While the Church slept
By Dr Lisa S Nolland, Solas:
It’s true that many Christian youngsters can still be convinced by the traditional understanding of heterosexual ethics (i.e. no sex outside marriage). However, a disturbing reality is that increasing numbers have become ambivalent about homosexuality or are now gay advocates. Being marinated in all things gay from nursery to university does the trick. As lesbian activist Patricia Warren noted: “Whoever captures the kids, owns the future” (1995).
The gay agenda has become increasingly institutionalised in education, health services, third sector youth organisations and the media. I focus on education here, as it is non-negotiable and trusted by parents and the church. That Mrs Jones, the head teacher, is a practising Christian or that the vicar can still take assemblies tends to foster a naïve optimism which ignores the sexual Blitzkrieg. Though not all have capitulated, hundreds of primary and secondary schools across the UK have signed up to the School Champions programme of the premier gay lobby group, Stonewall. Also problematic are various SRE (sex relationship education) programmes; mandatory literacy curricula like CHIPS (Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools) and Educate and Celebrate’s “Pride in Primary School”; and LGBT History Month (February)/Schools Out.
With a passion to make schools “safe” for gay kids and families, activists claim the moral high ground and shame (or coerce/punish) dissent into silence. What is not allowed now is public challenging of the gay agenda.