# God forbid we teach our kids **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 26, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853 "2002-11-26T06:46:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/221 "2002-11-27T00:22:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\ ***Witch** , I sincerely hope that all of your kids are straight; I don’t think you could love a gay child. > \*\* And you wonder why I think you need to learn tolerance and respect. That was by far the nastiest thing I have heard anyone say in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Witch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Witch)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/222 "2002-11-27T00:22:20Z")
\*\* gobear\*\*…I will therefore presume you could never love a straight child. I hope you don’t have nieces or nephews. And kiss my pagan ass **Kirk**. This isn’t a gay issue for me. So shove it. NOW I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/223 "2002-11-27T00:23:35Z")
Witch, your children will learn what their teachers present to them. You have no say in whether your children learn about evolution, or algebra, other religions, or the fact that gay people exist – all valid things for kids to learn in school (probably high school). Unless, of course, your opinoins mean more to you tahn having your kids learn the truth, in which case you can rip them out of school and home-school them in your own ignorance for twelve or so years. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/224 "2002-11-27T00:24:50Z")
**Kirk** , don’t call **Jlodi** names;; as much as I disagree with ehr, she’s a lady. I think **Jodi** is a decent person who genuinely, truly does not understand what it’s like to be fundamentally different from everyone around you at a very young age. ---
**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/225 "2002-11-27T00:25:39Z")
This is a gay people, because when scum like you force a cone of silence around gay issues, gay kids end up **DEAD.** Dead because of you, and everyone like you. This is a gay issue. And its about damn time gays started being treated as equals in this world, and about damn time homosexuality became like racial differences – something we take pride in making our children tolerant of. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/226 "2002-11-27T00:27:12Z")
> [@](#): > > gobear…I will therefore presume you could never love a straight child. I hope you don’t have nieces or nephews. Actually, I’m a very good uncle. The difference betweenus is that I embrace kids for they are. You have limits. That’s obvious. **In Conceivable** , there ARE parents who do not love their gay children. It’s very sad, and I think \*\*Witch is one of those people. ---
**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/227 "2002-11-27T00:27:19Z")
Don’t delude yourself, gobear. Jodi doesn’t give a damn about you, or any gay person on this earth. None of them do. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/228 "2002-11-27T00:30:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Witch \* > \*\*What year are you in ava? > My freshman son and sophmore daughter, who are now reading this thread with great interest, say minority students take far more abuse than gay ones. > \*\* I am thankfully out of high school, but have several younger siblings and friends. Everyone single of one of my gay (or feminine looking) friends was horribly picked on. The only one who wasn’t, was my girlfriend and that is because she taught martial arts, and quickly showed the football team that she could kick their ass. But, my friends have had people spit on them, slash their tires, egg their homes, write derogatory comments on their lockers, beaten with baseball bats, etc. I even had a friend commit suicide because of the teasing he endured at school. I seriously think stricter rules and better progams could have saved his life. After his death, another friend told me that several students made very derogatory marks, to the extent of “faggots are better off dead”. I’ve also experienced prejudice. Most of it has just been in the form of hateful looks, but I’ve had people come up to me and say things like “you are going to hell.” For a long time, I actually believed it and I became very depressed and suicidal. Thankfully, I was able to make friends who were accepting of me for who I really was. I was even able to tell some of my siblings. I just want people to say “it is okay to be gay.” and for them to acknowledge the homosexality of several men who have contributed greatly to our society. It is a shame that when we hear about the holocaust, everyone cares about the jews, but so few realize how much more difficult it was to be homosexual. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/229 "2002-11-27T00:31:02Z")
**Kirk** , if you would pull your head out of your own ass for a time, you’d notice that **Jodi** is absolutely NOT a bigot! I disagree with her on this issue, but you have a long history of being a jackass. While I don’t think the issue is a big deal, personally, right now, I’m not too thrilled with **gobear** either, because of his blatantly accusing me, of being a Catholic, as supporting pedophilia. **His4ever** , just shut up already, all right? You know why you’re being picked on? Because you keep spouting the same bullshit over and over and over again! In fact, everyone can kiss my ass. I’m sick of this shit. You’re gonna hear about a lot of things in life you don’t like. Tell your kid afterwards that you disagree. Tell them these people are going to Hell and they can feel morally superior. But don’t tell them to shut other people up! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/230 "2002-11-27T00:31:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*Actually, I’m a very good uncle. The difference betweenus is that I embrace kids for they are. You have limits. That’s obvious. > > **In Conceivable** , there ARE parents who do not love their gay children. It’s very sad, and I think \*\*Witch is one of those people. \*\* God damn it **gobear**. I am really begining to think that you have a serious reading comprehension problem. I never said there aren’t people who don’t love their gay children. Please point out one thing that **Witch** has said that indicates she hates gays. Just one. Please? It is down right nasty to say that you don’t think someone would love their gay child with out concrete evidence of that. Nasty and mean. But I guess gay people can get away with that. They don’t need to be tolerent or even polite. Only straight people concerned about their children’s education can be called bigots. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/231 "2002-11-27T00:31:56Z")
No, **Kirk** , I can’t and won’t beleive that. As vehemently as I disagree with **Jodi** , I believe that she has a good heart, and that with the right amount of encouragement can be shown the consequences of her statements. She’s a highly intelligent woman who can be stubborn, but can also be kind. **His4Ever** , othe other hand, I gave up on ages ago. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/232 "2002-11-27T00:34:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > Take it to another thread, where I will happily explain my position, not that you’re honest enough to listen. We tried that. You requested the thread be closed. What was that about tolerance for others’ opinions? Yes, there IS an element that will only allow speech that agrees with THEIR position - and it exists on the left/liberal as well as the right/conservative side of things. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/233 "2002-11-27T00:35:46Z")
> [@](#): > > matt…I meant whining in this thread…not in general…sorry I was vague. I don’t see any whining in this thread; at least, not on this side of the argument. My post explained exactly why it is we have the positions we do. This is life or death; more specifically, it’s the life and death of my friends. It is not whining. ---
**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/234 "2002-11-27T00:37:13Z")
Gobear, never put faith in a fundamentalist. They will stab you in the back, kick you when you fall, beat you over the head, and leave broken and bloody. Because that’s what their “god” tells them to do. And that’s just the nice ones. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/235 "2002-11-27T00:39:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Please point out one thing that Witch has said that indicates she hates gays. Just one. Please? It is down right nasty to say that you don’t think someone would love their gay child with out concrete evidence of that. I don’t believe she wouldn’t love her gay child. I believe she is at severe risk of not hearing about it until she’s cutting her gay child down from the ceiling. It happens to the most loving and tolerant of parents who think that gay issues are “not their never mind.” ---
**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/236 "2002-11-27T00:40:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > **Kirk** , if you would pull your head out of your own ass for a time, you’d notice that **Jodi** is absolutely NOT a bigot! Anyone who is against a program that could save the life of a troubled gay teen by spreading the TRUTH that there’s nothing wrong with being gay, that its not something you choose, and that its no reason to destroy yourself, is worse than a bigot. As far as I’m concerned, they’re the accomplice to every death of every gay teen the silence they worship causes. > [@](#): > > I disagree with her on this issue, but you have a long history of being a jackass. Which has nothing to do with my position being right or wrong. > [@](#): > > While I don’t think the issue is a big deal… Yeah, no big deal at all, I mean, they’re only kids, and some of them’ll only fucking end up dead because of the silence Jodi wants. No big deal at all. Just a few worthless fags, after all. Better off dead, no doubt. Kirk ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/237 "2002-11-27T00:42:01Z")
> [@](#): > > While I don’t think the issue is a big deal, personally, right now, I’m not too thrilled with gobear either, because of his blatantly accusing me, of being a Catholic, as supporting pedophilia. That is not what I said–I accused the Catholic Church, the hierarchy of supporting it, which has been amply borne out by mountains of evidence. Rank and file Catholics are stuck supporting bishops and cardinals who betrayed their trust. Now if you want to twist that to mean that I said you support pedophilia, then that’s on you, not me. > [@](#): > > Please point out one thing that Witch has said that indicates she hates gays. Just one. Please? It is down right nasty to say that you don’t think someone would love their gay child with out concrete evidence of that. Nasty and mean. But I guess gay people can get away with that. She has consistently posed the topic of teaching tolerance in school as having politics and ideology forced on her and her children. She does not want her kids to hear a message of getting along with gay people–pretty much says it all to me. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/238 "2002-11-27T00:44:42Z")
> [@](#): > > We tried that. You requested the thread be closed. > > What was that about tolerance for others’ opinions? > > Yes, there IS an element that will only allow speech that agrees with THEIR position - and it exists on the left/liberal as well as the right/conservative side of things I said to close the thread because the OP had been derailed into a grotesque train wreck. Now unless your finger is broken so that you cannot reach the SUBMIT NEW THREAD button, start a thread and I will join you. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/239 "2002-11-27T00:46:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*She has consistently posed the topic of teaching tolerance in school as having politics and ideology forced on her and her children. She does not want her kids to hear a message of getting along with gay people–pretty much says it all to me. \*\* Yep **gobear** just what I thought. You can’t really think of anything specific she said. In fact, it doesn’t look like you really paid attention to what she did say. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853/240 "2002-11-27T00:47:03Z")
**Kirk** , **Jodi** is NOT a fundamentalist. She’s a Methodist, albeit a very conservative one. She’s a decent person, just a little obtuse on some issues because she closes her mind on some subjects. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-forbid-we-teach-our-kids/138853.md?page=13)