California State education chief pushes 'gay' pornfest
Pastor Dale Morgan
California State education chief pushes 'gay' pornfest*
Board member calls comments an 'in your face' problem
Posted: June 21, 2007
California Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, under whose
supervision hundreds of thousands of children are being educated, has
used his state position and taxpayer-funded stationery to praise a "gay"
pride event that has been used in the past to expose children to
sexually explicit activities.
"As a school board member who cares about academics and the success of
all students, I want to know how Mr. O'Connell's letter has anything to
do with public education and instruction," said Priscilla Schreiber, the
president of the Grossmont Unified High School District governing board.
"I am outraged that a person in this high-ranking elected position would
advocate an event where diversity is not just being celebrated, but
where pornography and indecent exposure is being perpetrated on the
young and innocent children of our communities," she said.
O'Connell's letter to Mike Karim, of the San Diego LGBT Pride, notes
that it is "with great pleasure that I offer my support for the 2007
celebration of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness
Festival. I am truly honored to recognize an endeavor that promotes
equality and respect in our communities."
He added thanks for the group's "efforts to celebrate diversity and a
sense of humanity among individuals while encouraging them to value each
other's rights and privileges as members of society."
Letter of California school chief Jack O'Connell endorsing
porn-featuring 'gay' event
James Hartline, who publishes the James Hartline Report that monitors
homosexual activists in the region, said the letter is "insidious."
"O'Connell is the head guy for the public schools. Gay pride has
absolutely nothing to do with his job, yet he used his state letterhead
to issue an endorsement," he said.
He said the "gay" pride event in question features sadomasochism,
triple-X rated pornography and nearly nude men.
"He's saying this is great for the community. But he's the one
responsible for setting down policy for elementary school children,"
Hartline said.
"Charged with the responsibility to be the chief spokesman for
California's public schools, O'Connell plays one of the most significant
roles in the lives of millions of small children in America's most
populated state," Hartline continued. "Using public funds to send out a
letter to endorse an event that features XXX pornography, an explicit
S&M leather sex venue, and the distribution of condoms and lubricants
used in anal intercourse, demonstrates that Superintendent O'Connell
should now be considered one of the most dangerous men in all of
California."
Hartline noted the San Diego "Gay" Pride event already has experienced a
number of controversies. In 2005, it was learned the group had hired sex
offenders to work with various events, including a registered pedophile
who was working in the event's "Children's Garden."
Then in 2006, numerous small children were marched in the parade under
the banner of a local charter school.
"O'Connor's letter includes a shocking display of disrespect for
families who are doing everything possible to protect their children
from child molesters, the pornography industry, and sexually transmitted
diseases," Hartline said.
"He is not representing my position on [the pride event]," Schreiber
said. "It's in your face."
O'Connell is not the first school administrator, however, to try to use
his school position to encourage homosexual activity. As was reported,
officials in Boulder, Colo., held a seminar for students where they were
told to "have sex," including same-sex experiences, and "take drugs."
Earlier assemblies that have been used by schools to promote
homosexuality, including one where parents were banned from the event,
and a second where WND reported school officials ordered their
14-year-old freshman class into a "gay" indoctrination seminar after
having them sign a confidentiality agreement promising not to tell their
parents.