Sage Schools Coalition - cover for LGBT agenda


Over 30 Qld schools have opted in to use the resources, including 5 primary schools and 7 P-12 schools, despite our Education Minister assuring the Parliament that the resources would only be made available to secondary schools. I have commenced a Qld Parliament petition – not calling for the program to be scrapped – but for an inquiry into the appropriateness of the materials and for the Qld schools who are using the resources to be made public as in other states, so that parents can know what their children will be being taught.

Would you be happy to circulate the petition to your church folk for their consideration? It is a Qld Government epetition so has no link to any organisation or political party. 


Thank you very much for your consideration of this. I believe that God would want us to do everything we can to protect the innocence of our children. I am a grandmother of 10 children and I cannot stand by and allow them, or any child, to be used in this fashion for a political agenda. I don’t believe I should have an opinion without being prepared to act on it. True love demands truth. It is the truth that will set people free, and we follow the One who said He is the Truth. Jesus said that we are to speak the truth in LOVE, and that is my daily prayer and desire. It is because of the deep love I have for my own grandchildren and the knowledge that every child is someone’s grandchild that I speak out about this resource. By all means we must oppose all bullying, for all reasons, including of children who identify as LGBTIQ. Children have the right to be safe at school. In parallel to this right, children have a right to their innocence. As adults, we must protect them from bullying, and at the same time, from inappropriate, and at times dangerous, resources. Please support this petition asking for an inquiry.

Please don’t hesitate to ask me for any clarification, or if any of your folk have questions, I’m more than happy to address them.

Following are some of the links from the recent media for your information.
WA Education Minister Peter Collier has raised concerns. A former high school teacher, he said it could hurt the children it aimed to protect. “I feel as soon as you start to identify or isolate very discrete elements of student cohorts, inevitably you’re going to draw attention to those students and if anything it could work in reverse.” http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/safe-schools-activist-roz-ward-raises-red-flag/news-story/42208731b0e4705aa0d2e6aaa8584e3e
·         Sunday February 7 Herald Sun Rita Panahi – Mother Pulls Children from Frankston High School Over Transgender Awareness Rules http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mother-pulls-children-from-frankston-high-school-over-transgender-awareness-rules/news-story/0b44bfe1ab5be79592261672051b5c60
·         Monday February 8 The Daily Mail  Cindy Tran –'It's not about safe schools, it's activism in the classroom': Mother pulls children out of school after it introduced 'transgender awareness program' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3436635/Cella-White-pulls-children-Frankston-High-School-transgender-awareness-program.html
·         Herald Sun – Feb 8  Lyle Shelton – Safe schools program could do more harm than good http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/safe-schools-transgender-awareness-program-could-do-more-harm-to-kids-than-good/news-story/93f16a43ddb61881fd613c47fbf542db 
·         The Australian – Feb 10  Natasha Bita – Activists push taxpayer funded gay manual in schools  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/activists-push-taxpayerfunded-gay-manual-in-schools/news-story/4de614a88e38ab7b16601f07417c6219
·         2GB Afternoons – Feb 10  Ben Fordham, Wendy Francis (guest) - http://www.2gb.com/article/ben-fordham-full-show-february-10 
·         2UE Breakfast – Feb 10 John Stanley, Gary Linnell, Kevin Donnelly (guest)  http://www.2ue.com.au/news/school-children-being-taught-about-sexuality--transgender-issues-20160209-gmq1fl.html 
·         Thursday SBS – Feb 11  Drew Sheldrick - Anti-gay marriage group warns of "homosexual recruitment" in schools http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/article/2016/02/10/anti-gay-marriage-group-warns-homosexual-recruitment-schools-0 
·         The Australian – Feb 11   Editorial - School activism doesn’t add up http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/school-activism-doesnt-add-up/news-story/5897b5a7cfb028eb06e6277653f4983a
·         Education HQ / Australian Teachers Magazine – Feb 11 http://au.educationhq.com/news/33898/is-the-safe-schools-coalition-treading-on-dangerous-ground/
·         The Age – Feb 11  Kevin Donnelly – Safe Schools Coalition is more about LGBTI advocacy than making schools safer http://m.theage.com.au/comment/government-and-teacher-union-hypocrisy-as-lgbti-agenda-plugged-in-schools-20160208-gmp18h.html
·         Online Opinion (by Greg Donnelly MLA) –Feb 11  http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=18015  http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=17848 
·         Friday - Bible Society – Feb 12  Wendy Francis – Does ‘All of Us’ go beyond anti-bullying mandate?  http://www.biblesociety.org.au/news/does-all-of-us-go-beyond-the-anti-bullying-mandate-and-promote-an-lgbti-point-of-view#.Vr29LL8a3OM.twitter 
·         Saturday - The Australian – Feb 13  Angela Shanahan – Bullying message lost in the flag waving  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/angela-shanahan/bullying-message-lost-in-all-the-lgbti-rainbow-flagwaving/news-story/ba654c044fedc2093a576c3a21e8e61d 
·         Natasha Bita – Safe schools coalition: sexual politics in the classroom  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/safe-schools-coalition-sexual-politics-in-the-classroom/news-story/bf58ff141ba0b08bf165e3d53cc8a055 
·         Sunday - Herald Sun – Feb 14  David Penberthy - All Of Us sex education guide a lesson in pure idiocy  http://www.isentialink.com/GetContent/?id=4b0fbb139e230589e531a8a1d05ae361&d=1455368400&u=1455356186&s=1ddd9d4dda11fb66f7c40c10a6a4c394&l=8 
·         Adelaide Advertiser – Feb 14  David Penberthy - The All of Us sex-education guide is putting gay issues ahead of schoolwork  http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/david-penberthy-the-all-of-us-sexeducation-guide-is-putting-gay-issues-ahead-of-schoolwork/news-story/625c91d2d37e640c049a99b4c3a8b3ae
·         The Mercury – Feb 14  David Penberthy - Insight: Sex guide mocks fair cause  http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/insight-sex-guide-mocks-fair-cause/news-story/c36c5d6b988fc08d04af44423f2ba79d 
·         The Australian – Feb 14  Jared Owens - Sexual diversity lessons have reasonable objectives: Simon Birmingham  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/sexual-diversity-lessons-have-reasonable-objectives-simon-birmingham/news-story/17a555b13b0eddc57bdb2a385606dec6 
·         Monday - Herald Sun – Feb 15  Andrew Bolt - If a Liberal Education Minister backs this preaching, what’s the point of the Turnbull Government?  
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/if_a_liberal_education_minister_backs_this_preaching_whats_the_point_of_the/#itm=hs%7Cnews%7Ccontent-2%3Aitem-count-2%3Adefault-mini-blogs%7C1%7Cheading%7Cindex%7Copinion&itmt=1455498094825
·         The Australian – Feb 15  Jared Owens - Coalition split over school sexual diversity text funding  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/turnbulls-coalition-split-over-school-sexual-diversity-text-funding/news-story/81173dc396ce79e9c022aaedf4b94553?login=1

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