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Illinois
Lobbyist/Activist Rick Garcia Compares
Nationwide Child
Advocacy Group to “Nazis”
WASHINGTON, March 29 / -- On Tuesday, NotOurKids.com – a Nationwide
Child Advocacy Coalition – officially called upon America’s parents
to protect their children and youth by removing them from schools
nationwide on April 18, 2007 – if their school was participating in
or allowing a homosexual protest event to take place called the “Day of Silence” (DOS).
Now in its 11th year, the
“Day of Silence” garners the participation of tens of thousands
of homosexual activist students, “allies” (heterosexual
supporters) – and even administrators – to stage a one day
“in-school” protest by remaining silent throughout the entire
school day.
In many cases, at the U.S.
taxpayer’s expense, the normal school day comes to a screeching halt
in an effort to bring attention to the so-called “hatred, bigotry and
name calling” directed toward homosexual individuals.
Participants in last year’s
“Day of Silence” in-school protest boasted in reaching over
500,000 impressionable students with their “message” of
“ending the hatred, bigotry and name calling.”
In an article published yesterday in
The Naperville Sun, NotOurKids.com
Official Spokespersons Linda Harvey and Stephen Bennett explained the
coalition’s “call to action”: if this disruptive
homosexual activism and proselytizing is taking place in your school,
protect you and your children by simply pulling your kids out of school on
that day. If you are assured the event is not taking place, then make sure
your kids are where they belong – in school.
“The homosexual ‘Day of
Silence’ states its goal includes ending the so-called ‘hatred,
bigotry and name calling’ by non-homosexual persons,” stated
Stephen Bennett of NotOurKids.com.
“Knowing that, we are shocked that Illinois homosexual lobbyist and
activist Rick Garcia, director of public policy for Equality Illinois, responded as he did in the
same article, verbally attacking parents all across America who desire to
protect their school children from homosexual activism.”
Garcia
stated, "These people sound like they'd be a perfect fit for Nazi
Germany." He continued, “Let's burn books so our perfect
children are not tainted ... Not our kids, well they are your kids. If they
[parents] think they're going to keep their kids from gay people or a
discussion of homosexuality anywhere, they are delusional."
Garcia also
stated NotOurKids.com’s mission is “sad and pathetic” and “[they] are advocating animosity and bigotry.”
Stephen Bennett of NotOurKids.com responded,
“How can Garcia – a homosexual activist – demand an end
to name calling and so-called bigotry, when he clearly doesn’t
practice what he preaches?”
Stephen ended, “This is what
America needs to see: the real groups who are guilty of the hatred, the
bigotry, the name calling and the intimidation. Mr. Garcia’s
statements are the perfect example why NotOurKids.com
opposes these tactics of homosexual activism – especially within
America’s public schools – and is calling upon all parents
nationwide to pull their children and youth out of school on April 18th
if their school is allowing this disruptive ‘Day of Silence’
protest to take place.”
For a complete list of the coalition's sponsoring groups, please visit www.NotOurKids.com.
*Bold comments by Garcia are for
emphasis purposes, by NotOurKids.com
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