Focus on the Family Goes After LGBT Students
For the last few days, an 鈥渆ducational analyst鈥� for Focus on the Family has been getting a lot of press. She鈥檚 been suggesting that anti-bullying efforts that draw attention to the harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students are part of a 鈥済ay agenda鈥� to 鈥渟neak homosexuality lessons into classrooms.鈥�
For the last few days, an 鈥渆ducational analyst鈥� for Focus on the Family has been getting a lot of press. She鈥檚 been suggesting that anti-bullying efforts that draw attention to the harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students are part of a 鈥済ay agenda鈥� to 鈥渟neak homosexuality lessons into classrooms.鈥�
One can argue, as some have, that Focus on the Family is a fringe group that doesn鈥檛 represent the majority of Christians in the United States. That鈥檚 true. But it鈥檚 also true that Focus on the Family has an outsized impact on conservative thought in this country. And by using deception and spin, the group has managed this week to grab the media spotlight. The goal is apparently to make schools less safe for LGBT students and more safe for their harassers. That cannot be ignored.
It鈥檚 also impossible to ignore Focus on the Family鈥檚 smarmy tactics. Taking a page out of George Orwell, the group has developed a website for parents designed to 鈥渃hallenge the monopoly.鈥� They鈥檝e named it TrueTolerance.org. Sound familiar?
