First, watch this commercial. A direct quote - "it will not affect teaching in schools". Now read this story. That's right, it's a public school, and this was a school-sponsored field trip.
It seems like the ad was a rebuttal to this "yes on 8" ad. I don't think the "no on 8" campaign could have timed this ad worse.
I feel like the yes campaign has been very straightforward in their ads - every one I've seen has clear references on the screen to actual court cases. I don't see how that qualifies as lies or scare tactics. Also, thanks to Pepperdine University who has been putting their name on the tasteful ads.
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Of course, not a single parent complained about it, and all of the parents gave permission for their children to attend.
So now you're offended because parents approve of their children being taught values that are different from yours? That seems to be the entire crux of the Yes on 8 argument... the tyranny of the majority forcing their values into the Constitution.
Duke-
I actually wasn't offended. I wasn't even involved. However, had I been the father of one of the two kids who stayed behind while the rest of their class went, I'd feel a little short-changed that my kid got one less trip to the zoo or museum or other things that field trips should be.
I mean, what if an LDS temple was having an open house and a teacher decided that would be an appropriate field trip but that students could opt out. Everybody would be scratching their heads wondering what this teacher was thinking. To me, these are similar examples.
I think when a child reaches an appropriate age they should be taught that the world has a myriad of beliefs and value systems and they can be responsible for which ever values they feel are right. I don't think 1st grade is that age, but that's just my opinion.
However, my point in posting this story wasn't to talk about whether it was right or wrong. I simply wanted to point out that what they are claiming in the commercial isn't true. The story demonstrates without question that the "yes on 8" ads are neither lies nor are they scare tactics. They took a claim from a "yes on 8" ad (that children would be taught about gay marriage in public schools) and went above and beyond the claim. That's all I was trying to say.
I find it personally hilarious, that a liberal organization has an ad that claims to want to "keep government out of all of our lives." HA! What has happened to both the democratic and conservative tag lines? They are stealing each others' values when it is convenient. And Duke, dude, the rights of the minority or individual end where the rights of the majority are threatened. It's not tyranny. Personal freedoms, like say teaching your children the way you see fit about homosexuality, cannot be taken away from the majority so that the minority can...well, do nothing really except take our freedoms away.
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