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As of this date, 05-12-28 this folder contains 9 items. ******* item 1 SCHOOL BACKS DOWN FROM HOMOSEXUALITY POLICY AFTER CHRISTIAN CLUB THREATENS LAWSUIT ******* item 2 STUDENT TOLD TO SUPPORT GAY RIGHT OR GET AN 'F' ******* item 3 LETTERS FROM REGINA GRIGGS ******* item 4 FEDERAL JUDGE COMPARES SCHOOL'S CENSORSHIP OF CHRISTIAN STUDENT DURING HOMOSEXUAL DIVERSITY WEEK TO ACTIONS OF NAZI GERMANY ******* item 5 BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS ******* item 6 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTY UNION WARNS LOS ANGELES SCHOOL NOT TO FIGHT HOMOSEXUAL CLUB ******* item 7 FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AGAINST HOMOSEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL CLUB ******* item 8 MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARD QUESTIONS HOMOSEXUAL CLUB FIELD TRIP ******* item 9 GSA CLUB RULED ILLEGAL ********************************************************************************************************************** Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:35:19 -0500 ******* Subject: SCHOOL BACKS DOWN FROM PRO HOMOSEXUALITY POLICY ******* To: "Mission America List" ******* From: "Linda Harvey" ******* This is good news, but unfortunately describes how aggressive the high school "gay" club had become in demanding that the Christian group change. Something to watch for. Hopefully other schools are prepared to stand strong when this happens. ******* ----------------- NEWS RELEASE ******* (ANN ARBOR, MI) Threats of legal action ended a controversy that had been brewing over the past year at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, between gay rights activists and the Pioneers for Christ student club. Gay activists had demanded that the School Board take action against the Christian club because the club refused to adopt the school's "non-discrimination" policy as part of its mission statement. According to the Thomas More Law Center, which represented the Christian Club, the policy would have unconstitutionally prohibited members from expressing their Christian view against homosexuality. Under the threat of litigation, the Ann Arbor School Board voted last week to change its policy. ******* Robert Muise, associate counsel with the Thomas More Law Center, appearing at a school board meeting earlier in the year warned, "Pioneers for Christ is being singled out simply because its members do not support the agenda of gay rights activists. Presently at Pioneer High School there are faculty members and administrators who desire to promote their personal political agenda at the expense of students' constitutional and federal statutory rights....the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Access Act. . . protect Pioneers for Christ from such blatant and discriminatory attacks." ******* According to reports, attorneys for the School Board agreed that the policy was not legally defensible, so the Board changed it. ******* In a separate but related controversy, during the so-called "Diversity Week" held at Pioneer High School last March, students were not allowed to express their Christian view of homosexuality during a panel discussion that the school sponsored for the purpose of discussing religion and homosexuality. The Gay Straight Alliance student club, with the support of school officials, monopolized this discussion by presenting only the view of several adults who claimed to be clergy of denominations that support the homosexual lifestyle. School officials prevented any other view to be expressed during this event, which occurred during the school day. This has resulted in a federal lawsuit, which was filed this past July by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of Be! tsy Hansen and her mother, challenging the school's actions. This lawsuit is distinct from the non-discrimination policy controversy and, according to Center attorneys, will continue. ******* According to Attorney Muise, "We are pleased that the School Board recognized that its so-called 'non-discrimination' policy was constitutionally suspect and that it threatened the rights of Christian students and others. We believe that our lawsuit against the School Board over the Pioneer High School 'Diversity Week' events, which is separate but related to the non-discrimination policy issue, will cast further light on the way that gay rights activists are improperly influencing the public school system." ******* PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life through litigation, education, and related activities. The Center provides its services at no charge, and is dependent upon individual donations, foundations, and corporations for financial support. The IRS recognizes the Center as a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible. 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For all other inquiries, please visit our website at www.thomasmore.org or call 734-827-2001. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Copyright 2002 Thomas More Law Center. ********************************************************************************************************************** item 2 ******* I want to credit NewsNet5.com for this article and to thank Colleen Seitz for granting permission to put it on this web site. ******* STUDENT TOLD TO SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS OR GET AN 'F' ******* Lakeland Community College Student Fights Decision ******* POSTED: 10:43 p.m. EDT May 7, 2002 ******* KIRTLAND, Ohio -- What if a class assignment forced you to choose between getting a passing grade or following your moral values? A class at Lakeland Community College was told to wear a pink triangle for the day to symbolize gay pride. NewsChannel5's Kareen Wynter reported that one student decided to fight it, but it almost cost him the school year. ******* Many students dream of graduating school with high honors, but this student said that he has little to look forward to in his final weeks. "It's a moral issue I have," he said. "I pay tuition to come to this school. I shouldn't have to defend my moral issues." ******* A class project in criminal justice turned sour for the college senior, who we'll call Ian. The assignment was to wear a pink triangle around school for the day as a symbol of gay rights and then write about the experience. Ian confronted his teacher. "I asked 'What if a student were to feel uncomfortable with this -- would there be an alternate assignment?'" he said. "She said no." He, in turn, got an F and faced expulsion. ******* So why wasn't the student offered a backup assignment? Lakeland administrators said that it is part of classroom policy. "I think if the situation were easy, it wouldn't have been part of the curriculum," said Barbara Grano of Lakeland. Still, faculty members said that they didn't break the rules. "Absolutely, this student had an option," she said. ******* When NewsChannel5 spoke with Ian later in the day, his teacher had given him an apology note that read, in part, that the requirement was waived. ******* Ian said that he doesn't think things would have been resolved had NewsChannel5 not gotten involved. "I appreciate everything you've done," he said. His mother was happy, too. "I was thrilled," she said. "Here's a young man who stood up for himself, and it worked." ******* Professors at Lakeland said that there's a list of things you can and can't challenge in the school's handbook. ******* Copyright 2002 by NewsNet5. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ********************************************************************************************************************** item 3a - 1st of 2 LETTERS FROM REGINA GRIGGS ******* From: "PFOX" ******* Subject: Latest PFOX published letters ******* Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:21:02 +0000 ******* The Detroit News (c) Copyright 2003, The Detroit News. All Rights Reserved. ******* Wednesday, May 21, 2003 ******* Letters DON'T BIAS TEEN SEXUALITY ******* With respect to Deb Price's May 5 column, "Gay-straight groups make progress in schools," which mentions forming Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs in high schools, the fact is that teenagers' same sex attractions do not automatically mean that they are homosexual. Many teens go through temporary episodes of idealization of same sex peers and should not be urged to prematurely label themselves as gay. For those teens who do actually show gender-identity confusion, we support the availability of gender affirming therapy. ******* Most parents hope to maximize the likelihood of their child growing up to be heterosexual and comfortable in claiming his or her own masculine or feminine nature. Teens themselves have the right to be presented with all options. But instead of presenting all of the facts on sexual orientation in a fair and balanced manner, GSA encourages confused and impressionable youth to immediately self-identify as "gay" and thus ensures a future homosexual outcome. Is this what our children deserve? ******* Regina Griggs ******* Executive Director ******* Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays ******* Fort Belvoir, Va. ______________________________ The Californian, Salinas (c) Copyright 2003, The Californian, Salinas. All Rights Reserved. ________________________________________________________________________________ item 3b - 2nd letter from Regina Biggs ******* Friday, May 16, 2003 ******* Opinion; A ******* EX-GAY COMMUNITY DESERVES RESPECT ******* In response to the front-page article in The Californian on May 1, "Family advocates blast rights bill" regarding tolerance of gays: ******* Tolerance should also extend to ex-gays. Each year, thousands of men and women with same-sex attractions leave homosexuality. However, some refuse to respect that choice. As a result, ex-gays are subject to a increasingly hostile environment. ******* For example, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Educational Network spent thousands distributing a booklet condemning ex-gays. The gay Human Rights Campaign demanded that a contributor (AOL's Mrs. Steve Case) reconsider her donation to a school because it had indirect ties to an ex-gay ministry. Ex-gay author Richard Cohen received death threats for releasing his book, "Coming Out Straight." Each day brings new hostile acts against the ex-gay community. ******* The harassment of ex-gays by gays themselves is a sad end to the long struggle for tolerance by the gay community. That ex-gays are now oppressed by the same people who until recently were victimized themselves demonstrates how far the gay rights movement has come. ******* Please remember that former homosexuals are also worthy of respect. ******* Regina Griggs, director, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays ******* Fort Belvoir, Va TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ********************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 4 FEDERAL JUDGE COMPARES SCHOOL'S CENSORSHIP OF CHRISTIAN STUDENT DURING HOMOSEXUAL DIVERSITY WEEK TO ACTIONS OF NAZI GERMANY ******* From: "John Hof" ******* Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:11:50 -0800 ******* Original Message from: Thomas More Law Center ******* Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:52 AM ******* ANN ARBOR - Detroit Federal Judge Gerald Rosen likened the censorship of a Christian student at Ann Arbor, Michigan Pioneer High School during its 2002 Diversity Week program to the censorship practiced by Nazi Germany. The judge's comments were made during a scheduled hearing in a federal lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, on behalf of student Betsy Hansen whose religious views against homosexuality were censored and excluded from the program. ******* According to the Detroit Free Press, during Monday's hearing Judge Rosen asked the school's attorney "Isn't this cultural hegemony, where you're only going to present one view to the exclusion of others?" Don't you think that smacks of government and religious totalitarianism?" "Isn't that how we got to book burning in Nazi Germany back in the 1930's," asked Rosen. ******* Dur! ing the 2002 Diversity Week program, Pioneer High School officials prevented Hansen from expressing her Roman Catholic view on homosexuality at the "Homosexuality and Religion" panel. School officials claimed that Betsy's religious view toward homosexuality was a "negative" message and would "water-down" the "positive" religious message that they wanted to convey-that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful. ******* Only religious leaders who endorsed the school's pro-homosexual "religious" belief were allowed to sit on the panel. School officials denied Hansen's request to have a panel member who would express the Roman Catholic belief on homosexual activity. School officials hand-picked the pro-homosexual panel members, selected the Gay Straight Alliance faculty advisor to act as "moderator," prohibited "open" questions to panel members, and expressly prohibited the students from personally interacting with any panel member before, during, or after the panel discussion. ******* The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center alleges that school officials violated Hansen's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and the equal protection of the law. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that school officials coerced students to accept the religious belief that homosexual activity is not immoral or sinful. ******* A ruling on this case is expected within the next few weeks. ******* Thomas More Law Center 3475 Plymouth Rd. Suite 100 Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2550 ******* © 2003 Thomas More Law Center ********************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 5 BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS ******* From: DFJosephMD@aol.com ******* Judge: 'Gay'-diversity week violated rights of Christian Rules in favor of student whose religious views against homosexuality excluded from program ******* Posted: December 7, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern 2003 WorldNetDaily.com ******* A federal judge in Detroit has upheld the constitutional right of a Christian student to express her religious beliefs in opposition to homosexuality during her high school's 2002 "Diversity Week" program. ******* The case involved a federal lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm, on behalf of student Betsy Hansen, whose religious views against homosexuality were censored and excluded from the program held at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School. ******* During the program, Pioneer High School officials prevented Hansen from expressing her Roman Catholic view on homosexuality at the "Homosexuality and Religion" panel, and they censored a speech she was asked to give on the topic, ''What Diversity Means to Me.'' ******* School officials claimed Betsy's religious view toward homosexuality was a ''negative'' message and would ''water-down'' the ''positive'' religious message that they wanted to convey – that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful. ******* The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Law Center alleged that school officials violated Hansen's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and the equal protection of the law. Moreover, the lawsuit alleged that school officials coerced students to accept the religious belief that homosexual activity is not immoral or sinful in violation of the Constitution. ******* School officials handpicked religious leaders who endorsed the school's pro-homosexual "religious" belief to sit on the panel, and they denied Hansen's request to have a panel member who would express the Roman Catholic belief on homosexuality. ******* Judge Gerald Rosen's 70-page opinion began with blistering criticism of the school: ******* "This case presents the ironic, and unfortunate, paradox of a public high school celebrating 'diversity' by refusing to permit the presentation to students of an 'unwelcomed' viewpoint on the topic of homosexuality and religion, while actively promoting the competing view. This practice of 'one-way diversity,' unsettling in itself, was rendered still more troubling both constitutionally and ethically by the fact that the approved viewpoint was, in one manifestation, presented to students as religious doctrine by six clerics (some in full garb) quoting from religious scripture. In its other manifestation, it resulted in the censorship by school administrators of a student's speech about "what diversity means to me," removing that portion of the speech in which the student described the unapproved viewpoint.'' ******* Judge Rosen held that the Ann Arbor Public Schools and several of its employees violated Hansen's constitutional rights to freedom of speech and the equal protection of the law. He also concluded that the school officials violated the Establishment Clause by inviting the pro-gay clergy to hold a panel on "Homosexuality and Religion." ******* Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Law Center, applauded Judge Rosen for his strongly worded opinion, ''Judge Rosen displayed judicial courage by refusing to bend to the winds of political correctness, and he decided the case according to the well established law. This is a tremendous victory for the First Amendment rights of Christian students and a tremendous defeat for those who consider public schools as their private platform to advance the homosexual agenda.'' ********************************************************************************************************************** ******* item 6 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTY UNION WARNS LOS ANGELES SCHOOL NOT TO FIGHT HOMOSEXUAL CLUB ******* Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 ******* From: "Mission America" ******* ACLU to school board: don't shut down gay students' group ******* BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram ******* http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/8174266.htm ******* NEW ORLEANS - The ACLU on Friday said the St. Tammany Parish School Board is "wasting time" by investigating whether it can shut down a gay-rights group formed by high school students in Mandeville. ******* Responding to complaints that several dozen parents made about the Fontainebleau High School Gay/Straight Alliance, the board instructed Superintendent Gayle Sloan to prepare a review of policies, law and court rulings regarding clubs at public schools. ******* The gay rights group initially was approved by officials at Fontainebleau because it met that school's requirements, which do not address sexual orientation. ******* Joe Cook, executive director of the Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, noted that when several other school systems tried to disband similar gay-rights groups, the ACLU sued and won settlements that allowed the groups to continue meeting. ******* The most recent of those cases involved Boyd County High School in Kentucky and concluded last month. ******* "Gay/Staight Alliances are really about creating a safe and supportive space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered students," Cook said. "They face huge amounts of harassment and discrimination in most schools, which can be reduced by allowing and encouraging the clubs to exist." ******* Cook noted that a total of six cases in four states have come to the same resolution as the Kentucky case. The other cases were in Utah, California and Indiana. ******* "Instead of wasting time investigating the potential for disbanding the GSA, the St. Tammany Parish school board should work to foster tolerance and make students who have traditionally been marginalized feel safe and valued," Cook said. "We will entertain complaints from students who believe they have been discriminated against or harassed because of their gender or sexual orientation." ******* In a written statement, the board said it intends to "continue the practice of adhering to laws that govern school activities, while at the same time being as respectful of local community and parental sentiments as possible." ******* The review is intended to help the board better understand what kind of clubs exist at all of its schools and whether the board should enforce standard, districtwide regulations for such clubs, the statement said. ******* Individual schools currently set their own requirements in St. Tammany Parish, resulting in varying policies. ******* Earlier this week, parents told the school board that legal precedent favors them. They cited a recent federal court case from Texas, which ruled in favor of a school system that refused to let a similar club form at a high school in Lubbock in 2002. ******* Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings in Lubbock ruled against the club. Cummings said his ruling is "an assertion of a school's right not to surrender control of the public school system to students and erode a community's standard of what subject matter is considered obscene and inappropriate." ******* The Rev. Ken Schroeder, pastor of First Baptist Church of Mandeville and a parent of a former Fontainebleau student, told the St. Tammany board this past week that sanctioning the group may have been well-intentioned, but that doing so granted "immoral behavior standing it should not have in any community." ******* Several other parents said Gay/Straight alliances promote a national homosexual agenda by propagandizing legitimacy for the homosexual lifestyle. ******* Mail service for Mission America provided by America Family Online www.afo.net ******* Mission America www.missionamerica.com ********************************************************************************************************************* ******* item 7 FEDERAL JUDGE RULES AGAINST HOMOSEXUAL HIGH SCHOOL CLUB ******* Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 ******* From: "Mission America" ******* by BETSY BLANEY, Associated Press ******* LUBBOCK, Texas - A judge has ruled that a group of gay high school students cannot meet on campus, saying parents and school officials should determine what subject matter is allowed at school. ******* The Lubbock Gay Straight Alliance claimed in a July lawsuit that the school district violated students' constitutional rights and federal law by refusing the group's requests to meet at a high school in 2002. ******* Judge Sam R. Cummings said his ruling is "an assertion of a school's right not to surrender control of the public school system to students and erode a community's standard of what subject matter is considered obscene and inappropriate." ******* He said the district's policy banning discussion of sex or sex acts differentiated it from six similar cases in Utah, California, Indiana and Kentucky that sided with similar groups. ******* Brian Chase, an attorney with Lambda Legal, a national gay civil rights organization that filed the lawsuit on behalf of the group, disagreed and said no decision has been made on an appeal. ******* "I'm disappointed that the court didn't choose to follow the six other federal decisions allowing the students to meet and discuss issues of importance to gay and lesbian citizens," he said. ******* Lubbock school board president Mark Griffin said the decision "accurately reflects the community perspective as a whole." ******* © 2004 AP Wire and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.tallahassee.com ---------------------- Mail service for Mission America provided by American Family Online www.afo.net ******* Mission America www.missionamerica.com See our coverage of the homosexual agenda in schools! ********************************************************************************************************************* ******* item 8 MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARD QUESTIONS HOMOSEXUAL CLUB FIELD TRIP ******* Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:51:48 -0600 ******* From: "Mission America" ******* Just one of the many problems with having a "gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning" student group at high school: they become mini-activists against morality,as in this story from Minnesota. ******* by Sarah Bingaman Schwartz, Sun Newspapers April 1, 2004 ******* http://www.mnsun.com/story.asp?city=Brooklyn_Center&story=133092 ******* A field trip to the state capitol that coincided with a rally against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) made waves with Osseo Area School District 279 boardmembers at a work session conducted Tuesday, March 23. ******* According to an e-mail from Maple Grove Senior High principal Conn McCartan to Superintendent Chris Richardson dated Tuesday, March 23, the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Questioning (GLBTQ) support group requested permission for the field trip three weeks prior to the event, which took place on Thursday, March 25. ******* Twelve students were named in the field trip request that was e-mailed. McCartan explained in his e-mail a similar, past event has enabled GLBTQ student groups from across the state to hear speakers and visit with legislators at the state capitol. Last year, the event was held during District 279's spring break. ******* This year's trip fell on the same day as a rally against DOMA. The trip was planned before the rally had been organized and announced. ******* According to Richardson, the students who went on the field trip on March 25 carpooled in their own vehicles and paid for their lunches. ******* The group met with a gay and lesbian advocacy group, listened to a speaker about the rights of minors, visited the governor's office, and toured the state capitol. The group also spoke with Rep. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) about their experiences as students at Maple Grove Senior High. ******* "My understanding is that as soon as they were done talking with [Rep.] Limmer after lunch, they decided it was not appropriate to attend the rally since it was unexcused, so they returned to Maple Grove," Richardson said in a telephone interview last week. ******* McCartan had told the students that if they stayed for the anti-DOMA rally, it would constitute an unexcused absence, McCartan said in his e-mail to Richardson. ******* Several students had permission notes from their parents that allowed them to attend the anti-DOMA rally on March 25. However, they were told their attendance at the event would not be an excused absence. ******* Similarly, on Monday, March 22, students who wanted to attend a rally in support of DOMA were told that if they went, it would be an unexcused absence. ******* Discussion at last week's District 279 work session prompted Chairman Larry McGee to request further discussion of the issue at the board's next meeting on April 6. ******* "If they [students] want to go to the capitol to visit with special interest groups, they should go with their parents," McGee said. "This is money coming out of the classroom." ******* At Maple Grove Senior High, there are three support groups: one for African-American students, an Asian culture group, and the GLBTQ. Other support groups are also in place through the counseling departments at Park Center and Osseo senior highs. ******* "If the African-American (support) group wanted to go and talk to African-American legislators and talk about multicultural issues, I would not have any problem or see that as political," Richardson said. "Because this is a hugely charged issue, it's seen that way." ******* McCartan said in his e-mail students who wanted to attend an anti-war rally at the University of Minnesota last year were also told that they would receive unexcused absences. ******* Board member Linda Etim questioned why the students in the GLBTQ group were able to go to the state capitol when others who weren 't in a support group could not. ******* "If it's not tied to curriculum, I don't see why it's excused for this group, but not for another," Etim said. ******* Assistant Superintendent Jim Boddie said that changing the absence policy (as it relates to field trips) at this point in the year would cause administrators a lot of headaches. ******* "Unless you want to undo all the unexcused absences, you're going down a slippery path," Boddie said. ******* Assistant Superintendent Rich Melvin suggested that perhaps the district should take a closer look at field trip requests in the future. ******* "We need to be clear on what takes place on the field trip ( what is lobbying, and what is of an educational nature," Melvin said. ******* This site and its contents C2000 - 2003. Sun Newspapers ------------------------- Mail service for Mission America provided by America Family Online www.afo.net ******* Mission America www.missionamerica.com ********************************************************************************************************************* ******* item 9 GSA CLUB RULED ILLEGAL ******* From: "PFOX" ******* Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 ******* Court rules Texas school can forbid gay student club from meeting on campus ******* Federal judge upholds school's policy restricting discussions of sexual activity ******* © 2004 Student Press Law Center ******* March 8, 2004 ******* TEXAS — A federal court has ruled that Lubbock Independent School District can restrict students' promotion of sex and sexuality in school-sponsored activities without violating their First Amendment right to free speech. ******* U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings ruled March 3 that the district's "abstinence-only" policy "restricting any discussion of sexual activity and birth control other than abstinence does not violate the First Amendment." ******* Two Lubbock High School students sued the school district after school officials denied their requests to promote the Lubbock Gay-Straight Alliance in school and to hold meetings on campus. The students sought permission from the school in September 2002 to advertise their organization's off-campus meetings by posting fliers and using the school's public announcement system, as did other student groups, according to court documents. The group's members then asked the school principal and assistant superintendent for permission to meet on campus in December 2002. Both requests were denied. ******* The court found that the school's actions did not constitute an attempt to silence a particular viewpoint, which the First Amendment would have prohibited. Rather, the court said the school's restrictions were reasonable efforts to enforce its abstinence-only sex discussion policy ******* Read full details at -- http://www.pfox.org/asp/newsman/templates/newstemplate.asp? articleid=213&zoneid=4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To subscribe to this list of ex-gay news and views, send a blank email to: Ex-Gays-subscribe@topica.com *********************************************************************************************************************

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