Mother suing school over LGBT price event

[Omegstrat6]

Born again Christian, Izzy Montague, is taking the headmaster of her son's primary school to court for not giving him the option not to take part in an LGBT pride event. The result of this could be interesting!

Overall, I personally have long felt that the protective characteristics covered by the equalities law should not include religion. That is not because I do not believe in religious freedom, nor that those of a religious faith should not be guarded against violence or hatred. It is because, whilst some characteristics-age/***uality/colour of skin/physical or mental disability-are inherent, religion (like politics) is not, it's a belief. Extreme versions of religion preach attitudes that go against inherent characteristics that individuals cannot change about themselves and surely this cannot be right.

Ordinarily then, I would place the rights of the other protected characteristics above religion and so support the rights of LGBTQ people above the concerns of any religious doctrine whether Christian, Islamic or whatever. BUT this case is a bit different. It is one thing to teach children to be more tolerant of others and not to hate or discriminate simply on the grounds of skin colour or ***uality but completely another to actively promote LGBTQ against other beliefs.

There is nothing wrong in encouraging challenging and debate in children alongside tolerance but it can all too easily become indoctrination. The woke section of the LGBTQ community cannot have it all their own way. If religious views can be challenged then so should their own. The LGBTQ group often use slogans such as "Some people are Gay/Bi/Trans etc-Get over it". Fair enough, but how about "Less than 3% identify as being non hetro***ual-Get over it!" . Being tolerant and accepting of others is one thing but the overwhelming percentage of the population is "straight" and there is simply too much stuff being forced down their throats by minority groups sometimes that ends up having the opposite effect than the one intended. The taking the knee gesture is just one example but seeing businesses in every high street falling over themselves to show they support Pride events with rainbow flags etc becomes equally empty and meaningless.

There is something to be said for an "agree to disagree/live and let live" mentality and ultimately I feel that the decision by the Supreme Court in Northern Ireland to find that the refusal of the Christian Asher's bakery to make a wedding cake with the "support gay marriage" slogan was not discriminatory was the correct one. The couple concerned were not actively being hateful but sticking to their beliefs. For the court to decide otherwise would open up a whole can of worms like trying to sue a Jewish or Muslim restaurant for not serving pork. The child concerned was at primary school ffs. Nothing wrong at all in encouraging tolerance from an early age but virtually forcing them to attend a Pride event? Is that really appropriate?

[Omegstrat6]

Price event? Gotta love predicted text😀Apologies (again!) for the long post. I'm now off for a few days so must have too much time in my hands. Still, I'm sure the better half will soon take care of that...Anyhow, not working tonight means I will at least get to watch the match. Coventry is not going to be an easy one and we need to win this one but I'm sure they will be more than aware of this. Looking forward to it. COYB!

[Joy_Division]

No its not appropriate in my view. If I still had kids of primary school age and was up against this bulls*it being force fed to kids then I would be pulling them out of the school. I could not care less what gays etc do in their own privacy but do not try forcing me to accept that it is normal and perfectly acceptable. I am sick of hearing all this Pride bo**ox every year. I would be deemed a right tw*t if I went about spouting about how proud I am to be straight. Just shut the f*ck up and get on with your life and leave other people's children out of your world until they have to exist in it without the protection and guidance of their parents.

[Omegstrat6]

I've been informed that some "pride" events held in schools are not centred around LGBTQ and that this is often deliberately mis-interpreted by the press when such events are actually designed for children to be encouraged to celebrate and take pride in their own achievements whether that be academic or in sports or a hobby or whatever as a means of making them feel good about themselves. Nothing inherently wrong in that (although, as a born again Christian, Mrs Montague thinks there is as "pride is one of the 7 sins" &#128512 but I understand that this is not the case here.

[Calgarybaggy]

THE LGBT crowd are rebelling against society's traditional attitudes that, rightly or wrongly, have been forced down our throats for centuries. But they think the way to do it is to force their non-traditional attitudes down everyone's throats. Blatant hypocrisy does not begin to describe it. But more than that, do they really expect those with honestly held differing views not to fight back eventually, just as they did? Or are they hoping to complete the 180 degree swing from making homo***uality a criminal offense to making any criticism of homo***uality a criminal offense. I would rather not live in a world where either extreme is acceptable.

[mickd1961]

THE LGBT crowd are rebelling against society's traditional attitudes that, rightly or wrongly, have been forced down our throats for centuries. But they think the way to do it is to force their non-traditional attitudes down everyone's throats. Blatant hypocrisy does not begin to describe it. But more than that, do they really expect those with honestly held differing views not to fight back eventually, just as they did? Or are they hoping to complete the 180 degree swing from making homo***uality a criminal offense to making any criticism of homo***uality a criminal offense. I would rather not live in a world where either extreme is acceptable.

It’ll put you in the minority to be straight 50 years from now.

You’ll be hiding in a closet if you only practice conventional s e x.

Unless you take it up the a r s e or only want a partner with a 14 inch black monster c o c k strapped to them you’ll be derided as “queer”.

[Dubbag]

It’ll put you in the minority to be straight 50 years from now.
You’ll be hiding in a closet if you only practice conventional s e x.
Unless you take it up the a r s e or only want a partner with a 14 inch black monster c o c k strapped to them you’ll be derided as “queer”.

A you make the transition sound so enticing and appealing there Mick...
Is 14" not the standard size out there?
Well what do you know!!