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from Gay Activism in the Schools
Dr. Throckmorton On 'The O'Reilly Factor'
Says GLSEN Program Not Balanced; It "Leads Students to a Conclusion" on Gay Marriage
May 27, 2004 - Grove City College Psychology Professor Dr. Warren
Throckmorton appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor" May 21, 2004, to discuss the Gay,
Lesbian, And Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) same-sex marriage curriculum
for public schools.
Dr. Throckmorton was invited on the show to challenge claims made by GLSEN
leader Kevin Jennings that the marriage curriculum is fair and balanced in the
way it discusses same-sex marriage. Jennings was on O'Reilly's show on February
11, 2004, when he made this comment: "...our curriculum is designed to give them
[students] a fair and balanced set of resources concerning gay marriage..."
Dr. Throckmorton challenged that statement as inaccurate. Throckmorton told
O'Reilly that the GLSEN curriculum includes "... eight pro-gay marriage web sites
that are listed as resources. There are no web sites or organizations listed for
further study by students that would take the opposing view. A student going
through this curriculum would have no idea what the rationale would be to oppose
gay marriage."
GLSEN's curriculum, says Throckmorton, "leads students to a conclusion rather
than gives them both sides of the issue and invites them to make their own
conclusion."
Throckmorton told O'Reilly that he and his associates had written a critique of
GLSEN's materials and that this critique was available for downloading at
drthrockmorton.com. Throckmorton's site also features a brief segment from
Jennings' interview with O'Reilly in February.
Dr. Throckmorton discusses the binary nature of marriage and the possibility
that polygamous relationships may be in our future if the courts have their way.
CNSNews.com provides more details on GLSEN's marriage curriculum.
Updated: 8 February 2008
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