That's one of the reasons I'm not for sending my daughter to a private school or doing homeschooling. I know that children need social interaction in order to be socially functional, however there are things that happen in public schools that I really don't agree with.
Veering from the topic of homosexuality, I'll bring up the subject of manners and courtesies. Let me ask these questions of the guys on this list... a little informal survey: - When you are leaving someplace and there are people behind you, regardless of gender, do you hold the door for them? - If you see someone holding a door that you are going through and there are more people behind you, do you offer to "catch it" for them? - (For those with families) Do you eat a meal at a dinner table? Is it propper to wear a hat or cap (non-religous) during the meal? - When addressing someone, are the words "sir" and "ma'am" used? I'll stop there... there are tons of examples of respects, courtesites and manners that are considered "old school" that I personally don't think should disappear. Hatton Bill Wheatley wrote: > but that is a good reason homeschooling is rebounding as well as it is. > You could always do that and then your children would see "Your" version of > the world and politics, sex, etc everything. > > Then when they take a step out into a real world we can hope it doesnt hit > them as hard as a bus when they see lifes not all its cracked upto be. > > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > EDIETS.COM > 954.360.9022 X159 > ICQ 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > >>Don't ever equate close-mindedness with the place of the parents when it >>comes to education. >> >>Also, don't assume that because I don't want a public school to go into >>the details of the medical and mental reasons for homosexuality that I >>am close-minded. >> >> From a personal perspective it is my choice when and how my child is >>educated about sensetive and contreversial subjects. This need not be >>restricted to sexual orientation, but can be extended to religons other >> than the one my family practices, marriage and divorce, money skills, >>manners, respect and courtesies, etc. >> >>Hatton >> >>Bill Wheatley wrote: >> >> >>>To quote one of those quotes from the other days email >>> >>>Saying you don't approve of homosexuality is like saying you don't >>> > approve > >>>of rain. >>> >>>Its like saying you don't want schools to teach kids about rain and >>>close-minded people can be as close-minded as they want >>>I just find it incredibly funny how people can be sometimes. >>> >>>Bill Wheatley >>>Senior Database Developer >>>Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer >>>EDIETS.COM >>>954.360.9022 X159 >>>ICQ 417645 >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:55 AM >>>Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>The Civil Rights movement was originally designed to try and break down >>>>the barriers that kept blacks out of board rooms and country clubs. I >>>>am in complete agreement with the concept of making sure that the color >>>>of a person's skin, their religous or sexual preferences... even nasty >>>>habits all be ignored when it comes to jobs, benifits and freedoms. >>>> >>>>However, I also agree wholeheartedly that I should not be forced to have >>>>my daughter taught that "sometimes men just love men and women just love >>>>women" when she gets to elementary school. >>>> >>>>Hatton >>>> >>>>Larry Lyons wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Given that the consensus now is that homosexuality is biologically >>>>> >>>>> >>>based, I >>> >>> >>>>>take it that you consider it ok to discriminate against people based on >>>>>factors that they cannot control. >>>>> >>>>>Isn't that what the civil rights stuff in the late 50's and early 60's >>>>> >>>>> >>>was >>> >>> >>>>>all about? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Larry C. Lyons >>>>>ColdFusion/Web Developer >>>>>Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer >>>>>EBStor.com >>>>>8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 >>>>>Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 >>>>>tel: (703) 393-7930 >>>>>fax: (703) 393-2659 >>>>>Web: http://www.ebstor.com >>>>>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. >>>>>-- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 5:00 PM >>>>>>To: CF-Community >>>>>>Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Here is my take on Homosexuality. What you do in the privacy of your >>>>>>own home is your business. I support equal rights for gay >>>>>>people, they >>>>>>are people, they don't however, deserve special rights. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:59 PM >>>>>>To: CF-Community >>>>>>Subject: Super Duper Contraversial post....heheh >>>>>> >>>>>>The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 >>>>>>admonishments >>>>>>to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love >>>>>>heterosexuals. >>>>>>It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner >>>>>> >>>>>>If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to >>>>>>work: "Hello. >>>>>>Can't work today, still queer." ~Robin Tyler >>>>>> >>>>>>I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have >>>>>>to >>>>>>tell your mother. ~Charles Pierce, 1980 >>>>>> >>>>>>War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess >>>>>>which one the >>>>>>Southern Baptist Convention is protesting? ~The Value of Families >>>>>> >>>>>>Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating >>>>>>themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in Congress. If it >>>>>>passes, >>>>>>they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be >>>>>>illegal for >>>>>>a >>>>>>prick to touch an asshole. ~Judy Carter >>>>>> >>>>>>'You could move.' ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in >>>>>>response to a >>>>>>reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across >>>>>>the street >>>>>>and >>>>>>wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the >>>>>>neighborhood. >>>>>> >>>>>>The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that >>>>>>the >>>>>>next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare >>>>>>homosexuality >>>>>>instead of running off to Canada. ~Lorne Bloch >>>>>> >>>>>>Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they >>>>>>are >>>>>>just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a >>>>>>faggot?" >>>>>>~ Jon Stewart >>>>>> >>>>>>My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out >>>>>>there >>>>>>praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. ~Rita Mae Brown >>>>>> >>>>>>Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death >>>>>>say >>>>>>they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as >>>>>>soldiers; >>>>>>we should be used as weapons. ~Letter to the Editor, The Advocate >>>>>> >>>>>>You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to >>>>>>be >>>>>>able to shoot straight. ~Barry Goldwater >>>>>> >>>>>>Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men >>>>>>holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines >>>>>> >>>>>>My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it >>>>>>were >>>>>>broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror. >>>>>>~W. Somerset Maugham >>>>>> >>>>>>Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. ~Author >>>>>>Unknown >>>>>> >>>>>>If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female >>>>>>homosexuals should be >>>>>>called "ecstatic." ~Shelly Roberts >>>>>> >>>>>>My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she >>>>>>thought >>>>>>I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it. >>>>>>~Amanda >>>>>>Bearse >>>>>> >>>>>>Some women can't say the word lesbian...even when their mouth is full >>>>>>of >>>>>>one. ~Kate Clinton >>>>>> >>>>>>No matter how far in or out of the closet you are, you still have a >>>>>>next >>>>>>step. ~Author Unknown >>>>>> >>>>>>It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of >>>>>>homosexuality. >>>>>>It's like disapproving of rain. ~Francis Maude >>>>>> >>>>>>The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. ~Rita Mae >>>>>>Brown >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
