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NRA AND GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA SHOULD FIGHT REAUTHORIZATION OF E.S.E.A. ACT

PART 2 of 2

By Anita Hoge
August 11, 2026
NewsWithViews.com

In the Reauthorization of ESEA, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the federal government must have a scheme to identify (1) the child, (2) the public/charter/private/religious school, and (3) the interventions to snare the entire population into its net:

(1) ALL children will have to be identified as “At-Risk.” Title I is being used to envelop EVERY child as “educationally deprived” and therefore “At-Risk” because of not meeting Common Core psychological standards, which include a child’s attitudes, values, beliefs, and dispositions.
(2) The criteria for poverty must be corrupted to mean EVERY CHILD IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. Schoolwide would be implemented under Title I, thereby throwing a blanket over the entire school identifying ALL CHILDREN as “At-Risk.” Title I Portability (“Choice”) grabs the private/parochial schools under the same net called “direct student services” that must be provided to ALL Title I “At-Risk” students who have that voucher in their hand.
(3) All of these “At-Risk” labeled children must receive interventions and services. The interventions and services are extreme combinations of identifying, screening, and remediating EVERY STUDENT to the government-prescribed minimum attitudes, values, beliefs, and dispositions. Schools would use Special Education funding (IDEA) to identify and remediate these mental health “defects.” Every child is identified as needing remediation in an “Individual service plan” thereby justifying the use of psychological interventions on normal children, not just physically disabled or physically related impaired children. (see below)

Realize that a child is now “At-Risk” if they are not meeting Common Core psychological standards, and that 45 states that have adopted Common Core have already agreed to this psychologically manipulative agenda. The remaining states are furthering this scheme under different names and labels. Literally, local control over education has been usurped in every state.

The schools are collecting more data than just discipline and race equalization, as Sperry has pointed out. Every movement that your child makes can be tallied and logged into spy software. The screening and interventions through Special Ed will be based on attitudes, values, opinions, beliefs, dispositions, behavior, using social and emotional traits to identify children who do not match the government’s socialist goals. This screening system identifies “weaknesses” in our American children’s psyches, especially if they do NOT go along with the group. True leadership qualities ARE NOT the goals of the government, and our American children who would be leaders of tomorrow will be identified and selected for remediation and interventions to embrace collectivist goals.

Scientifically-researched techniques and testing called evidence-based curriculum are being used for teacher training in order to comply with this agenda. Techniques are included under such things as Specialized Student Support, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports, Early Intervening Services, Multi-Tiered System of Supports, and Instructional Support Teams. Monitoring behavior and using DSM V psychological codes to evaluate conduct will target EVERY child for psychological treatment, thereby forcing them into subservience. There is NO code for normal!

Teachers are copiously entering students’ personally identifiable information (PII) into local databases that are digitized and instantly transferred electronically to state longitudinal databases, and on to the national databases (NCES/IES). If your school is telling you there are no national databases, they are lying to you. If your school says they are testing “grit”, citizenship, or ethical behavior, they are identifying and scoring your child’s “threshold”, meaning that point at which your child decides to do the wrong thing. This is conformable to government goals and is manipulated by rewards and punishment. For example, at what point will your child change his/her behavior? If punishment is incurred, will your child obey? The INFORMATION COLLECTED is the vehicle to see how much intervention your child needs to mold them into drones to meet government compliance. Therefore, an individual plan is promoted to make sure your child fits into the government’s mold. Personalized plans for screening, monitoring, and interventions are put in place with a constant feedback loop of remedial interventions… until the child complies.

Whatever happened to academics? Not to be found in these education bills! What about electronic federal government portfolios? Yes! Data is gathered by the bucketful on your family in every state monitoring personalities and remediating individuality. (Source)

Because of President Obama’s Executive Order 12866, the state longitudinal data systems were developed in each state. These aligned each student and teacher with a unique national ID. On top of the collection of psychological, mental (erroneously called) “health” data that is also being collected on students and families – because of Common Core, Title I, and Special Education – the government has also been amassing and accessing entire psychological profiles called psychometric dossiers. These profiles reflect what parents have instilled in their children in the areas of attitudes, values, beliefs, and dispositions. Education databanks are swollen with social, emotional, behavioral, and dispositional personal data on American families – unbeknownst to parents, citizens, and legislators! (See Hoge Testimony, 15 min, PA House Education Committee, Feb. 2105)

FOURTH Blow to Gun Rights.

This next step is the future of America’s Second Amendment, the future of our children, and the future of our neighborhoods. The legislation to Reauthorize ESEA is the biggest restructuring of society agenda to be legislated in history. Right now the legislation has passed both houses of Congress and is in Reconciliation for a bipartisan agreement.

The call for bipartisanship has been voraciously reported all over the media and D.C. Many have said that President Obama vowed to veto Title I Portability (so-called “Choice”) but wants Universal Pre-K. The Republicans have vowed to pass Title I Portability (“Choice”) and are against Universal Pre-K. What does this compromise look like to you? To me this compromise will ensure that ESEA passes thereby legalizing psychological data-tracking and data-trafficking of your child from conception (before birth) on.

To make sure the psychoanalyzing of the baby starts at birth, Universal Pre-K must be included in ESEA. Common Core for babies must also be passed collecting data at birth, even starting at conception. (Source).

ALL children (starting with babies) will have a psychological diagnosis code behind their names. Remember, there is no code for normal!

The implementation of Title I Portability extended for private and parochial schools, pushed by Republican members of Congress, will force this agenda onto those private and parochial schools to comply with Common Core Psychological “services.” This places President Obama’s thumbprint on every American child. It also forces every school in America to be chartered.

To further this socialist agenda that ensnares every child equally, President Obama commissioned this exact plan quoted below, for equity called, “For Each and Every Child.”

• First, we begin with a restructuring of the finance systems that underlie every decision about schools, focusing on equitable resources and their cost-effective use.
• Second, we examine the most critical resource of all: quality teachers and school leaders, the supports they need to be effective with all learners and ways to make sure all students have access to high-quality instructional opportunities.
• Third, we explain the importance of starting early—making the case for high-quality early learning for all children, especially for low-income children, who need it most.
• Fourth, there is the matter of providing critical support— including increased parental engagement, access to health and social services, extended instructional time and assistance for at-risk groups—that students in high-poverty communities need to start strong and stay on track.
• And fifth, we lay out the changes in accountability and governance necessary to ensure that, a decade from now, there doesn’t need to be yet another commission appointed to call public attention to the corrosive effects on the nation’s children and our future of the failure to advance equity and excellence in America’s public schools.

Lurking in the ESEA legislation to provide all this psychotherapy is President Obama’s STEP 4, using MEDICAID in the schools to accomplish this agenda. This plan was an older plan being pushed in 1995 under the 3rd Option in HillaryCare when Hillary Clinton and her national healthcare scheme was being pushed at that time. MEDICAID billing at school for ALL children was the agenda. It was based on the premise that if ALL American children could have access to healthcare, and be diagnosed by the school as having mental health problems, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE WOULD BE BROUGHT IN THROUGH THE BACKDOOR, AGE 0-21. So the HillaryCare plan raises its ugly head once again to gather all children into the federal government’s net through the current Obamacare mandate.

Schools apply for partial hospitalization provider licenses to bill for MEDICAID. That means every time a TEACHER, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM, SOCIAL WORKER. PSYCHOLOGIST, OR PSYCHIATRIST interfaces with a child, they will have the ability to bill MEDICAID. To bill MEDICAID one must place a DSM V psych code on the student’s permanent record for the school to be reimbursed for those psychological services. This psych-coding identifies EVERY child as having a mental health disorder or as “mentally defective.” This psych dossier follows your child for life like a shadow.

Absolutely no child, beginning with conception, will escape these psychological codes.

Step by step the government has made sure that no of-age person will ever qualify to own a gun due to a history of psych diagnoses as described above. In just a few years, with this piece of legislation, the President’s Executive Order 12866, and his equity in housing plan, President Obama will have effectually deleted the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Unless we stand and thwart this totalitarian tank moving out of D.C., and before it rolls right into our ZIP codes, we’ll be left without even a single gun to defend our families, homes, and country.

NRA and GOA, PLEASE HELP US.

AMERICA NEEDS YOUR HELP TO STOP ESEA, NOW.

NRA and GOA, America needs you to join the parents and teachers to fight for academics in the classroom and for all of us to live our lives free of totalitarian government-mandated attitudes, values, and behavior profiling and databanking.

We cannot allow America to become a collectivist regime.

STOP THE REAUTHORIZATION OF ESEA.

STOP SENATOR CORNYN’S MENTAL HEALTH & SAFE COMMUNITIES ACT.

STOP UNIVERSAL PRE-K BY SENATORS CASEY AND MURRAY.

STOP DATA-TRACKING AND DATA-TRAFFICKING.

RESCIND PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EO 12866.

CALL YOUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.

© 2015 Anita Hoge - All Rights Reserved

Anita B. Hoge, lecturer, educational researcher, parent.

In 1990 a federal investigation was completed against the Pennsylvania Department of Education, after filing a federal complaint against the Educational Quality Assessment, EQA, & the US Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP, under the Protection of Pupils Rights Amendment. Forced the Pennsylvania EQA to be withdrawn. Forced the US Department of Education to do their job to investigate the psychological testing of children without informed written parental consent. NAEP was never investigated because the Department said I didn’t have standing, although documents had proven that NAEP did experimental research & used different states to pilot their agenda by embedding their test questions into the Pennsylvania EQA as well as other state tests.

Subject & main researcher for the book, Educating for the New World Order. My story is told about an incredible journey into the devious & deceptive operations of our government to change the values, attitudes & beliefs of American children to accept a new world order. The first to document the expansive data collection operation of our government establishing micro-records on individual people in the United States. Experimentation, illegal testing, & data collection is exposed.

Lectured all over the Unites States in the 90’s about illegal & controversial testing, curriculum, & collection of data by our government. Arranged & lectured town hall meetings all across the state of Pennsylvania to withdraw affective student learning outcomes to stop Outcome Based Education. In January of 1992, parents in Pennsylvania won the battle against OBE when the Independent Regulatory Review Board had requested that the State Board of Education remove all outcomes which dealt with attitudes, habits, traits, feelings, values, & opinions which are difficult & subjective to measure & that the remaining outcomes be defined & coordinated with academic requirements that can be measured. The battle continues.

E-Mail: [email protected]

Anchor Babies My Butt. 14th Amendment Does Not Say That!

History Has forgotten Original Intent Of 14th Amendment.

Every whiny Liberal, and idiot Rhino who has helped destroy this Country with Illegal Immigration has either done it on purpose or out of ignorance of what our Constitution says. They all stand on The 14th Amendment and proclaim it is the reason so called “Anchor Babies” get immediate citizenship. Well I’m here to say they are all wrong. Here is the true history of the 14th. You must read what is called the “Original Intent” from the original authors of the amendment Then there are SCOTUS decisions to back it up.———-
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The 14th Amendment, ratified July 9, 1868, reads: “Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
If one wishes fully to understand the Constitution, one must also read what the Founders said and wrote regarding it. This is what is called original intent. By doing so one can glean not only what they wrote but the motive behind it — many letters the founders wrote to each other and of course the Federalist Papers. In short, go back to the source.
Senator Jacob Howard (1805-1871) authored the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. “He [Howard] told us what he meant. He defined who would fall within the jurisdiction of the United States.”
This is what Howard said as referenced by Mark Levin:
“Every person born within the limits of the United States, subject to their jurisdiction, [meaning the states — their jurisdiction] is, by virtue of natural law and national law, a citizen of the United States

. This will not, of course, include persons in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the government of the United States,

but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great issue in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country.”
Senator Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, supported Howard, contending that “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” meant “not owing allegiance to anybody else … subject to the complete jurisdiction of the United States.”
Well, it doesn’t get much clearer than that. There can be no question of his intent and no longer any question of what he meant by “and subject to their jurisdiction.”
In other words, Levin writes:
“You can’t self-immigrate. You can’t claim jurisdiction because you happen to walk into the United States,” and you can’t magically become a citizen if both your parents have fidelity to another nation.
This phrase has been also been interpreted by the US Supreme Court to exclude anyone who is subject to the rule of a foreign government.
They specifically and appropriately confirmed this restricted interpretation of citizenship in the so-called “Slaughter-House cases” [83 US 36 (1873) and 112 US 94 (1884). In the 1884 Elk v.Wilkins case the phrase “subject to its jurisdiction” was interpreted to exclude “children of ministers, consuls, and citizens of foreign states born within the United States.
(May I just add, And then there is the little matter of being here Illegally. That should count for something in my book. Like all of the referenced matter here would be for naught if we just enforced the damn laws already on the books like say …Mexico does. Know what happens when you sneak into Mexico? They don’t give you free stuff. You may get a free case of severe “Lead Poisoning”)
~Steve~————————————————————————————-
http://godfatherpolitics.com/24537/who-knew-donald-trump-was-a-constitutional-scholar/#ddbAd3zm7veZ4DJD.99

To Further clarify here is a simple explanation by PUBLIUS HULDAH.

Birthright Citizenship: What’s That About?
Yes, it has certainly come to be perverted. Here is the Truth:
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment says:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
States and of the State wherein they reside…”.
The purpose of this Section was to extend citizenship to freed slaves
and to protect them from southern Black Codes which denied them basic
God-given rights.
This Section does not provide that illegals who invade our Country
and drop a baby here are automatically the parents of a US citizen.
The key is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”:

Consider the French
ambassador and his lovely young wife stationed in Washington, DC. She
gives birth to a child here. Her child was born here. But is her child
“subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States? No! The child is
subject to the same jurisdiction as his parents: France.
Consider the American Indians: Sec.1 of the 14th Amendment did NOT
confer citizenship on American Indians. They were not “subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States” – they were subject to the
jurisdiction of their tribes.
An illegal alien who invades our Country is in the same status as the
French Ambassador’s wife. The baby she drops here is “subject to the
jurisdiction” of the Country she left.
So the 14th Amendment does NOT confer citizenship on babies of
illegals born here – just as it does not confer citizenship on the
babies of foreign diplomats stationed here.
Pursuant to Art. I, Sec. 8, clause 4, US Constitution, Congress may make laws deciding how people become naturalized citizens.
But Sec. 1 of the 14th Amendment does not confer citizenship status on babies born here of illegal aliens.
This is important.

Above by Publius Huldah.

Obama’s “Community Schools” Aim to Replace Parents

My comments: If you think this Propaganda teaching is bad, here’s what Senator Lamar Alexander said in 1989 to the Governor’s Conference. At the time, he was the governor of TN. Make sure you watch this and what he says, because he wants the school to get your children even prior to their births. I’ve written a five part article on Senator Lamar Alexander. He’s no Republican, more of a Marxist. And Lamar is still in the senate passing terrible legislation that affects all our children in the government controlled schools. The DOJ is actually telling schools they must teach transgender education to our youngsters at a very young age.

WRITTEN BY ALEX NEWMAN FOR THE NEW AMERICAN MAGAZINE

KIDS

Lawmakers and the Obama administration are plotting to unconstitutionally commandeer local schools and turn them into “full-service community schools” — government centers that will usurp vast new responsibilities over children that have traditionally been handled by parents and families. Under the plan, adopted in the Senate last month as part of a massive “education bill” solidifying federal control over children and schools, federally funded so-called community schools will “target” families and children for “services” covering their “academic, physical, social, emotional, health, mental health, and other needs.” If Congress and the Obama administration get their way, these full-service parent-replacement centers will soon be coming to a community near you, along with the swarms of government workers in charge of “home visitation” and “parenting education” under the program. In fact, even without legislation to authorize it, Obama’s education bureaucracy has already started using tax funds to create the “community schools” nationwide.

So what, exactly, is a community school? According to the legislation, it is a government-run elementary or secondary school that “participates in a community-based effort to coordinate and integrate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships.” These Orwellian schools will also provide “services” to students, families, and the community, including before and after school, during weekends, and even during the summer. A 2014 Federal Register “notice” by the federal Department of Education announcing lawless grants for community schools defines them in a similar way. In other words, children ensnared by “community” schools can spend virtually all of their time there and receive all of their “services” there — one step short of Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s recent pitch for government boarding schools that he said should have children 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

A broad array of government “services” should be provided by the “community” schools. The list of those, outlined in the Democrat-sponsored legislation, is bewildering. Among them: home visitation services by teachers and nurses; early childhood education; primary health and dental care; “mental health counseling services”; “nutrition services”; remedial education activities and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time; summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences; programs that promote “family literacy”; programs under Head Start and Early Head Start; mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and conflict mediation; parent leadership development activities; parenting education activities; child care services; community service and service-learning opportunities; developmentally appropriate physical education; job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services; adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs; homeless prevention services; and undefined “other services.”

Essentially, these Obama-backed “community” schools will become your child’s parents, nanny, educator, doctor, dentist, food source, psychiatrist, and more. It was not immediately clear whether hugs would be included, but practically everything else is. In other words, these “schools” will expand and accelerate the ongoing usurpation of the role of families and parents in raising the next generation of Americans. And just in case, parents can receive home visits from the swarms of federally funded school bureaucrats — in addition to parenting lessons from Big Brother on how to care for Big Brother’s children. The federally funded “full-service community schools” will also be keeping watch for Big Brother, with tax funding allocated to help the parental-replacement centers create data-collection systems aimed at knowing everything about everyone.

The radical legislation to turn federally controlled schools into federally controlled overseers of all aspects of a child’s life, though sponsored by Democrats, was able to pass thanks to Republicans. While introduced as a stand-alone bill, it was attached as an amendment to the equally radical “Every Student Achieves Act” that was passed by the GOP-controlled Senate on July 16. The similar “Student Success Act” was passed by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives on July 9. Now, the two versions of the legislation, which purport to re-authorize a dizzying array of unconstitutional federal “education” schemes, must be put together in conference. Obama already supports the “bipartisan” legislation and plans to sign it, the White House indicated in a statement.

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chief sponsor of the “community schools” measure in the Senate, celebrated his success. “Challenges at home can undermine classroom performance and leave students struggling to keep up,” Brown said. “Community schools have a proven track record of connecting students and their families to critical services. This amendment will help expand this model so more students can access essential resources like medical care and after-school care. This will ensure that students can focus their attention on succeeding in school.” House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who has been pushing the same legislation in the House, praised the Senate for taking a “major step forward to promote the full-service community schools model across the country.” “I hope the House and Senate will go to conference soon and produce a final version that includes support for full-service community schools,” Hoyer added in a statement.

Under the legislation, the Education Secretary would be empowered to unconstitutionally hand out taxpayer funds to “entities,” schools, and state governments that help “integrate multiple services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum supported by research-based activities that achieve the performance goals … to meet the holistic needs of children.” Secretary Duncan, who openly boasts of turning your children into “green” and “global” citizens with his “global partner” UNESCO via the “weapon” of education, will also receive some high-level assistance in the effort. The bill establishes a “Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee” consisting of the Secretary of Education, the U.S. Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor. Parents, of course, will not be invited to sit on the board.

To obtain a “grant,” the entities applying need to submit a “comprehensive plan” that includes a “needs assessment that identifies the academic, physical, social, emotional, health, mental health, and other needs of students, families, and community residents.” The plan also needs to show “an increase in the percentage of families and students targeted for services each year of the program.” And those “services” need to be geared toward making sure children “are ready for school,” are “physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy,” and are “contributing to their communities.” Of course, that government-funded “plan” for children sounds a lot like the traditional role of parents. The “services” should also aim to create “neighborhoods” that are “safe and provide a positive climate for learning that is free from bullying or harassment.” In essence, then, the sky is the limit.

The legislation also aims to “provide support for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools”; “improve the coordination and integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families”; “ensure that children have the physical, social, and emotional well-being to come to school ready to engage in the learning process every day”; “facilitate the coordination and integration of programs and services operated by community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and State, local, and tribal governments”; and “engage students as resources to their communities.”

Despite the lack of any statutory or constitutional authority to do so, Obama’s Department of Education has been busy pushing and funding “community schools” since at least last year. “The awards will help encourage a coordinated and integrated set of comprehensive academic, social, and health services that respond to the needs of its students, their families, and community members,” the bureaucracy boasts online about a grant program it developed to finance the machinations in states and cities across America. There are already an estimated 5,000 “community schools” in operation nationwide, according to news reports. If the measure gets signed into law, Americans can expect thousands more.

Secretary Duncan, in a statement congratulating his department for spending millions of tax dollars promoting the scheme, also celebrated the Brave New Schools he is helping to unleash on America. “Across the nation, we’ve seen schools come together to partner with key organizations to support comprehensive services for students and their families in some of our toughest communities,” he said last year while lawlessly handing out $5 million of your money to create the parental-replacement centers. “Great schools require the entire community to work together, and these grants will help leverage our resources to create a range of wraparound services that help all students grow in the classroom, and graduate ready for college and their careers.” Duncan’s “cradle-to-career” education-reform agenda, as he calls it, is essentially a blueprint for total indocrination and ultimately, tyranny.

Critics, though, are speaking out forcefully about the agenda. “This is modeled after the Soviet system,” said Charlotte Iserbyt, author of the book Deliberate Dumbing Down of America and a former senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Education. “It is part of a long-range plan outlined by the Carnegie Corporation to abolish local elected boards and use education to transform America from a capitalist system to a planned economy. The charter schools are a huge part of this agenda too because they already do not have elected boards, and the plan is to have unelected commissions and boards, at the same time as we move away from local tax funding of schools. We are watching it all happen right now. The simplest solution is to cut the international/federal/state umbilical cord!” Iserbyt also linked the scheme to a 2013 policy paper by Marc Tucker, written for the ultra-left, Obama-aligned Center for American Progress, calling for a total end of local control over schooling.

The “full-service community schools” component of the “education” bills passed by Congress is a relatively tiny part of the overall legislation. As reported by The New American last month, the broader bills are packed with attacks on real education, local control of schools, student and family privacy, and the rights of parents. Despite false campaign promises by Republicans to rein in the Obama administration, the legislation also purports to reauthorize a plethora of unconstitutional federal “education” schemes — including the same draconian tools Obama has lawlessly used to nationalize and dumb down education through the hugely unpopular Common Core standards.

If the American people hope to remain free, real education and strong families are key. Obama and his allies in Congress know that, hence the full-fledged assault on real education, families, local control of schools, and parental rights. American parents, teachers, and taxpayers must understand all of that, too — and demand that their elected officials act accordingly.

Alex Newman is a correspondent for The New American, covering economics, education, politics, and more. Follow him on Twitter @ALEXNEWMAN_JOU. He can be reached at: [email protected] .

 

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Liberal Logic?

At Anti-Bullying Conference, Middle Schoolers Learn About Lesbian Strap-On Anal Sex, Fake Testicles

BY ERIC OWENS FOR THE DAILY CALLER

In rural, small-town Iowa, a group of parents and community leaders is seeking to prevent students from the local taxpayer-funded middle school and high school from attending future versions of an anti–bullying conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens.

The last one — in April — left many of the denizens of Humboldt, Iowa up in arms, reports Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO-TV.

Iowa Safe Schools, an activist group out of Des Moines, hosted the conference.

It was quite something.

Among the nearly two dozen speakers, “only two” addressed bullying, one attendee estimated, according to EAGnews.org.

The rest of the sessions involved issues such as “how to pleasure their gay partners.”

Middle school girls from Humboldt (pop.: 4,690) had the opportunity to learn “how to sew fake testicles into their underwear in order to pass themselves off as boys.”

One speaker wore a dress made out of condoms to which could be “used as needed.” Another speaker raised the important middle-school issue of using the Internet to locate an orgy.

A father from Des Moines whose daughter attended the conference described the girl’s experience.

“She thought she was attending this conference to learn how students can be supportive of their homosexual peers,” he explained, according to EAGnews.

“When she got there, it wasn’t really on bullying; it was basically a sexual education class for same-sex couples,” the mad dad said. “It was crude. One presenter told students who asked whether anal sex hurt that, as a lesbian, it really depended on how big the device is that their partner straps on.”

The main, featured speaker, drag performer Miss Coco Peru, cussed a lot and encouraged attendees to vandalize the property of critics.

Peru also sang a song. It went: “People suck. They don’t give a fuck about you. People thrive on smashing our pride to the ground. People that suck, fuck you.”

Still another speaker discussed “how pleasurable it is for gay couples to eat each other’s behinds” and how using flavored oils can improve the taste, notes EAGnews.

Thousands of middle schoolers and high schoolers from the region attended the April event.

Humboldt, Iowa school district superintendent Greg Darling said the funding for students in the district to attend the conference was provided by a student-run organization.

He said he could do nothing to prevent the club which sponsored attendance at the event from fundraising for it next year or sending local students.

“We support all clubs in the school that meet the polices and procedures,” Darling told WHO-TV. “We are an equal opportunity school and do not discriminate against anyone. We strive to have a positive learning environment in the district but we do not support any group of individuals who uses profanity in presentations.”

Nate Monson, executive director of Iowa Safe Schools, said parents who worry about middle school kids hearing about anal sex with strap-ons and analingus are “disgusting.”

It’s incredibly frustrating that adults are being the problem and being the bully,” Monson told the Des Moines NBC affiliate. “We can do better in Iowa.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/25/at-anti-bullying-conference-iowa-middle-schoolers-learn-about-lesbian-strap-on-anal-sex-fake-testicles/#ixzz3hDtG0Ieu

Parents outraged after middle schoolers attend LGBTQ sex conference

BY VICTOR SKINNER FOR EAGNEWS.COM

ALTOONA, Iowa – “Concerned Citizens” are petitioning Iowa’s Humboldt School District to prevent students from attending the Iowa Safe Schools conference after realizing it’s more about gay sex than bullying.

The group of concerned parents and citizens in Humboldt believe it’s “a gross misuse of taxpayer money” to send students to the conference after several came home disturbed by the graphic, profanity-laced presentations delivered at the event in Altoona this April, WHO TV reports.

The “Iowa Governors Conference on LGBTQ Youth” April 3 was billed as an anti-bullying summit aimed at fostering understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ youth, but when they arrived they soon learned there was a lot more going on.

“There were only two sessions (among the more than 20) that had anything to do with bullying. It’s a conference teaching kids how to: how to be confidently homosexual, how to pleasure their gay partners – one session even taught transsexual girls how to sew fake testicles into their underwear in order to pass themselves off as boys,” one attendee told The Family Leader.

The conference revolved around the narrative that it’s normal to be homosexual, and speakers shared their personal stories about their trials as gay students and the experience of coming out.

Speakers included one person who wore a dress made of condoms that could be “used as needed,” and another who shared their experience of finding an orgy online. One session focused on binding girls’ breasts and using hormone treatments to delay puberty, The Family Leader reports.

The father of a Des Moines senior told the site his daughter was “absolutely distraught” by the material at the conference and felt bamboozled by organizers who misled attendees about the focus of the event.

“She thought she was attending this conference to learn how students can be supportive of their homosexual peers, how they can bring unity to her school. She went thinking it was going to be on bullying, and she wanted to learn how to be more supportive, inclusive and accepting,” the father said.

“When she got there, it wasn’t really on bullying; it was basically a sexual education class for same-sex couples,” he said. “It was crude. One presenter told students who asked whether anal sex hurt that, as a lesbian, it really depended on how big the device is that their partner straps on.”

Several parents expressed concerns about the capstone speaker, a drag performer who goes by Coco Peru.

Peru apparently put on quite an explicative-laden performance and attempted to incite students to vandalism against those who oppose his/her lifestyle.

““People suck. They don’t give a f— about you. People thrive on smashing our pride to the ground. People that suck, f— you,” was Peru’s catchy little tune.

The performance ended with advice to students that if they see a bumper sticker that reads “It’s Adam and Eve for a purpose,” they should “Reach down inside yourself and give them a blessing … then slash their tires!”

Other “performers” at the conference were equally disturbing, the Des Moines father said.

“My daughter went to listen to the comedian, Sam Killermann, thinking it would at least be funny,” he said. “But instead, Killermann explained how pleasurable it is for gay couples to eat each other’s behinds and how to use different flavors of [oils] to make it taste better.

“It’s totally unacceptable, above and beyond anything we should have our children subjected to. It was over the line, especially for a conference supported by prominent Iowa businesses.”

Bob Vander Platts, president of The Family Leader, told BizPac Review he believes many parents are likely unaware of the conference’s content.

“If Iowans heard this, Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, they would be outraged,” he said.

The conference was sponsored by the Principal Financial Group, Nationwide, Office Depot, and The TJX Companies, Inc., which owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra Trading Post, The Family Leader reports.

State Rep. Greg Heartsill sent letters to hundreds of Iowa’s K-12 educators to request more information about the material presented at the conference, and about two-thirds responded with a variety of opinions, the Newton Daily News reports.

“About 10 school districts reported paying for students and staff to attend the conference; either their registration fees, transportation, or both,” Heartsill said. “Most of the replies provide the information that was requested without commentary. One superintendent that had students attend, said that none of his students/staff found anything objectionable at the conference, and was speculating that the allegations may have been overblown.

“Another superintendent, who had students attend, told me that students at one of the breakout sessions reported they were very uncomfortable with the sexually explicit nature of the presentation — one student even described it as ‘pornographic’ — and there was enough concern to warrant a teacher leaving a different breakout session to observe the session in question.”

Humboldt school officials, now facing demands from parents to ban students from attending next year’s conference, wouldn’t make any promises.

Superintendent Greg Darling told WHO TV students raised money through a student-run club to attend this year’s conference, and it will be up to the club’s organizer about whether they’ll return in 2016.

“We support all clubs in the school that meet the policies and procedures,” he said. “We are an equal opportunity school and do not discriminate against anyone. We strive to have a positive learning environment in the district but we do not support any group of individuals who uses profanity in presentations.”

Meanwhile, Iowa Safe Schools officials are vowing to make next year’s conference bigger and better than ever, and they’re condemning those who question their methods.

“Rep. Heartsill’s red herring of attacking this Conference and the youth who attend is just plain disturbing at best,” Iowa Safe Schools executive director Nate Monson told the Newton Daily News. “Iowa Safe Schools does not receive taxpayer funds for this event (there are some cooperate and education-agency sponsors), and Heartsill’s gross overreach is, frankly, just offensive.”

 

Atty: Library Removes Christian-themed Books

My Comments: Of course this is terrible, but what Todd Starnes doesn’t tell you is that every charter school is tax funded. That means the Gulen Islamic charter schools, the new age Waldorf Charter schools (that’s Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophical society garbage), the Chinese charter schools, and every other kind of crazy charter school you can think of are all funded by our tax dollars. The problem with these charters is the fact that they do NOT have to report to the local school board, they report really to no one. This is taxation without representation. Think about it…that’s what the Revolutionary war was fought over, and here we are again.

By Todd Starnes for FOX NEWS

It was nothing short of a Christian purging.

That’s how the Pacific Justice Institute described what happened at a California charter school. They allege the school removed any book from its library that was either written by a Christian author or had a Christian message.

“It is alarming that a school library would attempt to purge books from religious authors,” said Brad Dacus, president of the religious advocacy group. “Indeed, some of the greatest literature of Western Civilization comes from religious authors. Are they going to ban the sermons or speeches of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?”

A parent, who was visiting the Temecula campus of the Springs Charter Schools, discovered the library purging last month.

“She was told by one of the library attendants that the library has been instructed to remove all books with a Christian message, authored by Christians, or published by a Christian publishing company,” read a letter PJI sent to the charter school. “The attendant advised that the library would no longer be carrying those books. Indeed, our client was told that the library was giving those books away, and she actually took some.”

Are they going to ban the sermons or speeches of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? – Brad Dacus, Pacific Justice Institute

One of the books deemed unacceptable was “The Hiding Place,” the biography of Corrie ten Boom. Ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who helped many Jews escape the Holocaust. She was later imprisoned by the Germans for her actions.

“This is a major sweep by this charter school to eliminate the religious viewpoint,” Dacus told me. “Libraries cannot engage in an open purging of books simply because they are of a Christian perspective.”

Dacus said the charter school must reverse “their ill-conceived and illegal book-banning policy.” If they fail to do so, he said they are prepared to take further legal action.

So is the charter school really banning books? Well, yes – according to Kathleen Hermsmeyer, the charter school’s superintendent.

“We are a public school, and as such, we are barred by law from purchasing sectarian curriculum materials with state funds,” she wrote in a letter to the Pacific Justice Institute. “We only keep on our shelves the books that we are authorized to purchase with public funds.”

Hermsmeyer wrote that the charter school primarily caters to a homeschooling crowd.

“In order to help provide curricular choices to our families, we allow homeschool parents to borrow or purchase a wide array of secular textbooks and other educational materials,” she said.

She said there have been occasions when parents donated books or materials to the library. Those books are placed on a rolling cart to be given away.

So that still doesn’t explain why Christian-themed books were confiscated.

“We do not purchase sectarian educational materials and do not allow sectarian materials on our state-authorized lending shelves,” she wrote.

Well, that certainly explains a lot. Religious-themed books are not even allowed to set on the shelves.

The superintendent denied they were discriminating against Christian authors or publishing companies – so to speak. Check this out:

“At no time, however, have we discriminated against Christian authors or publishing companies who create secular educational materials,” she wrote.

Heaven forbid the children find a Bible in the library.

When it comes to books, I’m a purist. I don’t believe in book banning. If you find a book objectionable, don’t read it. I also believe parents have a right to determine which books their children should read.

The way I see it – if we start banning any old book – one day – they might try to ban the Good Book.

Are you prepared for the war on religious liberty? Be sure to get “God Less America” – Todd’s latest book documenting the attacks on the Christian faith. Click here!

Donald Trump Where He Stands On A Range Of Issues.

OK friends I found a really good site that lists all the candidates and their views on a whole range of issues. It also shows what their stances have been over the years. So you can see just how long ago their position has evolved.

If you go to the site linked below you can plug in any other candidates or click the blue highlighted area ( Other candidates) . I would bookmark this site for further reference as we go merrily down the lane. ~ Steve ~

Trumpism of the day.

Trump while speaking of McCain’s reputation as a war hero because he was captured in Vietnam said “I like people who weren’t captured.”

Kinda reminds me of someone. Hmm

Kinda reminds me of someone. Hmm

http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm

Donald Trump on Abortion

Click here for 6 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
Ban late abortions; exceptions for rape, incest or health. (Jun 2015)
I am now pro-life; after years of being pro-choice. (Apr 2011)
I changed my views to pro-life based on personal stories. (Apr 2011)
I am pro-life; fight ObamaCare abortion funding. (Feb 2011)
Pro-choice, but ban partial birth abortion. (Jul 2000)
Favors abortion rights but respects opposition. (Dec 1999)

Donald Trump on Budget & Economy
Click here for 6 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR other candidates on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
If debt reaches $24T, that’s the point of no return. (Jun 2015)
Prepare for upcoming crash, bigger than 1929. (Jul 2000)
Optimistic about future of Atlantic City. (Jul 1990)
Rent control only benefits a privileged minority. (Jul 1987)
One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt. (Nov 1999)
Predicts 35% boost to economy from eliminating national debt. (Nov 1999)

Donald Trump on Civil Rights
Click here for 3 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
Same-sex marriage is a state issue. (Jun 2015)
No gay marriage; no same-sex partner benefits. (Mar 2011)
Tolerate diversity; prosecute hate crimes against gays. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Corporations
Click here for 4 full quotes on Corporations OR other candidates on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
2002: Participated in development boom of Jersey City. (Apr 2012)
0% corporate tax would create millions of jobs. (Dec 2011)
Fight crony capitalism with a level playing field. (Dec 2011)
Wealthy move assets around globally based on tax incentives. (Apr 2011)

Donald Trump on Crime

Click here for 4 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.
Capital punishment isn’t uncivilized; murderers living is. (Jul 2000)
Death penalty deters like violent TV leads kids astray. (Jul 2000)
Hold judges accountable; don’t reduce sentences. (Jul 2000)
For tough anti-crime policies; not criminals’ rights. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Drugs

Click here for 4 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education. (Apr 2011)
Never drinks, smokes, nor does drugs. (Feb 2011)
Fired Miss USA crown winner due to drug over-indulgence. (Dec 2006)
Never touched drugs, nor alcohol, tobacco, or coffee. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Education
Click here for 8 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education
Common Core is a disaster. (Jun 2015)
Cut the Department of Education way, way down. (Jun 2015)
Founded Trump University to teach the art of deal-making. (Jun 2015)
Opposes Common Core. (Feb 2015)
Teach citizenship; stop “dumbing down”. (Jul 2000)
End “creative spelling,” “estimating,” & “empowerment”. (Jul 2000)
Bring on the competition; tear down the union walls. (Jul 2000)
School choice will improve public schools. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Energy & Oil
Click here for 6 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR other candidates on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
Climate change is a hoax. (Jun 2015)
No Cap-and-Tax: oil is this country’s lifeblood. (Dec 2011)
Jobs will slump until our lifeblood-oil-is cheap again. (Dec 2011)
Enough natural gas in Marcellus Shale for 110 year supply. (Dec 2011)
Libya: No oil, no support; no exceptions. (Dec 2011)
It’s incredible how slowly we’re drilling for oil. (Mar 2011)

Donald Trump on Environment
Click here for 2 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.
Good development enhances the environment. (Jan 2008)
FactCheck: Yes, hybrid family vehicles are available in US. ()

Donald Trump on Families & Children
Click here for the full quote on Families & Children OR other candidates on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life. (Jun 2015)

Donald Trump on Foreign Policy
Click here for 9 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR other candidates on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
More sanctions on Iran; more support of Israel. (Jun 2015)
China is our enemy; they’re bilking us for billions. (Dec 2011)
When you love America, you protect it with no apologies. (Dec 2011)
By 2027, tsunami as China overtakes US as largest economy. (Dec 2011)
Criticized Buchanan’s view on Hitler as appeasement. (Jul 2000)
Post-Cold War: switch from chess player to dealmaker. (Jul 2000)
Support Russia, but with strings attached. (Jul 2000)
China: lack of human rights prevents consumer development. (Jul 2000)
Be tougher on China-we’re too eager to please. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Free Trade
Click here for 10 full quotes on Free Trade OR other candidates on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
China and Japan are beating us; I can beat China. (Jun 2015)
35% import tax on Mexican border. (Jun 2015)
Stupid people negotiate our trade bills, & trade won’t work. (Jun 2015)
20% tax on all imported goods. (Dec 2011)
Fair trade instead of embarrassing deal with South Korea. (Dec 2011)
Repatriate jobs that China has been stealing. (Dec 2011)
Embrace globalization and international markets. (Jan 2008)
Renegotiate tougher & fairer trade agreements. (Jul 2000)
President should be nation’s trade representative. (Dec 1999)
World views US trade officials as ‘saps’. (Dec 1999)

Donald Trump on Government Reform
Click here for 5 full quotes on Government Reform OR other candidates on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
Two-term limit on NYC mayor is a terrible idea. (Sep 2010)
Government scrutiny is greatest threat to American Dream. (Jul 2000)
Ban soft money; but allow unlimited personal contributions. (Jul 2000)
Government should do public works & safety & little else. (Jul 2000)
Rebuilt Wollman Rink in 4 months; city failed for 6 years. (Jul 1987)

Donald Trump on Gun Control
Click here for 4 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
A very strong person on the Second Amendment. (Jun 2015)
I am against gun control. (Feb 2011)
Dems and Reps are both wrong on guns. (Jul 2000)
For assault weapon ban, waiting period, & background check. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Health Care
Click here for 7 full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced. (Jun 2015)
Don’t cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits. (Jun 2015)
ObamaCare deductibles are so high that it’s useless. (Jun 2015)
Save Medicare & Medicaid without cutting them to the bone. (Jan 2015)
Kill ObamaCare before it becomes a trillion-ton weight. (Dec 2011)
Increase insurance competition across state lines. (Dec 2011)
We must have universal health care. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Homeland Security
Click here for 8 full quotes on Homeland Security OR other candidates on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
Our nuclear arsenal doesn’t work; it’s 30 years old. (Jun 2015)
Increased Veterans Day parade audience from 100 to 1 million. (Jun 2015)
Defeat ISIS and stop Islamic terrorists. (Jan 2015)
American interests come first; no apologies. (Dec 2011)
All freedoms flow from national security. (Dec 2011)
3% of GNP for military is too low. (Jul 2000)
Missile defense is inappropriate; focus on terrorism. (Jul 2000)
Prepare for bio-terrorism attack. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Immigration
Click here for 12 full quotes on Immigration OR other candidates on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
OpEd: businesses & Republicans condemn anti-Mexico terms. (Jul 2015)
Half of the undocumented residents in America are criminals. (Jun 2015)
Mexico & Latin America send us drugs, crime, and rapists. (Jun 2015)
Build great wall on southern border; have Mexico pay for it. (Jun 2015)
We need strong borders; we need a wall. (Feb 2015)
Citizenship for illegal immigrants is a GOP suicide mission. (Mar 2013)
351,000 illegal aliens are in our prisons; costing $1.1B. (Dec 2011)
Anchor babies were NEVER the intent of the 14th Amendment. (Dec 2011)
Invite foreigners graduating from college to stay in US. (Dec 2011)
Triple-layered fence & Predator drones on Mexican border. (Dec 2011)
Control borders; even legal immigration should be difficult. (Jul 2000)
Limit new immigration; focus on people already here. (Dec 1999)

Donald Trump on Jobs
Click here for 4 full quotes on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
Real unemployment rate is 20%; don’t believe 5.6%. (Jun 2015)
Raising business tax causes businesses to move jobs overseas. (Dec 2011)
Unions fight for pay; managers fight for less; consumers win. (Jul 2000)
Foreign companies are taking jobs from US. (Dec 1999)

Donald Trump on Principles & Values
Click here for 24 full quotes on Principles & Values OR other candidates on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
Attended military academy & Wharton Business School. (Jun 2015)
Stoked Tea Party suspicions about Obama’s legitimacy. (Jan 2012)
No more morning in America; we’ll be mourning FOR America. (Dec 2011)
5-point plan to return America to her former greatness. (Dec 2011)
USA is the greatest force for freedom world has ever known. (Dec 2011)
Bad students (like Obama) shouldn’t go to Harvard. (Apr 2011)
One hour to produce my birth certificate; Obama should too. (Feb 2011)
If I run & win, our country will be great again. (Feb 2011)
Never give up; look at the solution, not the problem. (Jan 2008)
To negotiate well, prepare and know as much as possible. (Jan 2008)
In the best negotiations, everyone wins. (Jan 2008)
Failure is not permanent. (Jan 2008)
Tell people you’re successful or they won’t know it. (Mar 2004)
Good management requires hiring good people. (Mar 2004)
Lessons: stay focused on big picture. (Mar 2004)
Surround yourself with people you can trust. (Mar 2004)
3 principles: One term, two-fisted policies, zero excuses. (Jul 2000)
Non-politicians are the wave of the future. (Jul 2000)
In business & politics, stands for getting things done. (Jul 2000)
Burned by press too often to be available any more. (Jul 1990)
Rules for surviving the perils of success. (Jul 1990)
Separated from Ivana after long less-than-perfect marriage. (Jul 1990)
Toughness is equally strength, intelligence, & self-respect. (Jul 1990)
Appealing to middle Americans leery of political elite. (Nov 1999)

Donald Trump on Social Security
Click here for 6 full quotes on Social Security OR other candidates on Social Security OR background on Social Security
Cannot change Medicare or Soc.Sec. and still win elections. (Mar 2013)
Social Security isn’t an “entitlement”; it’s honoring a deal. (Dec 2011)
Disability Racket: $25B in fraudulent disability filings. (Dec 2011)
Pay off debt; put $3T interest savings into Trust Fund. (Jul 2000)
Let people invest their own retirement funds. (Jul 2000)
No government investment of retirement funds. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Tax Reform
Click here for 10 full quotes on Tax Reform OR other candidates on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
One-time 14% tax on wealthy to pay down national debt. (Jun 2015)
4 brackets; 1-5-10-15%; kill death tax & corporate tax. (Dec 2011)
Cutting tax rates incentivizes a strong national work ethic. (Dec 2011)
Previously supported wealth tax; now supports Bush tax cuts. (Apr 2011)
Repeal the inheritance tax to offset one-time wealth tax. (Jul 2000)
Simplify tax code; end marriage penalty & other hidden taxes. (Jul 2000)
Opposes flat tax; benefits wealthy too much. (Jul 2000)
Personally avoids sales tax, but knows many people like it. (Dec 1999)
One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt. (Nov 1999)
Tax assets over $10 million, paid over 10 years. (Nov 1999)

Donald Trump on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR other candidates on Technology OR background on Technology.
Rebuild our infrastructure on time & on budget. (Jun 2015)
Emmy award & Hollywood Walk of Fame for “The Apprentice”. (Jun 2015)
China threatens US with cyber warfare & industrial espionage. (Dec 2011)

Donald Trump on War & Peace
Click here for 10 full quotes on War & Peace OR other candidates on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace
Boots on the ground to fight ISIS. (Jun 2015)
I said “don’t hit Iraq,” because it destabilized Middle East. (Jun 2015)
Hit ISIS hard and fast. (Feb 2015)
Take $1.5T in oil from Iraq to pay for US victims. (Mar 2013)
Iraq should pick up the tab for their own liberation. (Dec 2011)
Stop Iran’s nuclear programs by any & all means necessary. (Dec 2011)
John McCain’s actions in Vietnam were not “heroic”. (Sep 2000)

( Have to admit he’s been consistent)
Use force to stop North Korean nuke development. (Jul 2000)
Support Israel, our unsinkable Mideast aircraft carrier. (Jul 2000)
No humanitarian intervention; only to direct threats. (Jul 2000)

Donald Trump on Welfare & Poverty
Click here for 4 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR other candidates on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
I don’t like firing people; work makes people better. (Dec 2011)
Food stamps should be temporary; not a decade on the dole. (Dec 2011)
Apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs. (Dec 2011)
Let “saints” help teen moms; restrict public assistance. (Jul 2000)

~Steve~

Feds Forcing Public Schools to Adopt ‘Nondiscrimination’ for Transgender Teachers and Students

By Lauretta Brown From CNSNEWS.COM

(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Department of Education is demanding that the Fairfax County Public Schools, in the Virginia suburbs just outside Washington, D.C., “revise their non-discrimination policies to include gender identity” or risk losing the federal funds they receive for their schools.

The “nondiscrimination” would apply to transgender students and teachers.

The Fairfax County School Board is scheduled to vote on the new policy, a revision of its existing non-discrimination rule, Policy 1450, on Thursday, May 7.

The “Gender Identity” or transgender policy is explained in a May 6, 2026 memo issued by Steven A. Lockard, the deputy superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools.

It states: “The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education is requiring that school divisions 1) revise their non-discrimination policies to include gender identity, and 2) hire a consultant to advise on revisions to regulations and, more generally how school divisions should handle individual cases of transgender students. If the School Board amends Policy 1450, we will be able to tell them that have already done the two things that OCR is requiring.”

“If FCPS refuses to amend its policy, OCR has the right to recommend the termination of federal funding to FCPS,” reads the memo from Superintendent Lockard. It then notes that the City of Alexandria Public Schools and the Arcadia School District in California were investigated by the OCR and had to enter into resolution agreements with the OCR over the transgender policy.

Given those cases, Lockard states: “We see no reason to conclude that OCR would treat FCPS any differently than it has Arcadia or Alexandria in its requirement to amend the discrimination policy to include ‘gender identity.’”

The May 6 memo presents several basic questions and answers about the transgender policy.

One question posed is this: “What effect does approving the language have on immediate operational and personnel implementation-e.g., if a teacher comes to school the following Monday dressed and identifying with the opposite gender and the language has been passed-then what?”

Lockard says: “We will work with the teacher, HR, and Division Counsel on a plan for that teacher. The teacher would not be allowed to immediately use the bathroom of their choice. As a practical matter, nearly all faculty bathrooms in our schools are single-stall bathrooms such that only one person at a time may use them.”

As for students who claim to be transgender, the May 6 memo reads: “At FCPS currently, there is a vetting process that IS and DSS go through when a student or his parents claim that the student is transgender, to ensure that the claim is legitimate and made in good faith. That prevents the scenario of a biological male student walking into school on a Monday, claiming he’s transgender and identifies as a female, and being allowed to use the girl’s bathroom immediately.”

As the memo explains, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the federal Department of Education, headed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, “has advised that it considers transgender students to be protected from sex-based discrimination under Title IX.”

The Office of Civil Rights defines a transgender student, as quoted in the memo, as “a student who consistently and uniformly asserts a gender identity different than a student’s assigned sex, or for which there is documented legal or medical evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the student’s core identity.”

In a May 6 interview with CNSNews.com, FCPS Board Member Elizabeth Schultz spoke about the “Gender Identity” memo from FCPS Deputy Superintendent Steven Lockard.

“What authority does the Office of Civil Rights or the Department of Justice or the Department of Education have to withhold federal funds, if local school boards across the United States of America don’t implement as special protected classes under non-discrimination clauses — you know, gender identity and or transgender-and then where does it stop?” Schultz asked.

“If that is in fact the case, that I am being compelled under threat of withholding federal education funds to the children in Fairfax County unless I pass policy that includes language around gender identity and transgender special class protection, then I think that I ought to have possession of that documentation before I make a vote,” She said.

Schultz e-mailed the general counsel and superintendent asking that, “if FCPS is being ‘compelled’ by the federal government to add ‘gender identity/transgender’ to its non-discrimination policy, why did this Policy 1450 change come before the Board from one Board Member as an individually initiated Forum topic rather than advising the Board of a federal requirement to change our policies as the Superintendent?”

She continued, “If the Department of Justice or Department of Education is using OCR to ‘compel’ local school boards around the country to incorporate this language under Title IX, has there been any written documentation presented to FCPS by OCR (or DOJ or Department of Ed) regarding this requirement?”

“Where, specifically, has the federal government-DOJ, Department of Education or OCR-enumerated in federal law that incorporation of ‘gender identity/transgender’ into non-discrimination language is tied to federal education funding–or, absent such incorporation, withholding thereof – to local school boards?” Schultz inquired of the general counsel.

Schultz also provided CNSNews.com with an e-mail to House Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) requesting clarification on the matter as the school board is within her district.

“I am unaware of any federal (or state) law or court decision mandating local school boards to adopt specific ‘gender identity/transgender’ non-discrimination language policies and compel the hiring of consultants to review practices around ‘gender identity/transgender’ issues with students and employees, never mind such laws or cases tying compliance with retention or loss of federal funding,” Schultz said in her e-mail to Rep. Comstock.

She also asked Comstock to “request an authoritative response from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Justice, and/or the Department of Education, to ascertain whether or not the federal government has such authority to direct the actions of local school boards.”

Schultz said that she was “mystified” by the guidance the board members had received on this topic, asking: “The federal government’s going to come and take our children’s lunch money, if we don’t comply with gender identity and transgender language in school board policy?”

In a May 7 letter to the parishioners of the McLean Bible Church, one of the largest evangelical churches in the country (and in Fairfax County) with more than 13,000 adult worshippers each week, Pastor Lon Solomon said the FCPS “had made no effort to engage parents or advise the public what this means for student or employee safety, or for parental rights,” adding that the policy affects all students, from pre-school to 12th grade, and all school employees.

“Should this pass, it is my understanding that everything from locker rooms to bathrooms will potentially be open for children and adults who feel that their inner sexuality does not match their outer, God-given, physical sexuality,” said Pastor Solomon.

“This is both shocking and morally and spiritually repugnant,” he said. “It demands a response from everyone in our church family (living in Fairfax County) who loves Christ and the truth of His Word.”

 

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Gun Owners Have Proven to be ALL TALK - Sadly, if they do Outlaw Gun Ownership - It will have no effect anyway - So what’s the Point of Gun Rights if you don’t have the Courage to exercise the Right to Defend yourself or your Nation? Your Children? Your God?

2nd Amendment Rights Wasted on Cowards

Southern Baptists flip out over “gay marriage”, but are okay with government-run children’s “education”.

 

REPOSTED FROM FIRE BREATHING CHRISTIAN

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There’s something bizarre about watching someone try to kill a hornet with a nuclear strike while simultaneously protecting the hornet’s nest from which it came, but that’s pretty much what we’re witnessing now from many “Christian leaders” who seem to take every opportunity to express outrage and even threaten civil disobedience over the looming Supreme Court pronouncement on the subject of “gay marriage”. (See: Waiting for the “Supreme Court” to break the ice beneath our feet.)

As Fox News reported this week, Southern Baptists are about to “get serious”…about something…:

Prepare for civil disobedience.

That’s the message one prominent pastor is sending to some 16 million members of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas, said American Christians should be prepared for massive fallout if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex unions.

“We want to stay in the system,” Graham told me in a telephone interview. “We want to work in the system. We want to support our government. We want to obey its laws.”

But.

“But there’s a coming a day, I believe, that many Christians personally and churches corporately will need to practice civil disobedience on this issue.”

Pastor Graham has been wrestling with this issue for a while now, and that’s a good thing. What’s not so good is that many in the “Christian leadership” camp have, more often than not, defended and enabled the worldview factories that have produced the tipping-point generation in which we now seem to live.

By “worldview factories” I mean government-run schools for children. (See: The God of Government “Education”.)

During Pastor Grahams career in Southern Baptist church leadership, especially over the past 10-15 years or so, there has been a growing movement from the grassroots to formally advocate the removal of Christian children from these explicitly anti-Christian worldview factories known as public schools. That movement has been dismissed, ignored and often times openly repudiated and opposed by “Christian leaders” from various evangelical denominations, including Southern Baptists.

Another (even more famous and powerful) Graham has come out swinging in the past against those who advocate removing Christian children from immersion in a system of “education” that is in harmony with both the Communist Manifesto and the serpent’s presentation of “the pursuit of knowledge” in Genesis 3. (See: Redeeming Children’s Education: Confronting Our Satanic Approach to the Pursuit of Knowledge.)

As we covered earlier this month in Franklin Graham’s Incoherent “Fight” Against the Homosexual Agenda, most of the same “Christian leaders” who are going nuts on the “gay marriage” issue have long been about the business of pompously propping up, coddling and defending the explicitly unbiblical and anti-Christian construct of State-run children’s education.

Back in April, we asked, Have the “We will not obey!” Christian “leaders” repented of their role in bringing us to this hellish condition in the first place?

The answer now sadly seems to be about the same as it was then.

So who’s most responsible for the “Supreme Court” proclamation that’s about to come and plunge the culture even deeper into darkness?

The professing Christian church, that’s who. (See: Judgment begins with the Church…not the Democrats.)

And who’s most responsible for leading the professing Christian church to State compliance on this and so many other issues?

It’s State-programmed “pastors” and “priests”, that’s who. (See: Why is the beast of Socialism eating our children? Ask your pastor.)

So as guys like Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee and the like take to the stage to “lead” us in opposition to the hornet whose nest they’ve proudly and passionately helped to build, expand and protect, let’s keep our eye on the ball and not buy into the hype.

Every generation of Americans will continue to become more Statist, more dependent on the State, and more pro-gay (and whatever comes next), all by design, for as long as we refuse to submit to Christ’s commands on the vital subject of children’s education.

Killing stray hornets is fine and good. It needs to be done.

But obsessing over the occasional hornet while protecting and expanding the nest from which it comes?

That’s just idiotic, unproductive and dangerous.

The product of a fundamentally flawed “education”, you might say.

Men’s Brains & Women’s Brains By Mark Gungor. Just Too Funny

Folks if you have never seen Mark Gunger before take a few minutes to watch this. I guarantee you will get a good laugh out of this. Mark is by trade a Pastor out of Wisconsin, and is one of the most sought-after speakers on marriage and family in the country.

Apparently he has a show you can watch any time on demand here.

http://www.markgungorshow.com/

~Steve~

 

 

SEATTLE: Schools implant IUDs in 6th grade girls — no parental notice…

LIFE NEWS

Earlier this month, LifeNews.com reported on a high school in Seattle, Washington that is now implanting intrauterine devices (IUD), as well as other forms of birth control and doing so without parental knowledge or permission.

The IUD is known as a long acting reversible contraception, and may even act as an abortifacient. So, a young teen in Seattle can’t get a coke at her high school, but she can have a device implanted into her uterus, which can unknowingly kill her unborn child immediately after conception. Or, if she uses another method, she can increase her chances of health risks for herself, especially if using a new method.

The high school, Chief Sealth International, a public school, began offering the devices in 2010, made possible by a Medicaid program known as Take Charge and a non-profit, Neighborcare. Students can receive the device or other method free of cost and without their parent’s insurance. And while it’s lauded that the contraception is confidential, how can it be beneficial for a parent-child relationship when the parents don’t even know the devices or medication their daughter is using?

As it turns out, Chief Sealth isn’t the only school in Seattle doing this. As CNS News reports, more schools are fitting young girls — as young as 6th grade — with the devices and doing so without their parents knowing.

Middle and high school students can’t get a Coca-Cola or a candy bar at 13 Seattle public schools, but they can get a taxpayer-funded intrauterine device (IUD) implanted without their parents’ consent.

School-based health clinics in at least 13 Seattle-area public high schools and middle schools offer long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), including IUDs and hormonal implants, to students in sixth-grade and above at no cost, according to Washington State officials.

LARCs are associated with serious side effects, such as uterine perforation and infection. IUDs, specifically, can also act as abortifacients by preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg.

The state and federally funded contraceptive services are made possible by Take Charge, a Washington State Medicaid program which provides free birth control to adults who are uninsured, lack contraceptive coverage, have an income at or below 260 percent of the Federal Poverty Level — or, in this case, to teens who don’t want their parents to know they’re on birth control.

In an email exchange with the Washington State Health Care Authority and CNSNews.com, a Take Charge spokesperson acknowledged that underage students are eligible for a “full array of covered family planning services” at school-based clinics if their parents meet the program’s requirements.

Take Charge added that “a student who does not want their parents to know they are seeking reproductive health services is allowed to apply for Take Charge using their own income, and if they are insured under their parents’ plan, the insurance would not be billed.”

When asked if a sixth grader could get an IUD implanted without parental consent, Take Charge told CNSNews.com: “We encourage all Take Charge providers to offer long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in their clinics. A young person does not need parental consent to obtain a LARC or any other contraceptive method…If the young person is not choosing abstinence, she would be able to select a LARC and have it inserted without parental consent.”

Parents, if you have children in these schools, you need to investigate and complain immediately. And all parents ought to take a look at the health policies of their young daughters’ schools to find out if a similar program is in place where you live.

Patriot Ledger Censors Account of Book Banning by Crane Library

My comments: Do you remember seeing Samuel Blumenfeld’s posted speech on education? He died recently, but was a brilliant educator, researcher, and author. Here again is the wonderful speech he gave in 2012 at Charlotte Iserbyt’s conference in Maine. It is entitled, MAKING AMERICA ILLITERATE.

REPOSTED FROM STOPCOMMONCORENH.ORG

We’ve seen the unfortunate hysteria over the Confederate Flag. Behold what seems to be a disturbing similar trend regarding books. One of our readers became involved in a controversy over the fact that a branch of the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Mass refused to stock a book by the late Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld.

The controversy arose when it was discovered that after the book donor’s gift to the library was rejected, the donor discovered that the library had taken part in a “Banned Book Week” event where “freedom to read” was celebrated. A 2014 article about the event was printed in the Quincy Patriot Ledger, as reported by Lane Lambert.

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Here is how it went when a supporter of the book wrote to the library, the newspaper reporter, and also attempted to send a letter to the editor to point this out, and the response from both the library and the newspaper.

It started off with a letter to the reporter about the 2014 article, which was copied to the librarians and the library trustees.


Dear Reporter Lane Lambert, and Deirdre Sullivan, Acquisitions Librarian, main branch Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Mass.

We read with interest Lambert’s 2014 article about “Banned Books Week” at the Crane Library in Quincy.

http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140919/NEWS/140915767

“It’s not the library’s place to ban books,” Milton teen librarian Amy Rosa said.

We are wondering if Crane will observe “Banned Books Week” again this September 2015? We are sure if they do, you will want to write about how the Crane Library has been in reality, banning books.

The reason we ask is, they have recently banned, by virtue of rejection, a donated book from the estate of a very well-known and well-respected education author who just passed away. His name is Samuel L. Blumenfeld.

There is no pornography, racism, or otherwise untoward material in Blumenfeld’s book; only the framework for a strong public educational system.

As a teacher of 35 years we and others in our educational community find it highly hypocritical that the Crane library, specifically Deirdre Sullivan their Acquisitions Librarian, sees it important to keep books such as those complained about by parents, but not an informational text such as Blumenfeld’s, which Sullivan claims “did not meet their criteria”. (Apparently, “Heather Has Two Mommies” is deemed more appropriate).

We could not find contact information for Ms Sullivan, but have copied Ms. Sullivan’s fellow librarians in the hopes they will forward this email to her to let her know that if she is going to ban Sam’s very excellent and informative book, the Crane Library will be exposed as biased as to what books they will keep and not keep. In addition, banning this book means the Crane Library is misleading the public about their concern for “banned books” especially during “Banned Books Week”.

Next, a letter to the editor of the Patriot Ledger was sent…

To the Editor,

Many of us in the education community were truly astounded when we learned that Deirdre Sullivan, Acquisitions Librarian for the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, recently rejected a book that was being donated from the estate of the late Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld (1927-2015).

Considering that Crane joined the national observance with special displays and invitations to celebrate “the freedom to read” during “Banned Books Week” in September of 2014, many of us cannot find an explanation for this act of censorship on the part of Ms. Sullivan.

(See “South Shore libraries to observe Banned Books Week” by Lane Lambert, September 19 2014: http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20140919/NEWS/140915767)

Dr. Blumenfeld is an internationally recognized educational author (10 books) and educator, who has also created beneficial programs for students. His books are instructional as they help teachers to be better teachers. There is nothing controversial in the book that was donated, and then unceremoniously rejected by Ms. Sullivan.

It is hoped that the Ledger will investigate this issue, considering that “Banned Books Week” will be coming up in September of 2015. We will be interested to see if the Crane library still participates, and is truly dedicated to protecting all literature and the “freedom to read”, as they have claimed in the past.

The Editor, Amy MacKinnon, responded…

Thank you for your letter to the editor. I appreciate your input.

What gives you reason to think this was an act of censorship as opposed to a space/needs issue? Did someone at the library specifically say that the work of Samuel L. Blumenfeld is banned at the Crane?

I look forward to your response.

Regards,
Amy MacKinnon

To which the letter writer responded…

Thanks for your quick response.

This was apparently not about a space issue. The letter of rejection, reprinted verbatum below, specifically stated it did not ‘meet’ their ‘selection criteria’. If some of the books mentioned in the 2014 article DO pass, and yet this one does not, I question the library’s standards. If they are not banning books as they claim, and believe in the ‘freedom to read’ there should be no ‘selection criteria’ for a non-fiction book from such a revered author. Blumenfeld’s book is instructional and is helpful to the betterment of education. Is Crane against that too? You would think they would be pleased to accept a book from such a recognized author as he.

Thank you for thinking of the library for your book donation. I am sorry to say that it does not meet our selection criteria. It will be at the circulation desk for you to pick up at your convenience. Thank you.

Deirdre Sullivan
Acquisitions Librarian
Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington Street
Quincy, MA 02169

MacKinnon wrote back…

That’s not evidence of a ban or censorship, but is simply a general declination of material. Without such confirmation, I must decline to publish your letter.

Thanks again for being in touch.

Regards,
Amy MacKinnon

And the reply to this?

Wow interesting spin you have there which seems like you are covering for these folks.

How could any library reject a book from an author of such stature?

Are they going to remove “Gone With the Wind” as well?

It makes no sense at all.

And declining to publish my letter is also blatant censorship. Why not let the public know the facts, and then decide if this is hypocrisy or not? Are not LTEs supposed to be opinion pieces? What do you have against my opinion being heard?

You can’t chance that I suppose, because let’s face it, this *is* further censorship, and believe me, most would see it that way.

Not only is the book being banned, but you also do not want anyone to know about it.

Shameful.

That was the end of THAT conversation. Later a response from one of the librarians who had been copied on the letter to the reporter, was received…
Thank you for email regarding the recent donation of the book “Crimes of the Educators” by Samuel Blumenfeld and Alex Newman.

All gifts of books and other materials for the library’s collection are subject to the same criteria used for purchased materials. For non-fiction works, some of the relevant criteria are accuracy, authoritativeness, literary quality and readability, relative importance in comparison to other works on the subject, and availability of the material at nearby libraries.

Based on an examination of the book and the lack of any authoritative critical reviews, our collection development librarian has determined that “Crimes of the Educators” doesn’t meet our selection criteria and will not be added to the collection.

We do strive to develop a balanced and objective collection of materials that provides a diversity of perspectives. On the topic of public education, the following recently published titles are available at the Crane library:

- The Teacher Wars by Dana Goldstein
- One Nation Under Taught: Solving America’s Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Crisis by Dr. Vince M. Bertram
- The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch

Although “Crimes of the Educators” will not be added to our collection, it is available from at least two other Old Colony Library Network libraries, including the Thayer Library in Braintree. Whenever we do not select an item for our local collection, we are always happy to help patrons get what they want either at a nearby library or via interlibrary loan borrowing.

Sincerely,
Megan Allen

–
Megan Allen, Director
Thomas Crane Public Library | Quincy MA
[email protected] | 617-376-1331 | thomascranelibrary.org

Interesting to note that if the book was available at two other branch libraries, why would it be refused at Crane?

A final missive was sent to the reporter, to let him know that the LTE would not be printed…

Dear Reporter Lambert,

Sad to say that your newspaper, the Patriot Ledger, has not only made excuses for the Crane Library’s rejection of the Blumenfeld book, but also refuses to publish the following letter, not allowing the public to decide for themselves whether the library is practicing censorship or not.

And this leaves us wondering, how anyone could think that “Heather Has Two Mommies” was in any way “accurate, authoritative, possessed literary quality or readability, or had relative importance in comparison to other works on the subject”?

Is THIS what passes for 'good, authoritative literature' these days?

Addendum: Here is a copy of the library’s ‘bill of rights’.

Thomas Crane Public Library ALA Library Bill of Rights

Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

Libraries should provide materials and information representing all current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

Libraries should challenge censorship in fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background or views.

Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve and should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

Adopted by Vote of the Library Board of Trustees, 11/13/89