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BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Some parents and gay rights activists are calling for the dismissal of Union County High School teacher Viki Knox after she posted anti-gay comments on Facebook.
The Christian Post reports that Knox posted an image on her Facebook page of a display at Union which promotes October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month. She said she was “pitching a fit” over it, and she described homosexuality as a “perverted spirit” and a sinful lifestyle, saying, “I know sin and it breeds like cancer!”
According to NBC Philadelphia, gay rights activists Garden State Equality plan to protest at a school board meeting Tuesday night to urge the Union Township board take action against Knox.
Union Township school board president, Francis Perkins told NJ.com that the board won’t take any action on the Knox issue at Tuesday night’s meeting, nor address it publicly. "We’ve been getting emails from all over the world," he said.
Garden State Equality wrote on their Facebook page, “it is wrong for a teacher to spew anti-LGBT hatred on Facebook in her official capacity as a teacher. And in that role of teacher on Facebook, she communicated her bile to students. That is why the school should take action.”
The controversy has renewed discussions about social networking in school districts. Millburn has an "Acceptable Use Policy" regarding the use of district-provided computers and technology. Facebook is blocked on the Millburn school district’s computers, and teachers are encouraged to use district e-mail accounts for communications with students and parents.
The New Jersey Education Association has written 14 "Tips for Twitter and Facebook,” and advises teachers never to post about their job or students.
According to the Advocate, Knox used Twitter to criticize the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, writing, “God is not pleased and neither am I!"
Let me throw some reality at you.
ANYONE who says "being gay is a choice," is themselves BISEXUAL, because being gay for them is a choice and they cannot see beyond their own experience of their own sexuality.
Gay people and straight people know their is no choice, as do psychologists, scientists and doctors.
You do make some interesting points, however, Ms. Knox step over the line posting on FB the photo of her school's poster and commenting on it.
Anyway, even if we accept this ridiculous assertion, the struggle for the personal freedom to make this choice is just as pertinent to the civil rights struggle. It still compares. In law it's a precedent. In debate, we can identify the same reasoning behind why we should not allow equality. That's what's the same here. It's not the proponents that are alike, it is the opposition.
Why is it so important that the world celebrate your lifestyle???? There is not a heterosexual month. There is not a whoremaster month. What you do in your bedroom is your business. I don't care to know it whether you are gay or not!
Furthermore, this situation is totally crazy because someone has stated her religious beliefs, you are calling for her to be terminated??? Wow what happened to freedom of speech & freedom of religion. Not everyone is going to agree with what you do in the bedroom, so do you plan on silencing all those who disagree????
You called her statement hate speech yet the bible spraks against this very thing. The irony is the Bible teaches you to love the person and hate the sin. So with that in mind, has she mistreated any students??? Is she a bad teacher??? No one has said anything regarding that point, instead, you attack her because of her religious beliefs. She didn't attack a person, she disagreed with what the school was doing in celebrating the lifestyle. Now will the school have a heterosexual month??? Or a Whore Month???
There are serious issues to deal with in this world such as the unemployment rate & the recession vs. calling a witch hunt for a personal opinion.
And again, being gay\bi-sexual does not compare to being black. At any given moment you could change your preference however, black people can not change who they are!!!
Sadly enough, this same sentiment is what President Barak Obama has to go through everyday dealing with the racism that it more prevelant today than it has been in the last couple of years! Yet none of you are calling for a witchhunt against his opposers!! Hummmm ... Yet you want to compare this to being black ... Something to think about!!!
Next you will want to ban the Bible ... The constitution which was created based on the Word of God!!! Smhrh!!
This country is founded on religious freedom. Nobody should be fired because he or she believe what the Bible says.
Jesus looks down from heaven in shame at how Christians have subverted his most important message: Love one another.
Ms. Knox: Judge not....
When you are on the radar like this it makes you look bad.
Know that even the Chris Cerf @ NJ educational dept has been contacted. Some of your superiors in the educational system some gay and children are homosexuals.
Enjoy it Viki.......your famous (;
The issue isn't that she offended a "special interest group" the issue is that she's spreading her crap and poisoning the minds of impressionable students. Furthermore, she is the councilor for the school prayer group, she could say that god hates gays and all the god fearing kids will then take it upon themselves to harass and hate-monger homosexuals.
And as a teacher, I find it offensive that any other teacher would make offensive comments against a slice of the community to which he or she serves. She has the right to any opinion she chooses, but she doesn't have the right to take her opinion and commit it to words in any form of communication. That's called "hate speech." Here, don't believe me, here's a definition straight from Wikipedia:
"Hate speech is, outside the law, any communication that disparages a person or a group on the basis of some characteristic such as race, color, ethnicity, gender, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, nationality, religion, or other characteristic. In law, hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action against or by a protected individual or group, or because it disparages or intimidates a protected individual or group."
She should be fired IMMEDIATELY. What a fool.
She has a right to say anything she pleases. Look at anti-christians, pseudo-christians (westboro baptist church), the Black Panther Party, even a few 'occupiers'; Have they not expressed hate and/or violence towards those they disagree with? Where is the media coverage of that? Were they fired?
Honestly, what does LGBT History month consist of? Does the accomplishments of LGBTs stand only because of their sexuality/gender identity?? I think it's degrading to LGBTs that there are specified moments of recognition for the achievments of their predecessors. Furthermore, I don't see what the sexuality or gender identity of anyone really has to do with the matters of history.