When I was growing up the teachers had to asked the kids to, “Stop talking!” in the public school classrooms. My, how times have changed. That was long before a Day of Silence resonated from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, ruminating halls of innocence, resulting in a culture of teenage ”panic attacks”, “attention deficit disorders”, and such adult anguish, all the while abusing the Truth about creation, the Bible, and the character of God. Just to call it all “normal”.
Stephen Bennett, former homosexual, has organized a national pro-family organization, Not Our Kids , which is calling on parents to keep their children home from public schools on April 18th to avoid GLSENs homosexual “Day of Silence”. The homosexuals have appointed a Day of Silence in honor of homosexual youth, to protest alleged oppression of homosexual teens.
According to GLSEN, last year’s national Day of Silence in schools across our country muted over 500,000 “homosexual” youth and allies, as they wore stickers and passed out cards which stated (in part):
“…my deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination…Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?”
What are we going to do to protect our children against the “abuse” of a psychological tidal wave of “education”, existing to re-define sin? How do we teach them to resist a new spirituality, based on a lie, when their only freedom and healing for true personhood is in the biblical truth we are not allowed to share with our children in the public schools today?
For a list of schools participating in the Day of Silence, go to the Mission America web site at:
While the Moms are having their “Day Out”, now the kids in the heartland are “coming out” in silence in our public schools. Children are summoned to psych wards in hospitals at earlier ages in this era of “acceptance”, but, interestingly, these same kids filled with ridelin can evidently remain “silent” on behalf of homosexuality in our American public schools driven by calloused convictions, mere shells of the children they appear to be.
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-"The homosexuals have appointed a Day of Silence in honor of homosexual youth, to protest alleged oppression of homosexual teens."-
Its Obvious the Author of this article does not understand the point and values of "the Nation Day of Silence".
The Day Of Silence is neither organized solely by the said "HOMOSEXUALS". Nor does it honor Homosexual Youths and any way, shape, or form. The lack insight into this event its typical of the BIGOTRY that is of "adults" from your generation.
The Day of Silence takes place, so people can "attempt" to Simulate the "silence" the person of a different "orientation" must take, because of the fear or Bullying, Estrangement, and other form of prejudice.
It is not for the purpose of praising "homosexual youths". Click here to reply to this post
Re: ?Day of Silence? for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/06/07 02:36:41 PM
Age 19, NV
If this event is going to be happening at your school, young Christian brother/sister, I highly reccomend that you get involved in the Alliance Defense Fund's Day of Truth. You can get the details at http://www.dayoftruth.org/ Click here to reply to this post
Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/05/07 11:53:14 PM
Age 20, MN
Lemme tell you a story: one of my best friends in world.....he is one of the most spiritually mature people that i know that is around my age. I have much respect for him, and God is doing great work in his life. So, here comes the shocker: he struggles with homosexuality. I know, you must be wondering how i can claim that he is spiritually mature when he struggles with that. That is the problem right there. Homosexuality is just another sin. Sin is sin. All sin is equal. Read the book of James, chapter 2 i believe. He knows homosexuality is a sin, and he does not practice it, and he wants to have a wife and kids someday. That said, i cant even begin to explain the oppression he has experienced because of his struggle. He kept it a secret for so long because he had been taught that homosexuality was this oh-so horrible and vile sin, worse than all the rest. He saw how christians respond to the issue of homosexuality, and thus could trust so few with this issue. The problems this has caused him is just ridiculous because it was the result of christians. Yes, thats right, i am blaming christians for it. The shallowness, the ignorance, the lack of understanding and even the attempt to understand the issue.....people who treat homosexuality the way you do have NO IDEA Click here to reply to this post
I will keep praying for your friend
Posted On: 04/10/07 01:22:43 AM
Age 47, MO
Dear Age 20 MN, I will pray for your friend, that he will keep resisting the devil by turning to God; and that your friend will keep thanking God for helping him restist temptation, and keep asking God for more help in resisting temptation. God knows who he is, and you have given out all the info I need for my prayers. I thank God that your friend "knows homosexuality is a sin, and he does not practice it."
As for the Christians you are bashing for condemning homosexual behavior more than other sins: Some of them may be mistaking temptation for actual sin, while others may be reacting to the pervasiveness of homosexual behavior and those who keep "calling evil good." (Isaiah 5:20). I have frequently spoken out against homosexual behavior for the latter reason. I also have frequently spoken out against racist bigotry for that reason. After all, for literally centuries, many Christians sinned by calling evil (racial segregation) good and good (interracial marriage) evil. Take Bob Jones University--PLEASE, TAKE IT AWAY! BTW, Age 20 MN, I hope that you will support Christians who do reach out to persons struggling to avoid or homosexual behavior. Click here to reply to this post
I agree with you that there are many people who are going to bed at night begging God to help them, begging God to deliver them from the sin of homosexuality. I believe there are many people who are honestly ashamed of their sin and want deliverance. On the other hand we also have a nation full of people practicing the sin of homosexuality and who aren't crying themselves to sleep at night over the shame of their sin. Instead many are having a high time on the old town at night without a twinge of shame. And by morning they are on another roll, demanding their rights, accusing others of hate and intolerance and ill will and demanding that we, like brainless ignoramuses, naively ignore what they do in secret (just leave that part out of the equation) but instead see only that they are "no different than the rest of us, except for their sexual persuasion." Well, all that is fine for them, but I don't see adulterers or drunkards or prostitutes or child predators doing the same thing, demanding their rights, while expecting us to ignore what they do in secret. The rest of us sinners aren't demanding others legislate our right to sin, while we parade with signs or hold sit-ins or talk-outs so that others will accept us in our sin. You are right. Sin is sin. But you are missing the point here. Just as you do, many of us have relatives and friends, also, whom we love dearly who are caught up in this mess; but that doesn't stop us from speaking the truth about the fact that God says it is an abomination. Therefore, Wisdom, rather than brainlessness, tells us to resist those who demand we support their sin, while at the same time Wisdom tells us to reach out to the one who is reaching up for deliverance. Please don't think that those of us who are opposed to homosexuality would be ineffective or above ministering to them in love. But these mislead people have demanded others remain silent while they perform unholy acts in secret. Now they use silence again to make their point. So rather than sitting back and silently watching their silence, Love compels us to declare His point that He sees all that is done in secret and "He" wont remain silent forever! Click here to reply to this post
Re: Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/06/07 11:37:22 AM
Age 58, VA
I agree with you that there are many people who are going to bed at night begging God to help them, begging God to deliver them from the sin of homosexuality. I believe there are many people who are honestly ashamed of their sin and want deliverance. On the other hand we also have a nation full of people practicing the sin of homosexuality and who aren't crying themselves to sleep at night over the shame of their sin. Instead many are having a high time on the old town at night without a twinge of shame. And by morning they are on another roll, demanding their rights, accusing others of hate and intolerance and ill will and demanding that we, like brainless ignoramuses, naively ignore what they do in secret (just leave that part out of the equation) but instead see only that they are "no different than the rest of us, except for their sexual persuasion." Well, all that is fine for them, but I don't see adulterers or drunkards or prostitutes or child predators doing the same thing, demanding their rights, while expecting us to ignore what they do in secret. The rest of us sinners aren't demanding others legislate our right to sin, while we parade with signs or hold sit-ins or talk-outs so that others will accept us in our sin. You are right. Sin is sin. But you are missing the point here. Just as you do, many of us have relatives and friends, also, whom we love dearly who are caught up in this mess; but that doesn't stop us from speaking the truth about the fact that God says it is an abomination. Therefore, Wisdom, rather than brainlessness, tells us to resist those who demand we support their sin, while at the same time Wisdom tells us to reach out to the one who is reaching up for deliverance. Please don't think that those of us who are opposed to homosexuality would be ineffective or above ministering to them in love. But these mislead people have demanded others remain silent while they perform unholy acts in secret. Now they use silence again to make their point. So rather than sitting back and silently watching their silence, Love compels us to declare His point that He sees all that is done in secret and "He" wont remain silent forever! Click here to reply to this post
Re: Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/06/07 01:15:16 AM
Age 58, VA
I agree with you that there are many people who are going to bed at night begging God to help them, begging God to deliver them from their sin of homosexuality. I believe there are many people who are honestly ashamed of their sin and want deliverance. On the other hand we also have a nation full of people practicing the sin of homosexuality and who aren't crying themselves to sleep at night over the shame of their sin, but are rather having a high time on the old town at night, without a twinge of shame. And by morning they are on another roll, demanding their rights, accusing others of hate and intolerance and ill will and demanding that we, like brainless ignoramuses, naively ignore what they do in secret (just leave that part out of the equation) but instead see only that they are "no different than the rest of us, except for their sexual persuasion." Well, all that is fine for them, but I don't see adulterers or drunkards doing the same things, demanding their rights, while expecting us to ignore what they do in secret and buy the line that they are just like the rest of us. You are right. Sin is sin. But the rest of us sinners aren't demanding others legislate our right to sin, while parading with signs, etc or holding sit-ins or talk-outs so that we are accepted in our sin. You are missing it. Some of us have relatives we love dearly who are caught up in this mess, but that doesn't stop us from speaking the truth about the fact that God says it is an abomination. Therefore, wisdom, rather than brainlessness, tells us to resist those who demand we support their sin. And on the other hand, Wisdom tells us to reach out to the Brother who is reaching up for deliverance. Please don't think that those of us who are opposed to homosexuality, would be ineffective or above ministering to them. Click here to reply to this post
Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/05/07 05:58:59 PM
Age 21, IA
I'm confused by this article. According to the site of the organization organizing this "day of silence," the point is to protest "bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools" directed at GLBT youth. Even if you think homosexuality is a sin, I don't understand why you would be opposed to people trying to reduce "bullying, harrassment and discrimination" against homosexuals. If you want to convert people to Christianity and help them become straight, why would you support aggressive behavior of other students towards them? Wouldn't you want children who you see as misguided and living a wrong lifestyle to be treated with the same dignity as other kids by your kids so that they would see the light of Christ in them and come to the truth? I don't understand how protesting an event meant to reduce bullying and hate crimes would help advance the cause of Christ or help convert any homosexuals. I know this isn't your intent, but by protesting a protest of "bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools," aren't you condoning that kind of behavior, which would be just as sinful as homosexuality? I think that if you want to reach homosexuals, you would want your kids to show Christ's love to them in the hopes that they might be saved, not bully them. Click here to reply to this post
However...
Posted On: 04/08/07 11:12:04 AM
Age 19, MN
The problem is that these terms tend to be really broad and vague when they use them. True, the traditional meaning of these words would probably not be an issue. We are to be loving to non-Christians (homosexual or not), but we must tell the truth as well (in love of course). And the truth is that it is wrong from God's standpoint. But these "Days of Silence" make it as if people can't criticize homosexuality, because the words they use have a different meaning than what was their original definition. Tolerance is a good parallel example. It used to mean, "Put up with" or "Bear with" a lifestyle, religion, etc. Now it means, "Accept other lifestyles, religions, etc. as true and morally equal" (more or less, this is not the literal dictionary terms here). Should Christians be tolerant?? Only the first definition, and even then that's only half-way. I remember Norm Geisler stating that we should do more than be tolerant, we should be loving (1 Cor. 13, i.e. "The Love Chapter"). Anyhow, you have a great day and God Bless! Happy Easter!!! Click here to reply to this post
If I despise anything, I despise "silent prayer" which was implemented only to silence the name of Jesus. Now we have silent this and silent that. It is all to silence Jesus and His Will and His Word. Little does the devil know, but silent prayer won't stop God and in the end 'ole slewfoot will get all of what is coming to him! In Romans 1: 26-27, God tells us that Mans downward spiral, from what God created Man to be to the reprobate that He has become through disobedience, practically ends with the vile sexual practices of homosexuals. Homosexuals and their supporters can scream out loud or burn silently in their thoughts all they want, my deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discriminationthink about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence? What am "I" going to do to end their silence? Instead of asking this, they should be asking, What is the Lord going to do? The Creator of the Universe, the Creator of everything that has been made is not one bit shaken by their smoke screen of silence or their militant threats. He has made it clear. He has shouted it from the heavens above and into the depths below, no homosexual will inherit the Kingdom of God. Parents (without expecting the Church by itself to do their job) need to show their children in the Bible where God has declared these things, training them up in the way they should go, and those that can, should Home School or send their kids to Christian Schools. Only the Lord can stop this movement. Unfortunately, it will take the same extreme measures that it took in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah to "stop" them. The militant uprising of the homosexuals throughout history has always been a sign of the imminent fall of a Nation. In the meantime, those of us who are truly saved need to focus on getting our own lives right, train up our children in the way they should go, and take the Gospel to those who have ears to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. And of coarse, for everything that it is worth, do what we can to hinder their forward advances in legalizing their own vile sexual preference and choice. If it were I, Id certainly keep my kids home. Let the dissenters stare silently at each other! Click here to reply to this post
Re: Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/05/07 03:45:43 PM
Age 42, VA
I am glad that three of my kids are adults now and my sixteen year old is home-schooled. She is home-schooled by choice because of events such as these. The kids are not allowed to speak about God and Jesus in school but yet their beliefs are imposed upon everyone else. Where is justice? That's right....it is rapidly disappearing due to the....what do they call it now? I believe they call it 'political correctness.' What a farce! Click here to reply to this post
Re: Re: Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/18/07 10:12:30 PM
Age 20, WA
The Kids are allowed to talk about God and Jesus, as well as any deity they wish. It is illegal to preach or attempt to force your believes from the point of authority (the teachers) to the children, Lots of school have religious based Clubs. Also being Homosexual isn't a belief, and its definitely not something that can be IMPOSED upon on someone else. If you don't like idea, fine, no one is suggesting that you be Gay. We're not even suggesting that you like it. Just Tolerate it. I don't particularly enjoy Right wing Conservative Christan Preachings, But I tolerate it, and I will fight for you right to express your opinion and believes up to the point of prejudice and oppression.
Secular Humanist
-Jon Landon, Ally for these so call "Homosexuals" Click here to reply to this post
Re: Re: Day of Silence for Kids on April 18th
Posted On: 04/05/07 11:28:06 AM
Age 68, MA
Right on ! Great letter. Good idea to keep your children home, and let the protesters be silent with one another. This silence would be golden. Click here to reply to this post
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