"In our opinion, this is a pivotal battle that could
set the tone for the rest of the Bible belt, and ultimately the rest of
America." -MassResistance
(Franklin,
TN)—Facing a large crowd of LGBT activists in the audience in their
March 14 meeting, the Franklin County,Tennessee School Board seemingly
backed down. They had indicated to parents that they would vote to
remove the newly formed "gay" club from the county high school. But
instead of taking any action, they surprised everyone by briefly
discussing some proposed rule changes for all school clubs (designed to
put constraints on the "gay" club)—then simply tabled the discussion and
adjourned the meeting. (Photo via LifeSiteNews)
Joyful LGBT activists, mostly from out of town, comprised
approximately three-quarters of the nearly 250 people in the audience.
But the local parents at the meeting were extremely angry, feeling they
had been lied to and deceived by their elected officials. Brian Camenker
of MassResistance had been invited by parents and was also present.
They told him they are not giving up.
As MassResistance recently reported, state and national LGBT
activists have targeted Franklin County, TN, because of the religious
nature of that area. Earlier this year, activists working with pro-"gay"
school administrators set up a "GSA" (gay-straight alliance) club in
the high school. Parents across the county loudly objected. Many of them
have since been viciously attacked on the Internet by LGBT activists.
The parents had strongly appealed to their School Board for action.
After much discussion, the March 14 School Board meeting was publicized
to be a "showdown" where an official vote to ban the club was to be
taken. Because of the widespread interest, the meeting was moved from
the normal meeting room to the high school auditorium.
After the GSA club was revealed, the national ACLU sent a strongly
worded, detailed legal letter to various Franklin County school
officials threatening to sue the school system if they did anything to
disallow it. But this didn't dampen the energy of the community.
Also, the national pro-family legal group Liberty Counsel has spoken
directly with school officials—disputing much of the ACLU's statements
and offering to defend the county in court if necessary.
The LGBT movement also didn't let up. In the days preceding the March
14 School Board meeting, LGBT activists told parents across the county
that the school was in danger of losing all of its clubs if the Board
did anything to stop the "gay" club. This is not necessarily true, says
Liberty Counsel. But it has frightened parents whose kids are active in
school clubs.
On the day of the School Board meeting, Brian Camenker of MassResistance was in Franklin County. Early that morning he was on...
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