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Wednesday August 30, 2006
Shocker: Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Denying Funds to Schools That Won’t Promote Homosexuality
Concerned Women to pastors: “stop pretending that moral issues are only “political
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By Hilary White
SACRAMENTO, August 30, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – To the horror both of advocates of traditional values and defenders of freedom of religious expression, California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that would make it impossible for schools, whether public or private, secular or religious, to exclude homosexual “lifestyle” propaganda.
The bill will punish any entity or program that accepts any state assistance unless it accepts homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality. Sponsored by lesbian activist Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica), SB 1441 says that “any program or activity” that “receives any financial assistance from the state” must give “full and equal access” to Californians without regard to “race, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, colour, or disability.”
The Nondiscrimination in State Programs and Activities Act, has no religious exemption and violators face having their funding cut off. The legislation allows the state to threaten childcare centres and Christian schools that accept childcare vouchers and state college grants.
The act also covers state services such as food stamps, financial aid and police and fire protection.
Concerned Women for America has denounced the bill saying, “This isn't legitimate education; it's indoctrination on steroids.”
Jan La Rue of the Washington office of Concerned Women for America, called on pastors to speak out.
“Pastors, do we hear your voices speaking out to save the next generation from being led into an immoral and unhealthy lifestyle? Some of you need to stop pretending that moral issues are only political,” LaRue said. “Stop hiding behind an illusory wall of separation between church and state and start speaking truth to government.”
Other bills supporting the homosexual movement in schools are pending in the state legislature.
SB 1437, which requires textbooks and other materials be edited to include only positive references to homosexuality, bisexuality, transsexuality and transvestitism, was approved on a nearly party-line vote of 47-31.
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