our individual rights and freedoms in ANY public forum! Click the link below to join me in supporting Liberty Counsel's tremendous work in defending those pro-faith and pro-family citizens who are being unconstitutionally bullied by zealots who want to censor any expression that is counter to their own. http://www.libertyaction.org/345/petition.asp?PID=34235923&NID=1 Thanks for joining me in this important initiative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Well, Fox News gave this story legs, surprise... I don't see anywhere where the student was "attacked" or "bullied" The school pulled the pro-gay adoption piece and the anti-gay adoption piece. The school was Retarded for putting something that controversial in a school newspaper. Even then, it is the SCHOOL newspaper, they can edit it how they see fit. This is just a classic case of fox news taken something, twisting it around, and then presenting the half-truth that supports their agenda. Sadly, I'm sure that position will be signed by a lot of conservatives and elderly people that choose not to actually read about the incident on a different website.... So no, I'm not signing that joke of a letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I don't see the bullying either, and I certainly don't see some sort of unconstitutional censorship - it's a school newspaper that can print whatever it wants. But if what they're alleging is true - that the kid was brought in for hours of meetings and called "ignorant" and accused of harassment - for expressing his opinion in an editorial against gay adoption, however lame it was, that sounds like a bizarre, unwarranted reaction on the school's part. He doesn't seem to have done anything other than express an opinion. He's perfectly within his right to do that. Plus, he's a kid. We all have lots of dumb opinions when we're 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 You don't see bullying? Did you know that the kid was ASSIGNED to write his article? Hell, yes, that's bullying. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 He wrote it, the school realized it was too heated of a topic, the school took down BOTH SIDES of the article. I don't see bullying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Eater Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 maybe a gay kid pushed him down the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Well, he did advocate for gay people being killed in his editorial. That's why he was accused of bullying. But we don't really know what happened in the office. We just know what the kid's lawyer claims. To me, it doesn't matter much - the kid gets to express his opinion, however ridiculous, especially when you ask him to express it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Its a school newspaper though. They can publish whatever they want. I'm just amazed they thought this piece was a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm surprised a student newspaper let an articles like that through in the first place. I seem to recall the school administration being up our asses back when I was on the torch staff. I once wrote a joke piece under the pseudonym Willy Maykitt and Betty Dontt. The assistant principal crabbed about that and censored it WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Exactly. It was stupid by the school to think this article was a good idea. My high school newspaper just wrote about.... actually I have no idea, but it was probably dumb little movie reviews and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 I don't have a problem with them assigning that. One of the great things about looking back on the stuff you wrote in high school or college is realizing how little you knew, and then cringing. Everyone should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 actually I have no idea, True dat WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 True dat WSS shut up theater kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 shut up theater kid If it makes you feel any better, I minored in secondary ed. Maybe there is an easier gig out there but... WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 The whole ordeal seems to be overly hyped up to me. If the shoe was on the other foot you would hear nothing but crickets. HS newspapers have been censoring school newspapers for decades now. The schools have a responsibility to the student body in whole and don't need the ACLU and a bunch of thug opportunistic lawyers breathing down their backs. Their hand is forced out of fear of retaliation through lawsuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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