Linda Harvey of Mission:America published her “Top 10 Ways to Make Kids Truly Safe in 2010.” Unfortunately, these views are held by many on the right wingnut side. Here’s a sampling:
…Children should be civil to all, but refuse to be manipulated into “respecting” Islam, praying to Allah, etc., no matter how many points it counts on the social studies/diversity unit test. They should urge every girl they know wearing a hijab to remove it and no longer submit to a system of subtle bondage. They should share the Gospel of Jesus Christ deliberately with every Muslim they know— and make sure these lost kids know that Christians believe in a loving God who gives us free will…
…Let’s give our children some true leadership choices. Let’s leave them examples like Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, Mike Pence. Let’s stop propping up a failed and compromised GOP, and let’s make sure the Democratic/Socialist party fades into oblivion…
…Let’s start sending our children to Christian schools, conservative charter schools, or begin home schooling them, while we simultaneously evict our local NEA-backed public school boards and replace them with smart soccer moms and dads who have true family values…
…Get all pro-homosexual and pro-promiscuity programs, literature, teachers, and counselors out of every school now. Remove “gay” clubs, Planned Parenthood at health fairs, and GLSEN- PFLAG- SIECUS activists. Cease all condom demonstrations, abortion referrals, on-site birth control dispensing, sexual orientation affirmation, and messing with children’s hearts, minds and bodies. Demand that schools uphold the traditional value of heterosexual identities, teach abstinence- until- marriage, and celebrate male/ female gender differences…
…Allow—no, welcome– Christianity back into the American public square…in schools, in community groups, in city council meetings, in the Senate, on city streets, in the courthouse square, in the media, in college lectures. Laugh at the ACLU. Elect judges who agree. Don’t elect presidents who think we are no longer a Christian nation…
I guess the concept of separation of church and state doesn’t mean much to these people. Of course, let’s not get started on science versus religion. Rich and I often joke that if Sarah Palin becomes presidents, we gays can look forward to internment camps and deportation. Furthermore, I love Palin’s positioning as a “true leader” – she quit the governorship for goodness sakes. With writings like this, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Hey – I have an idea. How about if ALL religion were illegal. 90% of our wars would be history. Think about it.
