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Oh for god's sake. You don't know how lesbians have sexual relations? You think homosexual relationships are damaging to the social fabric? You have a problem with homosexual's raising children? Ignorance and naïveté abounds.

Why not? Heterosexuality is encouraged and glamourized. What's the difference?

Maybe I read that wrong, but did you intend to imply that 'Demands for "gay rights"' is a negative consequence?

No. At least, not in this context. 1. Not if your neighbour is a pedophile. 2. A public school teaching children to be considerate and tolerant of others is fine. A public school teaching children that an invisible man with a beard wants them to be considerate and tolerant of others is out of line.

That's a foolish response, and you know it. I think they should teach about religion, not teach religion. There is a difference. The public school system should teach kids about all religions, the same way they teach kids about Greek mythology. Religion has played an important role in our history and current events, so its foolish to completely ignore it. But the beliefs should not be taught as fact, nor should people be taught to use it as a moral compass.