Maybe when Obama said he would put emphasis on family values, we should have asked him exactly what he means by this term. The people in his administration not only have issues with taxes, they also seem to be clueless when it comes to values. Or maybe it is Obama who is clueless. Rahm Emanuel, David Ogden, Van Jones and others do not exactly exhibit the values I would teach my kids. But Obama and his Secretaries continue to appoint these people so I will continue to point them out because I refuse to let Obama get away with this hypocrisy.
So now we have the director of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (Safe School Czar) Kevin Jennings. Jennings is a GLBT activist who founded the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN holds workshops around the country that help people try to change curricula at schools starting with kindergarten to make it inclusive for homosexuals. These workshops include “Inclusive Kindergarten,” “Inclusive Elementary School Curriculum,” and “Re-envisioning High School Literature.” In 2000, the organization found itself in the middle of a scandal when they held an event co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education in which young teens were told how to perform dangerous homosexual activities. They use the “safety” for homosexual kids as a veil for their actual agenda. This was revealed by Jennings himself in a 1995 speech and later at a conference. He also discussed this in one of his six books when he said he advocates a “diversity policy that mandates including LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] themes in the curriculum.”
Jennings counts Harry Hay as a man who inspired him. Harry Hay was associated with NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association. NAMBLA’s stated goal is “to end the extreme oppression of men and boys in mutually consensual relationships,” meaning they believe that pedophilia should be accepted and legal. Hay made numerous remarks supporting this as well as even saying that molestation of boys by homosexual men was a good thing.
Jennings also did not have good things to say about Christians, especially Baptists. In 2000 at a New York Church he reportedly said the following, “We have to quit being afraid of the religious right. . . . I’m trying not to say, ‘[F---] ‘em!’ which is what I want to say, because I don’t care what they think! Drop dead!”
And in his 2007 autobiography he wrote the following, “The Baptist Church had left me only a legacy of self-hatred, shame, and disappointment, and I wanted no more of it or its Father. The long erosion of my faith was now complete, and I, for many years, reacted violently to anyone who professed any kind of religion.”
I guess tolerance for others only goes one way.
Another questionable action by Jennings was his failure to turn in an ongoing statutory rape incident when he was teaching at the Concord Academy. He now admits that he did not turn the incident in and probably should have. Actually he was required by law to do so. His advice to the young man at the time was to be sure and use a condom.
Since the position also involves promoting drug free schools, I think it is also appropriate to bring up Jennings past drug use. Like Obama, Jennings was a regular drug user in high school. In his 2007 autobiography he wrote the following, “I got stoned more often and went out to the beach at Bellows, overlooking Honolulu Harbor and the lights of the city, to drink with my buddies on Friday and Saturday nights, spending hours watching the planes take off and land at the airport, which is actually quite fascinating when you are drunk and stoned.”
The liberal response to all of these incidents and associations was typical. The White House refused to comment and GLSEN spokesman Daryl Presgraves said that “all the attacks on Jennings were hate-motivated smears.” FoxNews reported though that Mr. Presgraves refused to address the individual issues brought up. I can’t imagine why. It reminds be of Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar. Carrey says “I object” - the Judge says “what is the basis of your objection”. Carrey says “because your destroying my case.” I imagine discussing any of the specifics of Jennings would be pretty damaging.
Day 10 – Pray for the economy
- For Iranians to discover their true riches in Christ
- For families who are living below the poverty line
- For better management of the economy
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