AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

“And the Lord said to Noah, take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.”

(Genesis 7:1)

QUOTATIONS FOR THE DAY

“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license."

(John Milton)

"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once."

(David Hume)

"The more laws, the less justice."

(Cicero)

END THE INTIMIDATION NOW

An Open Letter to the Public from Michael S. Heath, Executive Director of the Christian Civic League of Maine

Yesterday the League learned that certain public school teachers in Massachusetts were “strongly advised” to wear a rainbow ribbon in support of “National Coming-out Day.” One teacher commented that he believed that if he refused to wear the ribbon he might lose his job.  Imagine if teachers had been required to wear yellow “Support the Troops” ribbons! The ACLU would never let us forget it.  Coercing someone into wearing a banner, ribbon, or badge in support of a cause with which he disagrees is profoundly un-American. I might even say it reeks of totalitarianism.

It is time to expose the gay rights movement for what it really is. As happened in the McCarthy hearings in the fifties,  the power to threaten and intimidate, if left unchecked, will grow and multiply until decent people are at last forced to stand up and say, “This far, and no farther!” What we have in our nation today is McCarthyism in reverse, as the backers of the homosexual rights movement have risen to key positions of power within our institutions. All those who refuse to accept homosexuality as normal are smeared as “bigoted” and “intolerant.” My recent experiences on college campuses have made it clear to me that homosexuals are not a persecuted minority, as they are eager to have us believe. Rather, they and their allies on the left now hold the reigns of power in government, the media, and in academia, and it is the good men and women of America who are marginalized and discriminated against.

Let me make one thing absolutely clear. This cannot be allowed to continue. It is totally unacceptable for homosexual “relationships” to be taught in our schools as normal. They are not normal. Every statistic pertaining to health, crime, and longevity bears this out. Yet we are told to turn a blind eye to this obvious truth. Were it not for the power of the “homosexual rights movement” and its backers within government, the media, and in academia, this would never be tolerated.

We have received reports that the University of Maine at Farmington allows homosexual couples to share dorm rooms, but excludes married couples and men and women who wish to live together. If true, this is a glaring abuse of power, and a clear case of discrimination. 

After delivering my speech at the University of Maine at Farmington, a speech based on Christian principles and Christian truth,  an irate woman, a  professor I believe, approached me, and in a loud voice told me that I was “scum…a pig… a monster pig.”

This was no isolated incident. Anyone brave enough to challenge the power of the homosexual rights movement routinely meets with intimidation and abuse. Our experience at the Christian Civic League has been the same.  On one occasion our website was replaced with pornography and obscenities. On another occasion, the sign outside our headquarters was smeared with red paint, an upside down cross, and the word “666.” On another occasion, a pro-family activist received a bomb threat, forcing his young children and his wife to stand outside in the snow while a police bomb squad searched his house.

Such tactics are meant to force the opponents of “gay rights” into silence. But I for one will not be silent. Today, I am taking this opportunity to warn all the people of Maine about the true nature of the “homosexual rights movement.”  It is not a movement to protect the rights of a persecuted minority. It is a movement run on behalf of a small minority who seek to impose their mistaken beliefs about marriage, sexuality, and the family on the rest of society. If necessary, they will use coercion and intimidation to achieve their ends. For this reason alone, the homosexual rights movement is a danger to society.

I am therefore calling on all fair-minded people to join with me in opposing the homosexual rights movement in Maine, a movement which enjoys the favor and protection of elites within the media, the corporate world, and in government, as it carries on its work of demoralization and destruction.  Nothing less than the survival of marriage and the family is at stake, and I call on all Mainers to rise to the occasion.  – Michael S. Heath

A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE LESBIAN-GAY TRANSGENDER EXPO IN THE STATE HOUSE

In July, The RECORD ran an item on a “Gay-Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Expo” that was held in the State Capitol Building not far from Governor John Baldacci’s office. During this expo, children on a tour of the Capitol Building took condoms from a display table manned by transvestites.

We thought this item was so relevant to the current debate over “gay rights,” we decided to reprint it here. Please note that one of the transvestites “manning” the display table where the school children picked up the condoms bears a strange resemblance to “Queen Elantra” who was the “Queen” of last year’s “Gay Pride Parade” in Portland.

“The photo at the right shows seventh graders from the Hodgkins School in Augusta being led to the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Expo at the State Capitol.

While they passed through the expo, children were allowed to take condoms from tables manned by transvestites and "transgendered" individuals.

Within ready reach of the children were a variety of materials promoting and extolling the homosexual lifestyle. Though most of the pamphlets and fliers were geared to an adult audience, one of the fliers on the tables was designed for children. The fliers, which gave the impression of being done in crayons, advertised “Drop in Meetings: where gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and “questioning youth” could “play games, watch videos, cook meals together, and just hang out” The flier assured the readers that their participation would be kept confidential. The flier said that those who visited the ‘Drop in Meetings” would be encouraged to talk about anything with each other or with “trusted adults.’”   - from The RECORD July 11, 2005.

OPPOSE THE MEA’S SUPPORT FOR THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

The MEA is listed as a “key strategic partner” on the Maine Won’t Discriminate website. Small wonder, since radical homosexual activists could hope for no better ally than the public school teachers of Maine.

But who gave the MEA the green light to teach our children the dangerous lesson that homosexuality and the homosexual lifestyle are normal and acceptable?  Certainly not the people of Maine! No vote was ever taken; no study was ever done to gain the opinion and advice of the people of Maine. Instead, the homosexual agenda was imposed on the children of Maine from the top down, without the advice or consent of their parents.  

The MEA needs to know that it is the parents of Maine who will determine just what is and what is not a family. The people of Maine will not allow their children to be indoctrinated with a harmful hidden agenda in order to please the whims of a radical special interest group. 

You can use the League’s Citizen Action Center to send an e-mail to the Maine Education Association demanding that they immediately take action to respect FAMILY RIGHTS, not SPECIAL RIGHTS. Click HERE to go use our Citizen Action Center to contact multiple officials at the MEA at the same time by email.  – by Fritz Spencer

NINTH GRADER TAKES A STAND FOR FAMILY RIGHTS

The RECORD recently received the text of a speech given by a bright young girl in a debate at her school over “gay rights.” Her sound common sense and love of the Bible shine through her remarks. It is a sad commentary on our society that we are forced to omit her name for fear of reprisals at her school and elsewhere.

Congratulations, D.T.! You are a very special person, and a skilled debater!

Resolved: Same-sex marriage should not be legal

I’m on the affirmative. According to the ‘Lectric Law Library’s Lexicon, the definition of marriage is: A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought to exist between husband and wife.

The United States of America needs to define the marriage law.  If homosexuals are allowed to legally marry, wouldn’t it be logical to allow polygamists to legally marry also?  What line do we draw?  When will we draw it? 

If it’s true that there are no absolutes and everything is relative I should be able to base my next idea on the Bible. Back in the beginning of creation, God made Adam.  He saw that Adam was lonely.  God drew Adam into a deep sleep.  There He performed our first known surgery.  He took a rib from Adam and created a woman.  God was happy with what He created and told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and create new life.  Here we see our first “couple.”  Throughout the Bible many “couples” are found.  Mary and Joseph, Isaac and Rebecca, Moses and his wife, Moses’ sons and their wives are a few good examples of what marriage should be.  It worked then and today it still works. 

According to the Human Rights Campaign, the best estimate was 2.4 percent of all men and 2 percent of all women are homosexuals.  How is it fair to let under 5 percent of all people make the decision to recreate the family?

Asking the people of our society to accept Homosexuality is asking them to just be less moral and that’s the last thing our society needs!  According to a map of the United States, on CNN.com, only Massachusetts permits same sex marriage and five states banned it.  Right there we see five states strongly opposed to legalizing same-sex marriage and only one state is for legalizing same-sex marriage.  The rest of the states are unsure.  Should we jump into something without the majority?  It’s impossible for a constitutional amendment to pass without at least two-thirds majority of both houses for Congress to pass it.  Then the proposal would need the approval of three-fourths of the state legislatures to be ratified.  How is this possible if not even half of the states have made up their minds?

In conclusion, I would like to say that this report is not discriminating against anyone.  These are simply facts that are important to the United States of America and its well being.  Legalizing same-sex marriage will hurt the country.  Jumping into legalizing same-sex marriage would not be smart at this point in time because of the ignorance of the subject.   This is not about discriminating but about protecting the United States from a lot of trouble in the future.” – by D.T.