NEA: Educate or Endorse Same-Sex Marriage
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What does same-sex marriage have to do with educating children properly? Does it improve scores in math? What about reading? Does it help students to write better? Of course the answer to these questions is No. So why does the NEA intend to even discuss and vote on recognizing same-sex marriages taking time away from the problems in public government schools that could actually improve a child’s education.
For those of you who have not heard about this, it was announced over a week ago, that the NEA would vote on resolution B-8 which would recognize same-sex marriage and other types of marriage as legitimate marriages which could then be promoted by its members in schools. A few days ago the language was changed (watered down) in resolution B-10. At that time I was also hearing that the original resolution was still going to put up for a vote. Today, the news is released that this is exactly what will happen. (Hat tip: Mission America)
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NEA Annual Meeting Marked by Emotion-Driven Debate The original proposed amendment, designated B-8, was submitted by the NEA’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus but was later watered down by the educators union’s Resolution Committee to endorse only same-sex unions in the seven U.S. states where such unions are currently legal. Now, however, the Resolutions Committee has decided that the original (B-8) and revised (B-10) amendments will both be voted on by the union’s Representative Assembly. Critics of the original measure claim it endorses not only homosexual marriage but also polygamy. |
Amid this news is a call for Conservative Educators to leave the NEA and look for an alternative. I would add any educator that believes the NEA should be focusing on actual education results and not same-sex marriage to do the same, although, I am not sure there is an alternative at this time.
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Alabama State Representative Gerald Allen, who sponsored the state’s constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage, is denouncing the NEA proposal to amend the organization’s diversity policy to endorse homosexual marriage. He has urged Alabama’s 300 NEA delegates to either boycott the convention or vote against the resolution.
Allen says education leaders, not only in Alabama but across the U.S., “must take a stand and say [to the NEA leadership], ‘If you’re going to go in this direction and try to indoctrinate our children with this type of materials, then we’re going to maybe form our own association.’ That’s one of the things I think needs to be looked at.” In fact, the state lawmaker says conservative teachers who have or are considering NEA membership should start looking for alternatives to that powerful union. “You’ve got this liberal agenda, with the NEA trying their very best to get the heart and souls and minds of our children and to indoctrinate them,” he states. |
If anyone has a list of the Illinois NEA Delegates, please pass the list on so everyone can call them and voice their opinion on this issue. The Illinois State Coordinator is Judy Leonard, who can be reached at (217) 544-0706 or by email at judy.leonard@ieanea.org. A list of other State Coordinators can be found here.
We need the NEA to be focused on education not on same-sex marriage.
[...] I saved this one to the end of the non-education items. The NEA pulled the more controversial resolution and opted for this version instead. In doing so, they are still promoting the acceptance of gay/lesbian lifestyles, cross dressing and other sexual preference lifestyles. By accepting them as normal, they will now be able to promote this normalcy in textbooks and other curricula. I hope parents, teachers and administrators who find this disgusting to make sure and change this at next year’s convention. [...]