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Mandate for LGBT school lessons ‘Indoctrination, not history’

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The Illinois House has passed a controversial bill requiring public school history textbooks to include “the roles and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this state.”   Known as HB 246, the measure passed by a comfortable 60-42 margin, largely along party lines, with three Democrats joining Republicans in opposition to the proposed legislation. No Republicans voted in favor of the bill. The bill aims to amend the state’s textbook block grant program, mandating the purchase of textbooks that highlight the contributions of all groups protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act.      “There is nothing that prevents the teaching of the lives of historical figures including if they were known to have been homosexuals,” said Rep. Darren Bailey. “But forcing that information on five-year-olds and elementary school children is more of an effort of indoctrination than of learning history about in...

Obama endorses gay ‘marriage’: says support based on Jesus, Golden Rule?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , May 9, 2012, – President Barack Obama has flip-flopped on gay “marriage” for the second time, endorsing same-sex marriage in an interview today, in which he said his decision was motivated in part by his Christian faith and his belief in the Golden Rule . Obama confuses sin with compassion towards the sinner. Obama incorrectly interprets the sermon on the mount as justification for homosexual marriage. This man is totally theologically confused. Marriage as ordained and designed by God is completely ignored by Obama. Obama's personalized postmodern logic is very flawed and specifically against God's law. “I’ve just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama  told ABC News  reporter Robin Roberts in an interview to air this evening. He added that his wife, Michelle, agreed with him. “We’ve talked about it over the years and she, you know, she feels...