Christians Shout Down Silent Fags

Pastor Ezekiel · **Christians Shout Down Silent Fags -** 04-29-2008, 12:10 PM

Praise Jesus! THIS kind of story renews my faith in the heartland of America. It seems that the "Day of Silence" was easily defeated by Christians who love Jesus and reject sodomy. Glory!!

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Mount Si's gay-rights Day of Silence is far from quiet

A Day of Silence inside Mount Si High School meant to show support for gay and lesbian students erupted in noisy protests outside.

More than one-third of students didn't show up for classes Friday. Principal Randy Taylor said 495 out of 1,410 students weren't at school, including 85 athletes whose parents had asked that they be excused for their personal beliefs.

About 100 people joined the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, a prominent anti-gay-rights activist, in prayer and song that questioned the dedication of a school day to what they said was a controversial political cause.

Snoqualmie police placed yellow crime-scene tape between Hutcherson's supporters and about 40 counterdemonstrators, including some former students, who tried to drown out the pastor by beating drums and chanting, "Go home."

Earlier, about 80 parents and supporters of the event, sponsored by the school's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), stood quietly outside the school as students arrived in the morning. Some wore tie-dye scarves, and a former student waved a rainbow flag.

The national Day of Silence was observed Friday by more than 200 high schools around the state and more than 7,000 school and colleges nationally. It has been observed nationally for the past 13 years.

Participants take a vow of silence to represent the silence many gay and lesbian students feel they must maintain at school to avoid harassment.

Some conservative Christian groups, including Concerned Women for America, had called for a national boycott and urged followers to keep their children home from school.

The Mount Si event became a flash point for controversy after Hutcherson, whose daughter attends the school, was invited to give the Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech earlier this year about his experiences growing up black in Alabama. Because of his controversial views on homosexuality, one teacher booed his appearance and another questioned his support for equal rights.

Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, last week called for 1,000 "prayer warriors" to join him outside the school Friday.

Hutcherson supporters carried signs that read "Teach Don't Preach" and "Silence for Unnatural Behavior? Not ME."

Despite the school's Gay Straight Alliance, few Mount Si gay students are open about their sexuality, he said.

"No one's out. They're scared of getting hurt," he said.

Ken Lauren, a Redmond parent whose son-in-law teaches at Mount Si, shouted at Hutcherson's group, "Are these the values you want your kids to grow up with — bigotry, intolerance, hatred?"

His sign read, "I believe in separation of church and hate."

Students interviewed later said the atmosphere inside the school was at times tense as students expressed a range of opinions.

Junior Landon Wilson, wearing an Uncle Sam costume, joined members of the Mount Si Student Conservative Club in handing out red, white and blue ribbons.

He said the group was offering what it considered to be American values as an alternative to an endorsement of the Day of Silence.

FYI, here is a video showing the Righteous Reverend Hutcherson of the Antioch Bible Church. It seems to me that he knows which side of the toast has butter on it.