The Glade 4.0

Because fags can't teach math? Or be cops? Or judges? Or principals?

He's not arguing that homosexuality is contagious, he's arguing that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to teach kids because they might teach the kids that homosexuality is acceptable or even something to take pride in.

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

Yeah, God forbid that the Scriptures actually disagree with you. The "out of context" defense seems to be the real popular one recently.

*edit* Scripturally, the burden of educating children is delegated to fathers from OT times on, and allowing children to be taught things that are in violation of the Scriptural teaching is a big no-no. For example:

In Joshua 4, to memorialize the crossing of the Jordan, 12 stones were heaped as a memorial, ..."that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, "What do these stones mean to you?" Then you shall answer them....". But in Judges 2, we find that Joshua died, was buried, and then these words: "When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work He had done for Israel. Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers...And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed."

Why did a generation arise that did not know the Lord? The fathers did not properly teach the children.

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.

That doesn't mean the teachers who believe those things are incompetent at teaching math or science, but we know that often these views will bleed into their teaching.

Beryllin:

You assume I think your Bible agrees with my position or judgment of your statements and behavior. Consequently, you think I assume there is scripture to defend or corroborate my position. Unfortunately, since you're only assuming, you're grossly inaccurate on the matter.

So, I will repeat myself: You are taking Scripture out of context to attack something that you find repugnant. You are using the Bible as a bludgeon against those who disagree with you in hopes that its historical and philosophical weight will somehow convince them that their beliefs are wrong. That's called an appeal to authority (God), appeal to tradition (religiosity), and appeal to popularity. Unfortunately, it's not flying.

Actually, that's exactly what it means to me.

Actually, your opinion or judgment or belief is immaterial to God and what He expects of people. He will judge according to what He says, and "But I believe...." will not be a defense. Nor will "But I don't believe...." He will dismiss both as immaterial.

If their views bleed into their teaching, that means they are incompetent at teaching that subject.

That God is of that nature, God would take such action and that God exists at all is also your belief, no more substantial than Khross'.

Actually, that's exactly what it means to me.

This is like claiming that any journalist that doesn't completely eliminate all bias is an incompetent journalist. It's impossible to completely separate your political views from everything else you do.

Teachers are not robots, nor should they (nor can they) act like it. Who they are (which includes what they believe) will always bleed --at least a little bit-- into what they teach, no matter the subject. Instructor led teaching is proven to work best if there is a personal element involved--people generally don't care what you have to say until they know a bit about who you are. So either the students are going to on average learn less, or yes, the personal views and lives of all those goddamned breeders they hire to teach kids are going to cause them to want to stick Tab A into Slot B and ruin them! Or something.

Thank you for reinforcing my point, that parents who care about such things should remove their children from the public schools and into private schools that have teachers who hold the same values as the parents. I appreciate it.

Because insulation from the real world is always the best solution...

I did not say otherwise, except to point out that the Scriptures declare that even nature points to God:

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, ....."

Given that "the real world" has roundly rejected popular votes to legalize gay marriage (and thus, according to some, legitimize it), I'm pretty sure if we use whatever standard you're using (which appears to be majority rule), it would be you who isn't in the real world.

Not that I really care much about the gay marriage issue.

Because insulation from the real world is always the best solution...