Silencing the Silence

On April 25, thousands of American students will go through their entire school day without speaking. They'll carry a note or wear a sign around their necks which says something like, "I'm keeping silent today in support of all of those Americans who must keep silent about who they are." These students are supporting gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans-genderds (yep, that was an awkward pluralization!). This article covers the Day of Silence.
Last year I was doing some work for a public high school's theater department in Tampa, FL on the Day of Silence. While working with the cast, I asked a girl a question and instead of answering, she pointed to her index card and then wrote her answer down for me. I was touched and a little inspired.

Unfortunately, wherever we find thoughtful people working to make a difference, we're bound to find some ignoramuses (ignorami?) looking to screw it up. Which led me here. The article is long and it'll take a while to get to the point, but, near the bottom, you'll finally see that the Concerned Women for America are sponsoring the Day of Silence Walkout--in which they keep their children home from school for the day--and then following it up on April 26 with the Day of Truth in which they encourage young people to walk around spouting biblical truths about homosexuality.

Now, there's something to notice, here. First, they encourage their children not to be around when people with different views make a statment and then they encourage those same children to make their own statements the following day. You see, it's not about fairness and open discussion. Although they feel it's perfectly fine for their kids to state their own points of view, they're too narrow to allow their kids to hear others'. I bring this up because the embedded video makes a point about it being "time for an honest conversation about homosexuality."

I stumbled upon all of this while reading Salvo. Take a moment to look around - if you think you've got the stomach for it.