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I found this in the straight pride guild and I knew this would be a good place to post it. I dont really understand what they have against The Day Of Silence but here is the article I found.

AFA encourages parents to keep kids home from public schools on 'day of silence'

The Tupelo, Mississippi-based American Family Association (AFA) is warning parents across the U.S. to keep their children home from public schools on April 18, as a nationwide pro-homosexual observance takes place. That Wednesday marks this year's "Day of Silence," an event sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, or GLSEN; but an official with AFA says public school children should not be subjected to pro-homosexual rhetoric during the so-called Day of Silence.

For the yearly pro-homosexual observance, students in many U.S. public schools are asked to remain silent that day to express support for the homosexual agenda or to hand out pro-homosexual literature. But AFA Special Projects Director Randy Sharp is encouraging parents and concerned citizens whose community schools are taking part in the "Day of Silence" to take pro-family action in response to the event.

"What American Family Association is recommending is for, number one, parents to write their school administrator and tell them they oppose the administration giving free rein to homosexual activist groups," Sharp says. "And, number two," he adds, "we recommend that if your school is participating in the 'Day of Silence,' that you simply keep your child home from school that day."

The AFA spokesman feels the "Day of Silence" showcases a double-standard evident throughout society and many schools. "You've got two factions," he observes. "You have these who choose to remain silent to promote their agenda; and you have those who are forced to remain silent, because if they speak out against the 'Day of Silence,' they'll be labeled as homophobes, as bigots, as being intolerant."

Also, Sharp points out, those representing a pro-homosexual agenda are given tremendous access to public school students on the "Day of Silence." But if a representative of a Christian organization came to a school administrator and asked for the same privileges," the pro-family official asserts, "he or she would be denied very quickly."

Last year, more than 4,000 junior highs, high schools and colleges in America took part in the "Day of Silence," according to GLSEN. Sharp and AFA are encouraging concerned parents across the U.S. to investigate and see if their child's school district is observing the pro-homosexual event.

eek

Isn't it sad how this country is supposed to be free yet there is discrimination, inequality and actual segregation everywhere?

uugh.

Although I must admit they have a very small point they made, I put it this way.

We have a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration day at our school. That's celebrating and honoring an often repressed group. Thus, the day of silence should be okay because it's honoring and drawing attention to an often repressed group.

And the name of the organization does piss me off. GAY PEOPLE CAN FORM FAMILIES TOO.

I am literally clutching at my head right now because I am so baffled at the ignorance and the hate! I mean...GAH! I seriously can't think to type right now, my mind is so angry!

Every other "day" we allow the school system to participate in, but not this one? The one with perhaps the most impact and meaning? This is just deja vu from my school where angry parents wrote in about participation in World AIDS day to our school's ACLU because they thought we were "promoting AIDS".....

I can't stand humanity sometimes...

So, people screaming the word "f*****t" in the hallways is more disruptive than complete and utter silence?

I will never understand the logic these people use.

Oh man. There are no words to express how mad this article made me. scream Do they not realize that many find Christianity offensive? They just want to shelter kids, so they grow up to be brainwashed conservative republican pigs.