Ethics

AFA Encouraging Truancy

By Ed Brayton

The American Family Association is once again showing a commitment to education by urging parents to hold their children out of school on April 25th, the Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a day set aside every year when students engage in a silent protest of anti-gay bigotry by, surprise, remaining silent for the day. When they are spoken to they will hand the person speaking a card that says:

"Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discriminaton. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).